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And the whole valley of the dead bodies, and of the ashes, and all the fields unto the brook of Kidron , unto the corner of the horse gate toward the east, shall be holy unto the Lord; it shall not be plucked up, nor thrown down any more for ever.

And he brought out the grove from the house of the Lord, without Jerusalem , unto the brook Kidron , and burned it at the brook Kidron , and stamped it small to powder, and cast the powder thereof upon the graves of the children of the people.

And they arose and took away the altars that were in Jerusalem , and all the altars for incense took they away, and cast them into the brook Kidron .

Thus saith the Lord, Go and get a potter's earthen bottle, and take of the ancients of the people, and of the ancients of the priests;

For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you.

For it shall be, that on the day thou goest out, and passest over the brook Kidron , thou shalt know for certain that thou shalt surely die: thy blood shall be upon thine own head.

Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set.

With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding.

I understand more than the ancients, because I keep thy precepts.

I have considered the days of old, the years of ancient times.

And Jokim , and the men of Chozeba, and Joash , and Saraph , who had the dominion in Moab , and Jashubi–lehem. And these are ancient things.

And for the chief things of the ancient mountains, and for the precious things of the lasting hills,

The ancient and honourable, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail.

And also Maachah his mother, even her he removed from being queen, because she had made an idol in a grove; and Asa destroyed her idol, and burnt it by the brook Kidron .

The mighty man, and the man of war, the judge, and the prophet, and the prudent, and the ancient,

As saith the proverb of the ancients, Wickedness proceedeth from the wicked: but mine hand shall not be upon thee.

Is this your joyous city, whose antiquity is of ancient days? her own feet shall carry her afar off to sojourn.

The river of Kishon swept them away, that ancient river, the river Kishon . O my soul, thou hast trodden down strength.

And all the country wept with a loud voice, and all the people passed over: the king also himself passed over the brook Kidron , and all the people passed over, toward the way of the wilderness.

Thus saith the Lord God; Because the enemy hath said against you, Aha, even the ancient high places are ours in possession:

And also concerning Maachah the mother of Asa the king, he removed her from being queen, because she had made an idol in a grove: and Asa cut down her idol, and stamped it, and burnt it at the brook Kidron .

Yet shall he be brought to the grave, and shall remain in the tomb.

Until the Ancient of days came, and judgment was given to the saints of the most High; and the time came that the saints possessed the kingdom.

Then the moon shall be confounded, and the sun ashamed, when the Lord of hosts shall reign in mount Zion , and in Jerusalem , and before his ancients gloriously.