Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThen Josiah brought all the priests from the cities of Judah and desecrated the high places, from Geba to Beersheba, where the priests had burned incense. He tore down the high places of the gates at the entrance of the gate of Joshua the governor of the city, which was to the left of the city gate. Young's Literal Translation And he bringeth in all the priests out of the cities of Judah, and defileth the high places where the priests have made perfume, from Geba unto Beer-Sheba, and hath broken down the high places of the gates that [are] at the opening of the gate of Joshua, head of the city, that [is] on a man’s left hand at the gate of the city; King James Bible 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. Hebrew Then Josiah broughtוַיָּבֵ֤א (way·yā·ḇê) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every the priests הַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ (hak·kō·hă·nîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 3548: Priest from the cities מֵעָרֵ֣י (mê·‘ā·rê) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's 5892: Excitement of Judah יְהוּדָ֔ה (yə·hū·ḏāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3063: Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites and desecrated וַיְטַמֵּ֣א (way·ṭam·mê) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2930: To be or become unclean the high places, הַבָּמ֗וֹת (hab·bā·mō·wṯ) Article | Noun - feminine plural Strong's 1116: An elevation from אֲשֶׁ֤ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that Geba מִגֶּ֖בַע (mig·ge·ḇa‘) Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 1387: Geba -- a Levitical city of Benjamin to עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while Beersheba, שָׁ֑בַע (šā·ḇa‘) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 884: Beersheba -- 'well of seven', a place in the Negev where שָׁ֙מָּה֙ (šām·māh) Adverb | third person feminine singular Strong's 8033: There, then, thither the priests הַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים (hak·kō·hă·nîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 3548: Priest had burned incense. קִטְּרוּ־ (qiṭ·ṭə·rū-) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 6999: To smoke, turn into fragrance by fire He tore down וְנָתַ֞ץ (wə·nā·ṯaṣ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5422: To pull down, break down the high places בָּמ֣וֹת (bā·mō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's 1116: An elevation of the gates הַשְּׁעָרִ֗ים (haš·šə·‘ā·rîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 8179: An opening, door, gate at the entrance פֶּ֜תַח (pe·ṯaḥ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 6607: An opening, door, entrance way of the gate שַׁ֤עַר (ša·‘ar) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 8179: An opening, door, gate of Joshua, יְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ (yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3091: Joshua -- 'the LORD is salvation', Moses' successor, also the name of a number of Israelites the governor שַׂר־ (śar-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 8269: Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince of the city, הָעִ֔יר (hā·‘îr) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5892: Excitement which was אֲשֶֽׁר־ (’ă·šer-) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that to עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the left שְׂמֹ֥אול (śə·mō·wl) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 8040: Dark, the north, the left hand of the city הָעִֽיר׃ (hā·‘îr) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5892: Excitement gate. בְּשַׁ֥עַר (bə·ša·‘ar) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 8179: An opening, door, gate |