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.
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Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd he brake down the houses of the sodomites, that were in the house of Jehovah, where the women wove hangings for the Asherah.
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.
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.
And he broke down the houses of the sodomites, which were in the house of Jehovah, where the women wove tents for the Asherah.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old Testament2 Kings — Two kingdoms on parallel but diverging arcs. Elisha's ministry; Samaria falls to Assyria in 722 BC; Jerusalem falls to Babylon in 586 BC. Prophets interpose; kings refuse; the exile comes — and closes on a whisper of covenant hope.
- Author
- Compiler anonymous; Jewish tradition attributes to Jeremiah (same as 1 Kings)
- Date
- Events c. 852–560 BC; closing coda places composition in the mid-exile, c. 560 BC