2 Kings

Continues the story of the divided kingdoms, their decline, and eventual exile.

Chapter 23

KJV - 2 Kings 23:4

And the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, and the priests of the second order, and the keepers of the door, to bring forth out of the temple of the LORD all the vessels that were made for Baal, and for the grove, and for all the host of heaven: and he burned them without Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron, and carried the ashes of them unto Bethel.

The king ordered Hilkiah, the main priest, and other priests, along with those who guarded the temple entrance, to take out from the LORD's temple all objects made for Baal, the grove, and the entire heavenly army. They burned these items outside Jerusalem in the Kidron fields and then took their ashes to Bethel.

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