2 Kings 23:6 meaning and explanation
He brought the Asherah pole from the house of the LORD to the Kidron Valley outside Jerusalem, and there he burned it, ground it to powder, and threw its dust on the graves of the common people.
2 Kings 23:6, Berean Standard Bible
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King Josiah is acting on the Book of the Covenant found in the temple, and verse 6 records his removal of the Asherah pole, a wooden object linked to the worship of the goddess Asherah, from the LORD's house. The Kidron Valley lay just outside Jerusalem, and burning, grinding and scattering the dust on graves treated the pole as utterly defiled, beyond any reuse.
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