II Kings 23:11
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 II Kings 23:11 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
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.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und er schaffte die Rosse ab, welche die Könige von Juda der Sonne gesetzt hatten am Eingang des Hauses Jehovas, bei der Zelle Nethan-Meleks, des Kämmerers, der im Parwarim wohnte; und die Wagen der Sonne verbrannte er mit Feuer.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Quitó también los caballos que los reyes de Judá habían dedicado al sol á la entrada del templo de Jehová, junto á la cámara de Nathan-melech eunuco, el cual tenía cargo de los ejidos; y quemó al fuego los carros del sol.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Tirou também os cavalos que os reis de Judá haviam dedicado ao sol à entrada do templo do SENHOR, junto à câmara de Natã-Meleque eunuco, a qual ficava nos recintos; e queimou ao fogo os carros do sol.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Ele tirou os cavalos que os reis de Judá haviam dado ao sol. Eles estavam na área da entrada do templo de Yahweh, próxima à sala de Natã-Meleque, o camareiro. Josias queimou as carruagens do sol.
📖 II Kings 23:11 in Context
9Nevertheless 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.
10And 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.
11And 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.
12And 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.
13And 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.
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