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And they tore down the altars of the Baals in his presence, and (A)the incense altars that were high above them he cut in pieces; also the Asherim, the graven images, and the molten images he broke in pieces and (B)ground to powder and scattered it on the graves of those who had sacrificed to them.

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Under his direction the altars of the Baals were torn down; he cut to pieces the incense altars that were above them, and smashed the Asherah poles(A) and the idols. These he broke to pieces and scattered over the graves of those who had sacrificed to them.(B)

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he also tore down the altars and (A)beat the Asherim and the graven images into powder, and cut in pieces all the incense altars throughout the land of Israel. Then he returned to Jerusalem.

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he tore down the altars and the Asherah poles and crushed the idols to powder(A) and cut to pieces all the incense altars throughout Israel. Then he went back to Jerusalem.

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Therefore through this, Jacob’s iniquity will be (A)atoned for;
And this will be the whole fruit of the (B)turning away of his sin:
When he makes all the (C)altar stones like pulverized chalk stones,
When [a]Asherim and incense altars will not stand.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 27:9 Wooden symbols of a female deity

By this, then, will Jacob’s guilt be atoned(A) for,
    and this will be the full fruit of the removal of his sin:(B)
When he makes all the altar stones(C)
    to be like limestone crushed to pieces,
no Asherah poles[a](D) or incense altars(E)
    will be left standing.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 27:9 That is, wooden symbols of the goddess Asherah