2 Kings 18:4
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
He removed the high places, shattered the sacred pillars, and cut down the Asherah poles. He also demolished the bronze snake called Nehushtan that Moses had made, for up to that time the Israelites had burned incense to it.

Young's Literal Translation
he hath turned aside the high places, and broken in pieces the standing-pillars, and cut down the shrine, and beaten down the brazen serpent that Moses made, for unto these days were the sons of Israel making perfume to it, and he calleth it ‘a piece of brass.’

King James Bible
He removed the high places, and brake the images, and cut down the groves, and brake in pieces the brasen serpent that Moses had made: for unto those days the children of Israel did burn incense to it: and he called it Nehushtan.

Hebrew
He removed
הֵסִ֣יר (hê·sîr)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5493: To turn aside

the high places,
הַבָּמ֗וֹת (hab·bā·mō·wṯ)
Article | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 1116: An elevation

shattered
וְשִׁבַּר֙ (wə·šib·bar)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7665: To break, break in pieces

the sacred pillars,
הַמַּצֵּבֹ֔ת (ham·maṣ·ṣê·ḇōṯ)
Article | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 4676: Something stationed, a column, an idol

and cut down
וְכָרַ֖ת (wə·ḵā·raṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3772: To cut, to destroy, consume, to covenant

the Asherah poles.
הָֽאֲשֵׁרָ֑ה (hā·’ă·šê·rāh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 842: A Phoenician goddess, also an image of the same

He also demolished
וְכִתַּת֩ (wə·ḵit·taṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3807: To bruise, violently strike

the bronze
הַנְּחֹ֜שֶׁת (han·nə·ḥō·šeṯ)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 5178: Copper, something made of that metal, coin, a fetter, base

serpent
נְחַ֨שׁ (nə·ḥaš)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 5175: A serpent

called
וַיִּקְרָא־ (way·yiq·rā-)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7121: To call, proclaim, read

Nehushtan
נְחֻשְׁתָּֽן׃ (nə·ḥuš·tān)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 5180: Nehushtan -- the name of Moses' bronze serpent

that
אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

Moses
מֹשֶׁ֗ה (mō·šeh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 4872: Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver

had made,
עָשָׂ֣ה (‘ā·śāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6213: To do, make

for
כִּ֣י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

up to
עַד־ (‘aḏ-)
Preposition
Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while

that
הָהֵ֙מָּה֙ (hā·hêm·māh)
Article | Pronoun - third person masculine plural
Strong's 1992: They

time
הַיָּמִ֤ים (hay·yā·mîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 3117: A day

the Israelites
בְנֵֽי־ (ḇə·nê-)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

had burned incense
מְקַטְּרִ֣ים (mə·qaṭ·ṭə·rîm)
Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 6999: To smoke, turn into fragrance by fire

to it.
ל֔וֹ (lōw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
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