2Ki 23:7 | NETfull | STEP | He tore down the quarters of the male cultic prostitutes in the Lord ’s temple, where women were weaving shrines for Asherah.

2 Kings 23:7

7 He tore down the quarters ^{▼▼ Or “cubicles.” Heb “houses.”} of the male cultic prostitutes in the Lord’s temple, where women were weaving shrines ^{▼▼ Heb “houses.” Perhaps tent-shrines made from cloth are in view (see BDB 109 s.v. בַּיִת). M. Cogan and H. Tadmor (II Kings [AB], 286) understand this as referring to clothes made for images of the goddess.} for Asherah.