Then they demolished the pillar of Baal, tore down the temple of Baal and turned it into latrines—as it is to this day.
Leviticus 14:45 - Tree of Life Version He is to break down the house, its stones, its timber, along with all the house’s mortar, and carry them out of the city into an unclean place. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he shall break down the house, the stones of it, and the timber thereof, and all the morter of the house; and he shall carry them forth out of the city into an unclean place. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition He shall tear down the house–its stones and its timber and all the plaster or mortar of the house–and shall carry them forth out of the city to an unclean place. American Standard Version (1901) And he shall break down the house, the stones of it, and the timber thereof, and all the mortar of the house; and he shall carry them forth out of the city into an unclean place. Common English Bible The house must be destroyed—its stones, wood, and all the plaster in the house. All of it must be taken outside the city to an unclean area. Catholic Public Domain Version And so they shall promptly destroy it, and shall cast its stones and timber, and also all the dust, outside the town in an unclean place. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And they shall destroy it forthwith, and shall cast the stones and timber thereof, and all the dust without the town into an unclean place. |
Then they demolished the pillar of Baal, tore down the temple of Baal and turned it into latrines—as it is to this day.
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 .
Then he burned the House of Adonai, the king’s house, and all the houses of Jerusalem. He burned every large house with fire.
Again take some of them, throw them into the midst of the fire and burn them in the fire. A fire will spread from it into all the house of Israel.”
He shall also have the inside of the house scraped all throughout, and they are to dump the mortar that they scraped off outside of the city into an unclean place.
“Moreover, whoever goes into the house while it is shut up will be unclean until the evening.
Now the king became furious! Sending his troops, he destroyed those murderers and set fire to their city.
“Don’t you see all these?” He responded to them. “Amen, I tell you, not one stone will be left here on top of another—every one will be torn down!”
But do not measure the court outside the Temple—leave it out, because it has been given to the nations, and they shall trample the holy city for forty-two months.