⁵ He did away with the idolatrous priests appointed by the kings of Judah to burn incense on the high places of the towns of Judah and on those around Jerusalem—those who burned incense^(A) to Baal, to the sun and moon, to the constellations and to all the starry hosts.^{(B) 6} He took the Asherah pole from the temple of the Lord to the Kidron Valley^(C) outside Jerusalem and burned it there. He ground it to powder^(D) and scattered the dust over the graves^(E) of the common people.^{(F) 7} He also tore down the quarters of the male shrine prostitutes^(G) that were in the temple of the Lord, the quarters where women did weaving for Asherah.