2Ki 10:25-26 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for 2Kgs 10:25-26: 10:25-26 innermost fortress ... sacred pillar: Canaanite temples contained a recessed place in the wall that held an image of a sacred stone. The temple of Baal in Samaria contained a sacred altar to Baal and an Asherah pole that Jehu’s men destroyed. Josiah’s later purge of Baal worship in Judah similarly involved burning and demolishing the Asherah pole in the Temple in Jerusalem (23:6 ).

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‏ 2 Kings 10:25-26

Summary for 2Kgs 10:25-26: 10:25-26 ^a innermost fortress ... sacred pillar: Canaanite temples contained a recessed place in the wall that held an image of a sacred stone. The temple of Baal in Samaria contained a sacred altar to Baal and an Asherah pole that Jehu’s men destroyed. Josiah’s later purge of Baal worship in Judah similarly involved burning and demolishing the Asherah pole in the Temple in Jerusalem (23:6 ^b).