2 Chronicles 34:3-7
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3 For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was still a boy, he began to seek the God of his ancestor David, and in the twelfth year he began to cleanse Judah and Jerusalem of the high places, the sacred poles,[a] and the carved and the cast images.(A) 4 In his presence they pulled down the altars of the Baals; he demolished the incense altars that stood above them. He broke down the sacred poles[b] and the carved and the cast images; he made dust of them and scattered it over the graves of those who had sacrificed to them.(B) 5 He also burned the bones of the priests on their altars and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem.(C) 6 In the towns of Manasseh, Ephraim, and Simeon, and as far as Naphtali, in their ruins[c] all around,(D) 7 he broke down the altars, beat the sacred poles[d] and the images into powder, and demolished all the incense altars throughout all the land of Israel. Then he returned to Jerusalem.(E)
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2 Chronicles 34:3-7
English Standard Version
3 For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet a boy, he began to seek the God of David his father, and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem of the high places, the (A)Asherim, and the carved and the metal images. 4 And they chopped down the altars of the Baals in his presence, and he cut down the (B)incense altars that stood above them. And he broke in pieces the (C)Asherim and the carved and the metal images, and he made dust of them and (D)scattered it over the graves of those who had sacrificed to them. 5 (E)He also burned the bones of the priests on their altars and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem. 6 And in the (F)cities of Manasseh, Ephraim, and Simeon, and as far as Naphtali, in their ruins[a] all around, 7 he broke down the altars and beat the (G)Asherim and the images (H)into powder and cut down all the incense altars throughout all the land of Israel. Then he returned to Jerusalem.
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- 2 Chronicles 34:6 The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain
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