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{2 Kings 23:11} And he took away 7673 z8686 x853 the horses 5483 that x834 the kings 4428 of Judah 3063 had given 5414 z8804 to the sun, 8121 at the entering in 935 z8800 x4480 of the house 1004 of the LORD, 3068 by x413 the chamber 3957 of Nathanmelech 5419 the chamberlain, 5631 which x834 [was] in the suburbs, 6503 and burned 8313 z8804 the chariots 4818 of the sun 8121 with fire. 784
the sun:
"And he put downª°¹ the idolatrous priests,ª whom¹ the kingsª of Judahª had ordainedª° to burn incenseª° in the high placesª in the citiesª of Judah,ª and in the places round aboutª Jerusalem;ª them also that burned incenseª° unto Baal,ª to the sun,ª and to the moon,ª and to the planets,ª and to all¹ the hostª of heaven.ª" {2Kg 23:5} + "Also he took awayª° out of all¹¹ the citiesª of Judahª¹ the high placesª and the images:ª and the kingdomª was quietª° beforeª him." {2Ch 14:5} + "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} + "And he broughtª° me into¹ the innerª courtª of the LORD'Sª house,ª and, behold,¹ at the doorª of the templeª of the LORD,ª between¹ the porchª and the altar,ª [were] about fiveª and twentyª men,ª with their backsª toward¹ the templeª of the LORD,ª and their facesª toward the east;ª and they¹ worshippedª° the sunª toward the east.ª" {Ezk 8:16}
house of the LORD[YHWH]:
Throughout the East, the horse because of his swiftness and utility, was dedicated to the sun; and the Greeks and Romans feigned that the chariot of the sun was drawn by four horses, Pyrous, Eous, Aithon, and Phlegon, and hence also chariots were dedicated to that luminary. Jarchi says, that those who adored the sun had horses, which they mounted every morning, to go out to meet him at his rising. The kings of Judah had imitated these idolatrous customs, and kept the horses of the sun even at the entrance of the temple of the Lord!
chamberlain:
or, eunuch, or officer

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