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2 Kings 23:7

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23:7 He tore down the quarters 1  of the male cultic prostitutes in the Lord’s temple, where women were weaving shrines 2  for Asherah.

2 Kings 25:9

Context
25:9 He burned down the Lord’s temple, the royal palace, and all the houses in Jerusalem, including every large house. 3 
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[23:7]  1 tn Or “cubicles.” Heb “houses.”

[23:7]  2 tn Heb “houses.” Perhaps tent-shrines made from cloth are in view (see BDB 109 s.v. בַּיִת). M. Cogan and H. Tadmor (II Kings [AB], 286) understand this as referring to clothes made for images of the goddess.

[25:9]  3 tn Heb “and every large house he burned down with fire.”



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