The Meaning of 2 Kings 23:12 Explained

2 Kings 23:12

KJV: 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.

YLT: And the altars that are on the top of the upper chamber of Ahaz, that the kings of Judah made, and the altars that Manasseh made in the two courts of the house of Jehovah, hath the king broken down, and removeth thence, and hath cast their dust unto the brook Kidron.

Darby: And the king broke down the altars that were on the roof of the upper chamber of Ahaz, which the kings of Judah had made, and the altars that Manasseh had made in the two courts of the house of Jehovah, and he shattered them, removing them from thence, and cast the powder of them into the torrent of Kidron.

ASV: And the altars that were on the roof 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 Jehovah, did the king break down, and beat them down from thence, and cast the dust of them into the brook Kidron.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of 2 Kings 23:12?

MEANING: What does 2 Kings 23:12 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in 2 Kings 23:12 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in 2 Kings 23:12?

What is the context of 2 Kings 23:12?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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.

What does 2 Kings 23:12 Mean?

Context Summary

2 Kings 23:5-14 - Destroying Inducements To Evil

Encouraged by the prophets Zephaniah, Urijah, and perhaps Jeremiah, Josiah set himself to the work of thorough reform, in which he endeavored to carry his people. The various items mentioned here prove how deeply the heart of the nation had become corrupted. In the very Temple itself were altars and vessels for the unholy rites of Baal and Ashtaroth. Multitudes of black-hooded priests filled the streets. At the Temple gates were the horses and chariots of the sun-worship. Around the hills glittered idol shrines. These were all swept away.

In all our lives there are times when we should carefully examine ourselves-not by our own conceptions of what may be right or wrong, nor by the conventional standards which are accepted by our neighbors, but by the high and holy standards of the New Testament-the example and precepts of our Lord. We are too prone to suit our conceptions of what He requires to the fancies or choices of our own desires, instead of testing ourselves by "the pattern given in the Mount." If hand or foot or eye cause us to offend, we must show ourselves no mercy. [source]

Chapter Summary: 2 Kings 23

¹ Josiah causes the book to be read in a solemn assembly
³ He renews the covenant of the Lord
⁴ He destroys idolatry
¹⁵ He burns dead men's bones upon the altar of Bethel, as was prophesied
²¹ He keeps a most solemn Passover
²⁴ He puts away witches and all abomination
²⁶ God's final wrath against Judah
²⁹ Josiah, provoking Pharaoh Neco, is slain at Megiddo
³¹ Jehoahaz, succeeding him,
³³ is imprisoned by Pharaoh Neco, who makes Jehoiakim king
³⁶ Jehoiakim's wicked reign

What do the individual words in 2 Kings 23:12 mean?

And the altars that [were] on the roof the upper chamber of Ahaz which had made the kings of Judah and the altars had made Manasseh in two the courts of the house of Yahweh broke down the king and pulverized there and threw - their dust into the Brook Kidron

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

הַֽמִּזְבְּח֡וֹת	the altars
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural Root: מִזְבֵּחַ Sense: altar.
אֲשֶׁ֣ר	that [were]
Parse: Pronoun, relative Root: אֲשֶׁר Sense: (relative part.).
הַגָּג֩	the roof
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: גָּג Sense: roof, top, housetop.
עֲלִיַּ֨ת	the upper chamber
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct Root: עֲלִיָּה Sense: roof-room, roof chamber.
אָחָ֜ז	of Ahaz
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: אָחָז Sense: king of Judah, son Jotham, father of Hezekiah.
עָשׂ֣וּ ׀	had made
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural Root: עָשָׂה Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
מַלְכֵ֣י	the kings
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct Root: מֶלֶךְ Sense: king.
יְהוּדָ֗ה	of Judah
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יְהוּדָה Sense: the son of Jacob by Leah.
הַֽמִּזְבְּחוֹת֙	the altars
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural Root: מִזְבֵּחַ Sense: altar.
עָשָׂ֣ה	had made
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: עָשָׂה Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
מְנַשֶּׁ֔ה	Manasseh
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: מְנַשֶּׁה Sense: the eldest son of Joseph and progenitor of the tribe of Manasseh.
בִּשְׁתֵּ֛י	in two
Parse: Preposition-b, Number, fdc Root: שְׁנַיִם Sense: two.
חַצְר֥וֹת	the courts
Parse: Noun, common plural construct Root: חָצֵר Sense: court, enclosure.
בֵּית־	of the house
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: בַּיִת Sense: house.
יְהוָ֖ה	of Yahweh
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יהוה Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
נָתַ֣ץ	broke down
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: נָתַץ Sense: to pull down, break down, cast down, throw down, beat down, destroy, overthrow, break out (teeth).
הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ	the king
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: מֶלֶךְ Sense: king.
וַיָּ֣רָץ	and pulverized
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: רוּץ Sense: to run.
וְהִשְׁלִ֥יךְ	and threw
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular Root: שָׁלַךְ Sense: to throw, cast, hurl, fling.
אֶת־	-
Parse: Direct object marker Root: אֹות Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
עֲפָרָ֖ם	their dust
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine plural Root: עָפָר Sense: dry earth, dust, powder, ashes, earth, ground, mortar, rubbish.
אֶל־	into
Parse: Preposition Root: אֶל Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
נַ֥חַל	the Brook
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: נַחַל Sense: torrent, valley, wadi, torrent-valley.
קִדְרֽוֹן	Kidron
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: קִדְרֹון Sense: a stream east of Jerusalem.

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