Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
He also broke down the houses of the
King James Version
And he brake down the houses of the sodomites, that were by the house of the LORD, where the women wove hangings for the grove.
Holman Bible
He also tore down the houses of the male cult prostitutes
International Standard Version
He also demolished the temples of the cultic male prostitutes that had been operating in the LORD's Temple, where the women had been doing weaving for the Asherah.
A Conservative Version
And he broke down the houses of the sodomites that were in the house of LORD where the women wove hangings for the Asherah.
American Standard Version
And he brake down the houses of the sodomites, that were in the house of Jehovah, where the women wove hangings for the Asherah.
Amplified
And he tore down the houses of the [male] cult prostitutes, which were at the house (temple) of the Lord, where the women were weaving [tent] hangings for the Asherah [shrines].
Bible in Basic English
And he had the houses pulled down of those who were used for sex purposes in the house of the Lord, where women were making robes for the Asherah.
Darby Translation
And he broke down the houses of the sodomites, which were in the house of Jehovah, where the women wove tents for the Asherah.
Julia Smith Translation
And he will break down the houses of the holy places, which were in the house of Jehovah, where the women wove there houses for the image.
King James 2000
And he broke down the houses of the male prostitutes, that were by the house of the LORD, where the women wove hangings for the idol pole.
Lexham Expanded Bible
He tore down the shrines of the male shrine prostitutes which were in the temple of Yahweh, where the women were weaving shrines for the Asherah.
Modern King James verseion
And he broke down the houses of the sodomites, which were by the house of Jehovah, where the women wove coverings for the Asherah.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And he brake down the cells of the male whores that were in the house of the LORD, where the women wove little houses for the grove.
NET Bible
He tore down the quarters of the male cultic prostitutes in the Lord's temple, where women were weaving shrines for Asherah.
New Heart English Bible
He broke down the living quarters of the temple prostitutes, that were in the house of the LORD, where the women wove coverings for the Asherah.
The Emphasized Bible
and he brake down the houses of the male devotees, which were in the house of Yahweh, - where the women did weave houses to the Sacred Stem;
Webster
And he broke down the houses of the sodomites that were by the house of the LORD, where the women wove hangings for the grove.
World English Bible
He broke down the houses of the sodomites, that were in the house of Yahweh, where the women wove hangings for the Asherah.
Youngs Literal Translation
And he breaketh down the houses of the whoremongers that are in the house of Jehovah, where the women are weaving houses for the shrine.
Themes
Arts and crafts » Names of various » Weaving
Iconoclasm » Destroyed by » Josiah
Israel » Josiah » Succeeds » Amon » Revival
Josiah » King of judah » Destroys the altar and high places of idolatry
Kings » Who reigned over judah » Josiah
Prophecy » Miscellaneous, fulfilled » The birth and zeal of josiah
Tapestry » In shrines of male prostitutes where some women did weaving for the Goddess asherah
The First Temple » Historical notices of » Purified by josiah
Women » Wicked » Zeal of, in licentious practices of idolatry
Women » Instances of » The sodomites of the southern kingdom (judah)
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Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Kings 23:7
Verse Info
Context Readings
Josiah's Covenantal Reforms
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And he brought out the graven image of the grove from the house of the LORD outside Jerusalem unto the brook Kidron, and burned it at the brook Kidron and stamped it small to powder and cast the powder of it upon the graves of the sons of the people.
7 He also broke down the houses of the
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Cross References
1 Kings 14:24
And there were also male cult prostitutes in the land, and they did according to all the abominations of the Gentiles which the LORD had cast out before the sons of Israel.
1 Kings 15:12
For he took away the male cult prostitutes out of the land and removed all the idols that his fathers had made.
Ezekiel 16:16
And of thy garments thou didst take and make altars of divers colours and play the harlot thereupon; the like shall not come again, neither shall it be so.
Exodus 35:25-26
And all the women that were wise hearted spun with their hands and brought that which they had spun: blue or purple or scarlet or fine linen.
Genesis 19:4-5
But before they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of Sodom, compassed the house round, both old and young, all the people from every quarter;
1 Kings 22:46
And the remnant of the male cult prostitutes, which had remained from the days of his father Asa, he consumed out of the land.
2 Chronicles 34:33
And Josiah took away all the abominations out of all the lands that pertained to the sons of Israel and made all that were present in Israel serve the LORD their God only. And all his days they did not depart from following the LORD, the God of their fathers.
Ezekiel 8:14
Then he brought me to the entrance of the door of the LORD's house which is toward the north; and, behold, there sat women weeping for Tammuz.
Hosea 2:13
And I will visit upon her the times of the Baals, unto whom she burned incense, and she adorned herself with her earrings and her jewels, and she went after her lovers, oblivious of me, saith the LORD.
Romans 1:26-27
For this cause God gave them up unto shameful affections, for even their women changed the natural use into that which is against nature;