2 Kings 18:4
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
4 He removed the high places, broke down the pillars, and cut down the sacred pole.[a] He broke in pieces the bronze serpent that Moses had made, for until those days the people of Israel had made offerings to it; it was called Nehushtan.
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- 2 Kings 18:4 Heb Asherah
2 Kings 18:4
English Standard Version
4 (A)He removed the high places and broke the (B)pillars and cut down (C)the Asherah. And he broke in pieces (D)the bronze serpent that Moses had made, for until those days the people of Israel had made offerings to it (it was called Nehushtan).[a]
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- 2 Kings 18:4 Nehushtan sounds like the Hebrew for both bronze and serpent
2 Kings 18:4
Authorized (King James) Version
4 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.
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