Leviticus 14:45
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It must be torn down with its stones, its timbers, and all its plaster, and taken outside the city to an unclean place.
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Again, take a few of these, throw them into the fire, and burn them. From there a fire will spread to the whole house of Israel.
But exclude the courtyard outside the temple. Do not measure it, because it has been given over to the nations, and they will trample the holy city for 42 months.
The king was enraged, and he sent his troops to destroy those murderers and burn their city.
He burned down the house of the LORD, the royal palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem—every significant building.
They also demolished the sacred pillar of Baal. Then they tore down the temple of Baal and made it into a latrine, which it is to this day.
He removed the high places, shattered the sacred pillars, and cut down the Asherah poles. He also demolished the bronze snake called Nehushtan that Moses had made, for up to that time the Israelites had burned incense to it.
“Do you see all these things?” He replied. “Truly I tell you, not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”