2 Kings 23:7
World English Bible (WEB)
He broke down the houses of the male shrine prostitutes that were in the LORD’s house, where the women wove hangings for the Asherah.
In context
5 He got rid of the idolatrous priests whom the kings of Judah had ordained to burn incense in the high places in the cities of Judah and in the places around Jerusalem; those also who burned incense to Baal, to the sun, to the moon, to the planets, and to all the army of the sky.
6 He brought out the Asherah from the LORD’s house, outside of Jerusalem, to the brook Kidron, and burned it at the brook Kidron, and beat it to dust, and cast its dust on the graves of the common people.
7 He broke down the houses of the male shrine prostitutes that were in the LORD’s house, where the women wove hangings for the Asherah.
8 He brought all the priests out of the cities of Judah, and defiled the high places where the priests had burned incense, from Geba to Beersheba; and he broke down the high places of the gates that were at the entrance of the gate of Joshua the governor of the city, which were on a man’s left hand at the gate of the city.
9 Nevertheless the priests of the high places didn’t come up to the LORD’s altar in Jerusalem, but they ate unleavened bread among their brothers.
2 Kings 23:7 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- He broke down the houses of the male shrine prostitutes that were in the LORD’s house, where the women wove hangings for the Asherah.
- KJV King James Version
- And he brake down the houses of the sodomites, that were by the house of the LORD, where the women wove hangings for the grove.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- He also tore down the quarters of the male shrine prostitutes that were in the house of the LORD, where the women had woven tapestries for Asherah.
- ASV American Standard Version
- And he brake down the houses of the sodomites, that were in the house of Jehovah, where the women wove hangings for the Asherah.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- And he breaketh down the houses of the whoremongers that [are] in the house of Jehovah, where the women are weaving houses for the shrine.
- DBY Darby Translation
- And he broke down the houses of the sodomites, which were in the house of Jehovah, where the women wove tents for the Asherah.
- WBS Webster Bible
- And he broke down the houses of the sodomites that were by the house of the LORD, where the women wove hangings for the grove.