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Commentary for II Kings 23:7

וַיִּתֹּץ֙ אֶת־בָּתֵּ֣י הַקְּדֵשִׁ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֖ר בְּבֵ֣ית יְהוָ֑ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר הַנָּשִׁ֗ים אֹרְג֥וֹת שָׁ֛ם בָּתִּ֖ים לָאֲשֵׁרָֽה׃

And he broke down the houses of the sodomites, that were in the house of the LORD, where the women wove coverings for the Asherah.

Rashi on II Kings

The houses devoted to pagan worship. The houses of lewdness.6Alternatively, houses designated for those individuals who dedicated their lives to worship the asheiroh and lived in seclusion.—Metzudas Dovid
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Rashi on II Kings

Would weave coverings Curtains.7The curtains that they wove were used as enclosures for the asheiroh.—Metzudas Dovid
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