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{2 Kings 23:6} And he brought out 3318 z8686 x853 the grove 842 from the house 1004 x4480 of the LORD, 3068 without 2351 x4480 Jerusalem, 3389 unto x413 the brook 5158 Kidron, 6939 and burned 8313 z8799 it at the brook 5158 Kidron, 6939 and stamped [it] small 1854 z8686 to powder, 6083 and cast 7993 z8686 x853 the powder 6083 thereof upon x5921 the graves 6913 of the children 1121 of the people. 5971
the grove:
Or rather, Asherah, or Astarte. "And he setª°¹ a graven imageª of the groveª that¹ he had madeª° in the house,ª of which¹ the LORDª saidª° to¹ David,ª and to¹ Solomonª his son,ª In this¹ house,ª and in Jerusalem,ª which¹ I have chosenª° out of all¹¹ tribesª of Israel,ª will I putª°¹ my nameª for ever:ª" {2Kg 21:7} + "And the childrenª of Israelª didª°¹ evilª in the sightª of the LORD,ª and forgatª°¹ the LORDª their God,ª and servedª°¹ Baalimª and the groves.ª" {Jdg 3:7} + "For they¹ also¹ builtª° them high places,ª and images,ª and groves,ª on¹ every¹ highª hill,ª and under¹ every¹ greenª tree.ª" {1Kg 14:23} + "And Ahabª madeª°¹ a grove;ª and Ahabª didª° moreª° to provoke¹¹ the LORDª Godª of Israelª to anger²° than all¹¹ the kingsª of Israelª that¹ were¹ beforeª him." {1Kg 16:33} + "Whilst their childrenª rememberª° their altarsª and their grovesª by¹ the greenª treesª upon¹ the highª hills.ª" {Jer 17:2}
and burned:
"And he tookª°¹ the calfª which¹ they had made,ª° and burntª° [it] in the fire,ª and groundª° [it] to¹ powder,ª°¹ and strawedª° [it] uponª¹ the water,ª and made¹ the childrenª of Israelª drinkª° [of it]." {Exd 32:20} + "The graven imagesª of their godsª shall ye burnª° with fire:ª thou shalt not¹ desireª° the silverª or goldª [that is] on¹ them, nor takeª° [it] unto thee, lest¹ thou be snaredª° therein: for¹ it¹ [is] an abominationª to the LORDª thy God.ª" {Deu 7:25} + "And I tookª° your sin,ª¹ the calfª which¹ ye had made,ª° and burntª° it with fire,ª and stampedª° it, [and] groundª° [it] very small,ª° [even] until¹ it¹ was as smallª° as dust:ª and I castª°¹ the dustª thereof into¹ the brookª that descended¹ out²° of¹ the mount.ª" {Deu 9:21}
the graves:
"And they brake downª°¹ the imageª of Baal,ª and brake downª°¹ the houseª of Baal,ª and madeª° it a draught houseª°² unto¹ this day.ª" {2Kg 10:27} + "And they brake downª°¹ the altarsª of Baalimª in his presence;ª and the images,ª that¹ [were] on high¹ above¹¹ them,² he cut down;ª° and the groves,ª and the carved images,ª and the molten images,ª he brake in pieces,ª° and made dustª° [of them], and strowedª° [it] uponª¹ the gravesª of them that had sacrificedª° unto them." {2Ch 34:4}
the children:
Probably the common people.

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