He also erected an altar for Baal in the temple of Baal that he had built in Samaria.
2 Kings 10:27 - Tree of Life Version Then they demolished the pillar of Baal, tore down the temple of Baal and turned it into latrines—as it is to this day. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And they brake down the image of Baal, and brake down the house of Baal, and made it a draught house unto this day. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition They broke down the pillars of Baal and the house of Baal, and made it [forever unclean] a privy to this day. American Standard Version (1901) And they brake down the pillar of Baal, and brake down the house of Baal, and made it a draught-house, unto this day. Common English Bible They tore down Baal’s sacred pillar and destroyed Baal’s temple, turning it into a public restroom, which is what it still is today. Catholic Public Domain Version and crushed it. They also tore down the temple of Baal, and they made it into a latrine, even to this day. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And broke it in pieces. They destroyed also the temple of Baal, and made a jakes in its place unto this day. |
He also erected an altar for Baal in the temple of Baal that he had built in Samaria.
Next, all the people of the land went to the temple of Baal and tore it down. They broke his altars and his images into pieces thoroughly, and slew Mattan, the priest of Baal, before the altars. Moreover, the kohen appointed officers over the House of Adonai.
He removed the high places, smashed the pillars and cut down the Asherah poles. He also broke in pieces the bronze serpent that Moses had made—for up to those days Bnei-Yisrael were still burning incense to it—it was called Nehushtan .
He did what was evil in Adonai’s eyes, though not like his father and his mother, for he put away the pillar of Baal that his father had made.
“Furthermore, I decree that if anyone changes this edict, a beam is to be pulled out from his house, and let him be lifted up and impaled on it, and because of this, his house be made a pile of refuse.
Instead you must break down their altars, smash their pillars and cut down their Asherah poles.
The king answered the Chaldeans saying, “I firmly decree: If you do not make the dream and its meaning known to me, you will be torn limb from limb and your houses reduced to rubble.
Therefore I hereby decree that any people, nation or language that says anything slanderous against the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego will be torn limb from limb and their house made a pile of rubble, because there is no other god that is able to deliver in this way.”
I will destroy your high places and cut down your altars of incense, cast your dead bodies upon the bodies of your idols, and My soul will abhor you.
“The carved images of their gods you are to burn with fire. You are not to covet the silver or gold on them or take it for yourself—or you could be snared by it, for it is an abomination to Adonai your God.
Instead, you are to deal with them like this: tear down their altars, smash their pillars, cut down their Asherah poles, and burn their carved images with fire.