2 Kings 23:9-11
Legacy Standard Bible
9 Nevertheless (A)the priests of the high places did not go up to the altar of Yahweh in Jerusalem, but they ate unleavened bread among their brothers. 10 (B)He also defiled [a]Topheth, which is in the valley of the son of Hinnom, (C)that no man might make his son or his daughter pass through the fire for (D)Molech. 11 And he did away with the horses which the kings of Judah had given to the (E)sun, at the entrance of the house of Yahweh, by the chamber of Nathan-melech the official, which was in the precincts; and he burned the chariots of the sun with fire.
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- 2 Kings 23:10 Lit place of burning
2 Kings 23:9-11
New International Version
9 Although the priests of the high places did not serve(A) at the altar of the Lord in Jerusalem, they ate unleavened bread with their fellow priests.
10 He desecrated Topheth,(B) which was in the Valley of Ben Hinnom,(C) so no one could use it to sacrifice their son(D) or daughter in the fire to Molek. 11 He removed from the entrance to the temple of the Lord the horses that the kings of Judah(E) had dedicated to the sun. They were in the court[a] near the room of an official named Nathan-Melek. Josiah then burned the chariots dedicated to the sun.(F)
Footnotes
- 2 Kings 23:11 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
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