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2 Kings 23:12

He pulled down the altars that the kings of Judah had set up on the roof near the upper chamber of Ahaz, and the altars that Manasseh had set up in the two courtyards of the house of the LORD. The king pulverized them there and threw their dust into the Kidron Valley.
2 Kings 23:12
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וְאֶֽת־הַֽמִּזְבְּח֡וֹת אֲשֶׁ֣ר עַל־הַגָּג֩ עֲלִיַּ֨ת אָחָ֜ז אֲשֶׁר־עָשׂ֣וּ׀ מַלְכֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֗ה וְאֶת־הַֽמִּזְבְּחוֹת֙ אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂ֣ה מְנַשֶּׁ֔ה בִּשְׁתֵּ֛י חַצְר֥וֹת בֵּית־יְהוָ֖ה נָתַ֣ץ הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וַיָּ֣רָץ מִשָּׁ֔ם וְהִשְׁלִ֥יךְ אֶת־עֲפָרָ֖ם אֶל־נַ֥חַל קִדְרֽוֹן׃

  1. וְאֶֽת־ve.'Et“and <obj.>”
    Conjunction + Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  2. הַֽמִּזְבְּח֡וֹתha.miz.be.Chot“the altars”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from מִזְבֵּחַ · “altar” · Strong's H4196
  3. אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sher“which”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  4. עַל־'al-“[were] on”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  5. הַגָּג֩ha.Gag“the roof of”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from גָּג · “roof” · Strong's H1406
  6. עֲלִיַּ֨ת'a.li.Yat“[the] upper room of”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from עֲלִיָּה · “upper room” · Strong's H5944
  7. אָחָ֜ז'a.Chaz“Ahaz”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from אָחָז · “Ahaz” · Strong's H0271G
  8. אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-“which”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  9. עָשׂ֣וּ׀'a.Su“they had made”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from עָשָׂה · “make(OBJECT)” · Strong's H6213H
  10. מַלְכֵ֣יmal.Khei“[the] kings of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  11. יְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.Dah“Judah”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from יְהוּדָה · “Judah” · Strong's H3063G
  12. וְאֶת־ve.'Et“and <obj.>”
    Conjunction + Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  13. הַֽמִּזְבְּחוֹת֙ha.miz.be.chOt“the altars”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from מִזְבֵּחַ · “altar” · Strong's H4196
  14. אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-“which”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  15. עָשָׂ֣ה'a.Sah“he had made”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עָשָׂה · “make(OBJECT)” · Strong's H6213H
  16. מְנַשֶּׁ֔הme.na.Sheh“Manasseh”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from מְנַשֶּׁה · “Manasseh” · Strong's H4519H
  17. בִּשְׁתֵּ֛יbish.Tei“in [the] two”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, dual, construct · from שְׁנַ֫יִם · “two” · Strong's H8147
  18. חַצְר֥וֹתchatz.Rot“[the] courtyards of”
    Noun, both genders, plural, construct · from חָצֵר · “court” · Strong's H2691A
  19. בֵּית־beit-“[the] house of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בַּ֫יִת · “home” · Strong's H1004Q
  20. יְהוָ֖הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  21. נָתַ֣ץna.Tatz“he pulled down”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָתַץ · “to tear” · Strong's H5422
  22. הַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekh“the king”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  23. וַיָּ֣רָץvai.Ya.rotz“and he ran”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from רוּץ · “pieces” · Strong's H7323I
  24. מִשָּׁ֔םmi.Sham“from there”
    Preposition + Adverb · from שָׁם · “there” · Strong's H8033G
  25. וְהִשְׁלִ֥יךְve.hish.Likh“and he threw”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁלַךְ · “to throw” · Strong's H7993
  26. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  27. עֲפָרָ֖ם'a.fa.Ram“dust their”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from עָפָר · “dust” · Strong's H6083
  28. אֶל־'el-“into”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  29. נַ֥חַלNa.chal“[the] wadi of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from נַ֫חַל · “river” · Strong's H5158A
  30. קִדְרֽוֹן׃kid.Ron“Kidron”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from קִדְרוֹן · “Kidron” · Strong's H6939
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)