2 Kings 23:5-7
Good News Translation
5 He removed from office the priests that the kings of Judah had ordained to offer sacrifices[a] on the pagan altars in the cities of Judah and in places near Jerusalem—all the priests who offered sacrifices to Baal, to the sun, the moon, the planets, and the stars. 6 He removed from the Temple the symbol of the goddess Asherah, took it out of the city to Kidron Valley, burned it, pounded its ashes to dust, and scattered it over the public burying ground. 7 He destroyed the living quarters in the Temple occupied by the temple prostitutes.[b] (It was there that women wove robes used in the worship of Asherah.)
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- 2 Kings 23:5 Some ancient translations to offer sacrifices; Hebrew and he offered sacrifices.
- 2 Kings 23:7 Men and women who practiced prostitution in the worship of fertility gods.
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