2 Kings 23:15

Moreover the altar that was at Bethel, and the high place which Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin, had made, even that altar and the high place he broke down; and he burned the high place and beat it to dust, and burned the Asherah.

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WEBBE

Moreover the altar that was at Bethel and the high place which Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin, had made, even that altar and the high place he broke down; and he burnt the high place and beat it to dust, and burnt the Asherah.

BSB

He even pulled down the altar at Bethel, the high place set up by Jeroboam son of Nebat, who had caused Israel to sin. Then he burned the high place, ground it to powder, and burned the Asherah pole.

KJV

Moreover the altar that was at Bethel, and the high place which Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin, had made, both that altar and the high place he brake down, and burned the high place, and stamped it small to powder, and burned the grove.

ASV

Moreover the altar that was at Beth-el, and the high place which Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin, had made, even that altar and the high place he brake down; and he burned the high place and beat it to dust, and burned the Asherah.

BBE

And the altar at Beth-el, and the high place put up by Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, who made Israel do evil, that altar and that high place were pulled down; and the high place was burned and crushed to dust and the Asherah was burned.

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וְגַם ve·gam and also H1571 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 הַמִּזְבֵּחַ ha·miz·be·ach the altar H4196 אֲשֶׁר 'a·sher which H834 בְּבֵית־ be·veit- [was] at Beth- H1008 אֵל 'el -el H1008 הַבָּמָה ha·ba·mah the high place H1116 אֲשֶׁר 'a·sher which H834 עָשָׂה 'a·sah he had made H6213 יָרָבְעָם ya·ra·ve·'am Jeroboam H3379 בֶּן־ ben- [the] son of H1121 נְבָט ne·vat Nebat H5028 אֲשֶׁר 'a·sher who H834 הֶחֱטִיא he·che·ti' he caused to sin H2398 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 יִשְׂרָאֵל yis·ra·'el Israel H3478 גַּם gam also H1571 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 הַמִּזְבֵּחַ ha·miz·be·ach the altar H4196 הַהוּא ha·hu' (the) that H1931 וְאֶת־ ve·'et and (marks the object) H853 הַבָּמָה ha·ba·mah the high place H1116 נָתָץ na·tatz he tore down H5422 וַיִּשְׂרֹף vai·yis·rof and he burned H8313 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 הַבָּמָה ha·ba·mah the high place H1116 הֵדַק he·dak he crushed [it] H1854 לְעָפָר le·'a·far to dust H6083 וְשָׂרַף ve·sa·raf and he burned H8313 אֲשֵׁרָה 'a·she·rah [the] Asherah pole H842

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 15–24

Josiah's zeal extended to the cities of Israel within his reach. He carefully preserved the sepulchre of that man of God, who came from Judah to foretell the throwing down of Jeroboam's altar. When they had cleared the country of the old leaven of idolatry, then they applied themselves to the keeping of the feast. There was not holden such a passover in any of the foregoing reigns. The revival of a long-neglected ordinance, filled them with holy joy; and God recompensed their zeal in destroying idolatry with uncommon tokens of his presence and favour. We have reason to think that during the remainder of Josiah's reign, religion flourished.

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Cross-references

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People & places

JeroboamNebat Bethel (of Palestine)

Topics

AltarBeth-ElCalfChemarim

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.