# Kidron Valley # ## Facts: ## The Kidron Valley is a deep valley just outside the city of Jerusalem, between its eastern wall and the Mount of Olives. * The valley is over 1,000 meters deep and about 32 kilometers long. * When King David was fleeing from his son Absalom, he went through the Kidron Valley to get to the Mount of Olives. * King Josiah and King Asa of Judah ordered that the high places and altars of false gods be smashed and burned; the ashes were thrown into the Kidron Valley. * During the reign of King Hezekiah, the Kidron Valley was where the priests threw everything impure that they removed from the temple. * The evil queen Athaliah was killed in this valley because of the wicked things she had done. (Translation suggestions: [How to Translate Names](en/ta-vol1/translate/man/translate-names)) (See also: [[other/absalom]] **·** [[other/asa]] **·** [[other/athaliah]] **·** [[other/david]] **·** [[kt/falsegod]] **·** [[other/hezekiah]] **·** [[other/highplaces]] **·** [[other/josiah]] **·** [[other/kingdomofjudah]] **·** [[other/mountofolives]]) ## Bible References: ## * [John 18:1-3](en/tn/jhn/help/18/01)