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Then the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, ^(C1)the priests of the second order, and the ^(F1)doorkeepers ^(C2)to bring out of the temple of the LORD all the utensils that had been made for Baal, for ^(F2)Asherah, and for all the heavenly ^(F3)lights; and ^(C3)he burned them outside Jerusalem in the fields of the Kidron Valley, and carried their ashes to Bethel.

He also brought out the Asherah from the house of the LORD outside Jerusalem to the brook Kidron, and burned it at the brook Kidron, and ^(C1)ground it to dust, and ^(C2)threw its dust on the graves of the ^(F1)common people.

The king also tore down ^(C1)the altars that were on the roof, the upper chamber of Ahaz, which the kings of Judah had made, and ^(C2)the altars which Manasseh had made in the two courtyards of the house of the LORD; and he ^(F1)smashed them there and ^(C3)threw their dust into the brook Kidron.