The men of Babylon made Succoth-benoth, the men of Cuth made Nergal, the men of Hamath made Ashima,

The king tore down the altars that were on the roof—Ahaz’s upper chamber that the kings of Judah had made—and the altars that Manasseh had made in the two courtyards of the Lord’s temple. Then he smashed them there and threw their dust into the Kidron Valley.