complete verse (2 Kings 23:4)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Kings 23:4:

  • Kupsabiny: “After that, Josiah called Hilkiah who was the big priest, the priests that supported/followed and the guards of the Homestead of God. He said to those people that they should remove all the idols from the Homestead of God which were used to worship Baal, Asherah and the sun, moon and stars. Then, the king burned those things outside Jerusalem in the (dry) valley of Kidron, and then the ashes were brought to Bethel.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “The King gave the order to Hilkiah, the High Priest, to the priests and to the gate keepers, to bring the vessels used in doing puja to Baal, to Asherah and to the stars of the sky that were in the temple of the LORD. Having brought all those vessels to the Kidron valley outside Jerusalem, they burned them and took the ashes to Bethel.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “Then King Josia commanded Hilkia the high/[lit. head] priest, the priests who are next to the rank of Hilkia, and the priests who watch-over the gate of the temple, to take-from the temple of the LORD all the articles that were-used to worship Baal, Ashera, and all that are in heaven. He caused- them -to-be-burned outside Jerusalem, in the field of the Kidron the water-course/channel of water, and then the ashes were-brought to Betel.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • English: “Then the king commanded Hilkiah the Supreme Priest and all the other priests who assisted him and the men who guarded the entrance to the temple to bring out from the temple all the items that people had been using to worship Baal, the goddess Asherah, and the stars. After they carried them out, they burned all those things outside the city near the Kidron Valley. Then they took all the ashes to Bethel, because that city was already considered to be desecrated/unholy.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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