So the priestswentin to the innerpartof the houseof the LORDto cleanse[it], and everyuncleanthingwhichthey foundin the templeof the LORDthey broughtout to the courtof the houseof the LORD.Then the Levitesreceived[it] to carryout to the Kidronvalley.
While allthe countrywas weepingwith a loudvoice,allthe peoplepassedover.The kingalso passedoverthe brookKidron,and allthe peoplepassedovertowardthe wayof the wilderness.
He alsoremovedMaacah,the motherof KingAsa,from the [position of] queenmother,becauseshe had madea horridimageas an Asherah,and Asacutdownher horridimage,crushed[it] and burned[it] at the brookKidron.
Now he madethe roomof the holyof holies:its lengthacrossthe widthof the house[was] twentycubits,and its width[was] twentycubits;and he overlaidit with finegold,[amounting] to 600talents.
They aroseand removedthe altarswhich[were] in Jerusalem;they also removedallthe incensealtarsand cast[them] into the brookKidron.
Then the priestsbroughtthe arkof the covenantof the LORDto its place,into the innersanctuaryof the house,to the holyof holies,underthe wingsof the cherubim.
Then I gavean orderand they cleansedthe rooms;and I returnedtherethe utensilsof the houseof Godwith the grain offeringsand the frankincense.
"Moreover, I will saveyou from allyour uncleanness;and I will callfor the grainand multiplyit, and I will not bringa famineon you.
"Woeto you, scribesand Pharisees,hypocrites!For you are likewhitewashedtombswhichon the outsideappearbeautiful,but insidethey are fullof dead men'sbonesand alluncleanness.
When Jesushad spokenthesewords, He went forthwith His disciplesoverthe ravineof the Kidron,wherethere was a garden,in whichHe enteredwith His disciples.
