"He shall therefore teardownthe house,its stones,and its timbers,and allthe plasterof the house,and he shall take[them] outsidethe cityto an uncleanplace.
They also brokedownthe [sacred] pillarof Baaland brokedownthe houseof Baal,and madeit a latrineto this day.
He removedthe highplacesand brokedownthe [sacred] pillarsand cutdownthe Asherah.He also brokein piecesthe bronzeserpentthat Moseshad made,for untilthosedaysthe sonsof Israelburnedincenseto it; and it was calledNehushtan.
He burnedthe houseof the LORD,the king'shouseand allthe housesof Jerusalem;even everylargehousehe burnedwith fire.
"Takeagainsomeof them and throwthem into the fireand burnthem in the fire;from it a firewill spreadto allthe houseof Israel.
"He shall have the housescrapedallaroundinside,and they shall dumpthe plasterthat they scrapeoffat an uncleanplaceoutsidethe city.
"Moreover, whoever goesinto the houseduringthe timethat he has quarantinedit, becomesuncleanuntilevening.
"But the kingwas enraged,and he senthis armiesand destroyedthosemurderersand settheir cityon fire.
And He saidto them, "Do you not seeallthese things?TrulyI sayto you, not one stoneherewill be leftupon another,whichwill not be torn down."
"Leaveout the courtwhich is outsidethe templeand do not measureit, for it has been givento the nations;and they will tread under footthe holycityfor forty-twomonths.
