SEV Biblia, Chapter 23:12
Asimismo derribó el rey los altares que estaban sobre la techumbre de la sala de Acaz, que los reyes de Judá habían hecho, y los altares que había hecho Manasés en los dos atrios de la Casa del SEÑOR; y de allí corrió y arrojó el polvo en el arroyo de Cedrón.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 23:12
Verse 12. On the top of the upper chamber] Altars built on the flat roof of the house. Such altars were erected to the sun, moon, stars, &c.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 12. And the altars that were on the top of the upper chamber of Ahaz, which the kings of Judah had made , etc.] Which were on the roof of the royal palace; the roofs of houses in Judah being flat, ( Deuteronomy 21:8) altars might be built upon them; so, in Arabia, altars were built on the tops of houses to offer incense thereon daily to the sun f283 ; as here by Manasseh and Amon very probably, which might be chosen because nearer the heavens; for which reason the Heathens made use of high places to worship in, (see Jeremiah 19:13 32:29 Zephaniah 1:5) and the altars which Manasseh had made in the two courts of the house of the Lord ; ( 2 Kings 21:5) did the king beat down ; ordered to be demolished: and brake them down from thence, and cast the dust of them into the brook Kidron ; that there might be no remains of them to be put to any superstitious use.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 4-14 - What abundance of wickedness in Judah and Jerusalem! One would not have believed it possible, that in Judah, where God was known, in Israel where his name was great, in Salem, in Zion, where his dwelling-plac was, such abominations should be found. Josiah had reigned eightee years, and had himself set the people a good example, and kept u religion according to the Divine law; yet, when he came to search for idolatry, the depth and extent were very great. Both common history and the records of God's word, teach, that all the real godliness of goodness ever found on earth, is derived from the new-creating Spiri of Jesus Christ.
Original Hebrew
ואת 853 המזבחות 4196 אשׁר 834 על 5921 הגג 1406 עלית 5944 אחז 271 אשׁר 834 עשׂו 6213 מלכי 4428 יהודה 3063 ואת 853 המזבחות 4196 אשׁר 834 עשׂה 6213 מנשׁה 4519 בשׁתי 8147 חצרות 2691 בית 1004 יהוה 3068 נתץ 5422 המלך 4428 וירץ 7323 משׁם 8033 והשׁליך 7993 את 853 עפרם 6083 אל 413 נחל 5158 קדרון׃ 6939
