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However,אַךְthe priestsכֹּהֲנֵיof the high placesהַבָּמוֹתdid notלֹאcome upיַעֲלוּto the altarאֶל מִזְבַּחof YHWHיְהוָהin Jerusalem,בִּירוּשָׁלִָםbutכִּי אִםthey ateאָכְלוּunleavened breadמַצּוֹתamongבְּתוֹךְtheir brothers.אֲחֵיהֶם
2 Kings 23:9
Study it in the app“However, the priests of the high places did not come up to the altar of YHWH in Jerusalem, but they ate unleavened bread among their brothers.”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Kings 23:9, word by word
- the priestsכֹּהֲנֵיkohane
pagan priest
A priest of other gods.
Where else “kohane” appears- of the high placesבָּמוֹתbamot
high place
An elevated site with an altar, often for other gods.
Where else “bamot” appears- come upיַעֲלוּyaalu
go up
To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.
Where else “yaalu” appears- to the altarמִזְבַּחmizbach
altar
Altar: a structure of stone or earth on which sacrifices are offered to God.
Where else “mizbach” appears- of YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- in Jerusalemירוּשָׁלִָםyrushalaim
Jerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “yrushalaim” appears- they ateאָכְלוּachlu
eat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “achlu” appears- unleavened breadמַצּוֹתmatsot
unleavened bread
Unleavened bread, made quickly because the dough does not have to rise; also the feast of Unleavened Bread.
Where else “matsot” appears- amongתוֹךְtoch
midst
The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.
Where else “toch” appears- their brothersאֲחֵיache
countryman
Someone of the same people, or a friend.
Where else “ache” appears
Places in this verse
Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
The context
8He brought all the priests from the cities of Judah and made unclean the high places where the priests had burned incense, from Geba to Beersheba; and he tore down the high places of the gates that were at the entrance of the gate of Joshua, the chief of the city, which were on a man’s left at the gate of the city.
9 · This verse (above)
10He made unclean the Topheth, which is in the valley of Ben-hinnom, so that no one might make his son or his daughter pass through the fire for Molech.