2 Kings 23:12
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“And the altars that were on the top of the upper chamber of Ahaz, which the kings of Judah had made, and the altars which Manasseh had made in the two courts of the house of the Lord, did the king beat down, and brake them down from thence, and cast the dust of them into the brook Kidron.”
עָפָר
Dust, dry earth. Aphar. The material from which God formed Adam. You are dust and to dust you shall return. But between the dust God breathed His own life into you.
חָצֵר
the courtyards of
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חָצֵר
Court, enclosure. Chatser. My soul yearns for the courts of the LORD. The place of God's presence is more desirable than the most comfortable place in the world.
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עָשָׂה
he had made
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עָשָׂה
To do, to make, to accomplish. Asah. God looked at everything He had made and called it very good. Your life is also His asah. He is still working on it.
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מֶלֶךְ
the kings of
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מֶלֶךְ
King. Melek. A ruler with supreme authority. The LORD is King forever and ever. Every earthly king is answerable to the King of kings.
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בַּיִת
the house of
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בַּיִת
House, household, family. Bayith. In My Father's house are many rooms. God has a home prepared for everyone who belongs to Him.
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נַחַל
the wadi of
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נַחַל
a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine)
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עַל
were on
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עַל
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
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יְהֹוָה
Yahweh
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יְהֹוָה
LORD. Yahweh. The covenant name of God. I AM WHO I AM. The self-existent eternal One who was is and always will be.
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יְהוּדָה
Judah
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יְהוּדָה
Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
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עֲלִיָּה
the upper room of
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עֲלִיָּה
something lofty, i.e. a stair-way; also a second-story room (or even one on the roof); figuratively, the sky
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מְנַשֶּׁה
Manasseh
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מְנַשֶּׁה
Menashsheh, a grandson of Jacob, also the tribe descended from him, and its territory
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קִדְרוֹן
Kidron
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קִדְרוֹן
Kidron, a brook near Jerusalem
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נָתַץ
he pulled down
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נָתַץ
to tear down
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