2 Kings 23:11 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And he took away the horses that the kings of Judah had given to the sun, at the entering in of the house of the Lord, by the chamber of Nathan–melech the chamberlain, which was in the suburbs, and burned the chariots of the sun with fire.”
2 Kings 23:11 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Kings 23:11 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Kings 23:11 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“He took away the horses that the kings of Judah had dedicated to the sun, at the entrance of Yahweh’s house, by the room of Nathan Melech the officer who was in the court; and he burned the chariots of the sun with fire.”
2 Kings 23:11 — World English Bible
2 Kings 23:11 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And he took away the horses that the kings of Judah had given to the sun, at the entrance of the house of Jehovah, by the chamber of Nathan-melech the chamberlain, which was in the precincts; and he burned the chariots of the sun with fire. ”
2 Kings 23:11 — American Standard Version
2 Kings 23:11 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And he causeth to cease the horses that the kings of Judah have given to the sun from the entering in of the house of Jehovah, by the chamber of Nathan-Melech the eunuch, that <FI>is<Fi> in the suburbs, and the chariots of the sun he hath burnt with fire.”
2 Kings 23:11 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Kings 23:11 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And he abolished the horses that the kings of Judah had appointed to the sun at the entrance of the house of Jehovah, by the chamber of Nathan-melech the chamberlain, which was in the suburbs, and burned the chariots of the sun, with fire. ”
2 Kings 23:11 — Darby Translation
2 Kings 23:11 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“He put downe also the horses that the Kings of Iudah had giuen to the sunne at the entring in of the house of the Lord, by the chamber of Nethan-melech the eunuche, which was ruler of the suburbes, and burnt the charets of the sunne with fire.”
2 Kings 23:11 — Geneva Bible
2 Kings 23:11 in Context — 2 Kings 23
9 Nevertheless the priests of the high places came not up to the altar of the Lord in Jerusalem, but they did eat of the unleavened bread among their brethren.
10 And he defiled Topheth, which is in the valley of the children of Hinnom, that no man might make his son or his daughter to pass through the fire to Molech.
11 And he took away the horses that the kings of Judah had given to the sun, at the entering in of the house of the Lord, by the chamber of Nathan–melech the chamberlain, which was in the suburbs, and burned the chariots of the sun with fire.
12 And the altars that were on the top of the upper chamber of Ahaz, which the kings of Judah had made, and the altars which Manasseh had made in the two courts of the house of the Lord, did the king beat down, and brake them down from thence, and cast the dust of them into the brook Kidron.
13 And the high places that were before Jerusalem, which were on the right hand of the mount of corruption, which Solomon the king of Israel had builded for Ashtoreth the abomination of the Zidonians, and for Chemosh the abomination of the Moabites, and for Milcom the abomination of the children of Ammon, did the king defile.
What Does 2 Kings 23:11 Mean?
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