²³ And all the country wept with a loud voice, and all the people crossed over. The king himself also crossed over the Brook Kidron, and all the people crossed over toward the way of the ^(A)wilderness.

⁴⁰ And the whole valley of the dead bodies and of the ashes, and all the fields as far as the Brook Kidron, ^(A)to the corner of the Horse Gate toward the east, ^(B)shall be holy to the Lord. It shall not be plucked up or thrown down anymore forever.”