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He broke

The word "He" refers to Josiah. He would have commanded his workers to do these things. Hilkiah and the priests who assisted him did these things. Alternate translation: "He had them clear" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy)

the houses of the cultic prostitutes in the temple of Yahweh

Possible meanings are 1) the houses were in the temple or 2) the prostitutes were in the temple.

in the temple of Yahweh

You may need to make explicit that the houses were in the courtyard around the building, not in the building itself. Alternate translation: "by the temple of Yahweh" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit)

wove garments

"made clothes"