And he broke down the houses of (A)the male cult prostitutes who were in the house of the Lord, (B)where the women wove hangings for (C)the Asherah. And he brought all the priests out of the cities of Judah, and defiled the high places where the priests had made offerings, from (D)Geba to Beersheba. And he broke down the high places of the gates that were at the entrance of the gate of Joshua the governor of the city, which were on one's left at the gate of the city. (E)However, the priests of the high places did not come up to the altar of the Lord in Jerusalem, but they ate unleavened bread among their brothers.

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