2 Kings 10:19

10:19 So now, bring to me all the prophets of Baal, as well as all his servants and priests. ¹  None of them must be absent, for I am offering a great sacrifice to Baal. Any of them who fail to appear will lose their lives.” But Jehu was tricking them ²  so he could destroy the servants of Baal.

2 Kings 23:4

23:4 The king ordered Hilkiah the high priest, the high-ranking priests, ³  and the guards ⁴  to bring out of the Lord’s temple all the items that were used in the worship of ⁵  Baal, Asherah, and all the stars of the sky. ⁶  The king ⁷  burned them outside of Jerusalem in the terraces ⁸  of Kidron, and carried their ashes to Bethel. ⁹ 

[10:19]  ¹ tn Heb “and now, all the prophets of Baal, all his servants and all his priests summon to me.”

[10:19]  ² tn Heb “acted with deception [or, ‘trickery’].”

[23:4]  ³ tn Heb “the priests of the second [rank],” that is, those ranked just beneath Hilkiah.

[23:4]  ⁴ tn Or “doorkeepers.”

[23:4]  ⁵ tn Heb “for.”

[23:4]  ⁶ tn Heb “all the host of heaven” (also in v. 5).

[23:4]  ⁷ tn Heb “he”; the referent (the king) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[23:4]  ⁸ tn Or “fields.” For a defense of the translation “terraces,” see M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 285.

[23:4]  ⁹ map For location see Map4 G4; Map5 C1; Map6 E3; Map7 D1; Map8 G3.