Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And the altars that were on the top of the upper chamber of Ahaz, which the kings of Judah had made, and the altars which Manasseh had made in the two courts of the house of the LORD, did the king beat down, and brake them down from thence, and cast the dust of them into the brook Kidron.
On the top
Which manasseh
Cast
Bible References
On the top
Deuteronomy 22:8
"When you build a new house then you shall make a parapet wall for your roof, so that you will not bring bloodguilt on your house {if anyone should fall from it}.
Jeremiah 19:13
And the houses of Jerusalem and the houses of the kings of Judah will be unclean like the place of Topheth, all the houses where they made smoke offerings upon their roofs to all the host of heaven, and [where] they poured out libations to other gods." '"
Zephaniah 1:5
and those who bow down on the rooftops to the host of heaven, and those who bow down, swearing to Yahweh but [also] swearing by Milkom,
Which manasseh
2 Kings 21:5
He built an altar to all of the host of heaven in the two courtyards of the temple of Yahweh.
2 Chronicles 33:5
And he built altars to all the host of heaven in the two courtyards of the house of Yahweh.
Cast
2 Kings 23:6
He brought out the Asherah image from the temple of Yahweh outside of Jerusalem to the Wadi of the Kidron and burnt it {there}; then he pulverized [it] to dust and threw its dust upon the tombs of the children of the people.