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2 Kings 23:7

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7And he brake down the houses of nthe sodomites, that were by the house of the Lord, owhere the women wove †hangings for the grove.

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Footnotes

  1. nSee Deut. 23:17.
  2. oComp. Ezek. 16:16.
  3. †Heb. houses.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And he broke down the houses of the male cult prostitutes who were in the house of the Lord, where the women wove hangings for the Asherah.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

He also tore down the quarters of the male shrine prostitutes that were in the temple of the Lord, the quarters where women did weaving for Asherah.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

He also tore down the houses of the male cult prostitutes that were in the Lord’s temple, in which the women were weaving tapestries for Asherah.

NLTNew Living Translation

He also tore down the living quarters of the male and female shrine prostitutes that were inside the Temple of the Lord, where the women wove coverings for the Asherah pole.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

He tore down the shrines of the male shrine prostitutes that were in the temple of Yahweh, where the women were weaving shrines for the Asherah.