14He also smashed to pieces the memorial stones and cut down the 23:14 I.e., wooden symbols of a female deity (Asherah)Asherim, and filled their places with human bones.
14He broke in pieces the sacred pillars (cultic memorial stones, images) and cut down the Asherim and replaced them with human bones [to desecrate the places forever].
14Josiah smashed the sacred stones. He cut down the poles used to worship the female god named Asherah. Then he covered all those places with human bones.