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2 Kings 23:9

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And he brought all the priests out of the cities of Judah, and defiled the high places where the priests had burned incense, from Geba to Beersheba, and brake down the high places of the gates that [were] in the entering in of the gate of Joshua the governor of the city, which [were] on a man's left hand at the gate of the city.	Nevertheless 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.	And 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.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

Nevertheless the priests^H3548 of the high places^H1116 came not up^H5927 to the altar^H4196 of the LORD^H3068 in Jerusalem^H3389, but they did eat^H398 of the unleavened bread^H4682 among^H8432 their brethren^H251.

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Original Hebrew

אַךְ לֹא יַעֲלוּ כֹּהֲנֵי הַבָּמֹות אֶל־מִזְבַּח יְהוָה בִּירוּשָׁלִָם כִּי אִם־אָכְלוּ מַצֹּות בְּתֹוךְ אֲחֵיהֶם׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
אַ֗ךְ	'Akh	H389	HTa	nevertheless
לֹ֤א	lo'	H3808	HTn	not
יַֽעֲלוּ֙	ya.'a.Lu	H5927	HVqi3mp	they went up
כֹּהֲנֵ֣י	ko.ha.Nei	H3548	HNcmpc	(the) priests of
הַ/בָּמ֔וֹת	ha./ba.Mot	H1116	HTd/Ncfpa	the/ high places
אֶל	'el-	H413	HR	to
מִזְבַּ֥ח	miz.Bach	H4196	HNcmsc	(the) altar of
יְהוָ֖ה	Yah.weh	H3068	HNp	Yahweh
בִּ/ירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם	bi./ru.sha.Lim	H3389	HR/Np	in/ Jerusalem
כִּ֛י	ki	H3588	HC	that
אִם	'im-	H518	HC	except
אָכְל֥וּ	'a.khe.Lu	H398	HVqp3cp	they ate
מַצּ֖וֹת	ma.Tzot	H4682	HNcfpa	unleavened bread(s)
בְּ/ת֥וֹךְ	be./Tokh	H8432	HR/Ncmsc	in/ among
אֲחֵי/הֶֽם	'a.chei./Hem	H251	HNcmpc/Sp3mp	brothers/ their

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H251 — אָח (ʼâch, awkh): a primitive word; a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like father)); another, brother(-ly); kindred, like, other. Compare also the proper names beginning with 'Ah-' or 'Ahi-'.
• H398 — אָכַל (ʼâkal, aw-kal'): a primitive root; to eat (literally or figuratively); [idiom] at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, [idiom] freely, [idiom] in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, [idiom] quite.
• H1116 — בָּמָה (bâmâh, bam-maw'): from an unused root (meaning to be high); an elevation; height, high place, wave.
• H3068 — יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh, yeh-ho-vaw'): from הָיָה; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God; Jehovah, the Lord. Compare יָהּ, יְהֹוִה.
• H3389 — יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם (Yᵉrûwshâlaim, yer-oo-shaw-lah'-im): rarely יְרוּשָׁלַיִם; a dual (in allusion to its two main hills (the true pointing, at least of the former reading, seems to be that of יְרוּשָׁלֵם)); probably from (the passive participle of) יָרָה and שָׁלַם; founded peaceful; Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine; Jerusalem.
• H3548 — כֹּהֵן (kôhên, ko-hane'): active participle of כָּהַן; literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman); chief ruler, [idiom] own, priest, prince, principal officer.
• H4196 — מִזְבֵּחַ (mizbêach, miz-bay'-akh): from זָבַח; an altar; altar.
• H4682 — מַצָּה (matstsâh, mats-tsaw'): from מָצַץ in the sense of greedily devouring for sweetness; properly, sweetness; concretely, sweet (i.e. not soured or bittered with yeast); specifically, an unfermented cake or loaf, or (elliptically) the festival of Passover (because no leaven was then used); unleaved (bread, cake), without leaven.
• H5927 — עָלָה (ʻâlâh, aw-law'): a primitive root; to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative; arise (up), (cause to) ascend up, at once, break (the day) (up), bring (up), (cause to) burn, carry up, cast up, [phrase] shew, climb (up), (cause to, make to) come (up), cut off, dawn, depart, exalt, excel, fall, fetch up, get up, (make to) go (away, up); grow (over) increase, lay, leap, levy, lift (self) up, light, (make) up, [idiom] mention, mount up, offer, make to pay, [phrase] perfect, prefer, put (on), raise, recover, restore, (make to) rise (up), scale, set (up), shoot forth (up), (begin to) spring (up), stir up, take away (up), work.
• H8432 — תָּוֶךְ (tâvek, taw'-vek): from an unused root meaning to sever; a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre; among(-st), [idiom] between, half, [idiom] (there-, where-), in(-to), middle, mid(-night), midst (among), [idiom] out (of), [idiom] through, [idiom] with(-in).

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H389 — אַךְ (ʼak, ak): akin to אָכֵן; a particle of affirmation, surely; hence (by limitation) only; also, in any wise, at least, but, certainly, even, howbeit, nevertheless, notwithstanding, only, save, surely, of a surety, truly, verily, [phrase] wherefore, yet (but).
• H413 — אֵל (ʼêl, ale): (but only used in the shortened constructive form אֶל ); a primitive particle; properly, denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e.; near, with or among; often in general, to; about, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).
• H518 — אִם (ʼim, eem): a primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not; (and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), [phrase] but, either, [phrase] except, [phrase] more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, [phrase] save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, [phrase] surely (no more, none, not), though, [phrase] of a truth, [phrase] unless, [phrase] verily, when, whereas, whether, while, [phrase] yet.
• H3588 — כִּי (kîy, kee): a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed; and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + till, truly, + until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.
• H3808 — לֹא (lôʼ, lo): or לוֹא; or לֹה; (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle; not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles; [idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as truly as, [phrase] of a truth, [phrase] verily, for want, [phrase] whether, without.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• but they did — 1 Samuel 2:36, Ezekiel 44:29-31
• the priests — Ezekiel 44:10-14, Malachi 2:8-9

Reciprocal references (1): Ezekiel 44:13

Related Topics

• Thompson Chain: BREAD
• Nave’s: BREAD, ICONOCLASM, ISRAEL, PROPHECIES CONCERNING, JOSIAH, PROPHECY

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