Verse 7

2 Chronicles 34:7

Bible in Basic English

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7 He had the altars and the pillars of wood pulled down and the images crushed to dust, and all the sun-images cut down, through all the land of Israel, and then he went back to Jerusalem.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/יְנַתֵּ֣ץ אֶת הַֽ/מִּזְבְּח֗וֹת וְ/אֶת הָ/אֲשֵׁרִ֤ים וְ/הַ/פְּסִלִים֙ כִּתַּ֣ת לְ/הֵדַ֔ק וְ/כָל הַֽ/חַמָּנִ֥ים גִּדַּ֖ע בְּ/כָל אֶ֣רֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַ/יָּ֖שָׁב לִ/ירוּשָׁלִָֽם

English Translation

And he broke down the altars and the Asherah poles and the idols, and he chopped them to pieces, and all the high places he destroyed throughout the land of Israel, and he returned to Jerusalem.

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Chapter 34 Context

1 Josiah was eight years old when he became king; he was ruling in Jerusalem for thirty-one years. Focus ↗

2 And he did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, walking in the ways of his father David, without... Focus ↗

3 In the eighth year of his rule, while he was still young, his heart was first turned to the God (Elo... Focus ↗

4 He had the altars of the Baals broken down, while he himself was present; and the sun-images which w... Focus ↗

5 And he had the bones of the priests burned on their altars, and so he made Judah and Jerusalem clean... Focus ↗

6 And in all the towns of Manasseh and Ephraim and Simeon as far as Naphtali, he made waste their hous... Focus ↗

7 He had the altars and the pillars of wood pulled down and the images crushed to dust, and all the su...

8 Now in the eighteenth year of his rule, when the land and the house had been made clean, he sent Sha... Focus ↗

9 And they came to Hilkiah, the chief priest, and gave him all the money which had been taken into the... Focus ↗

10 And they gave it to the overseers of the work of the Lord's house, and the overseers gave it to the... Focus ↗

11 Even to the woodworkers and builders to get cut stone and wood for joining the structure together an... Focus ↗

12 And the men did the work well; and those who had authority over them were Jahath and Obadiah, Levite... Focus ↗

13 Had authority over the transport workers, giving directions to all who were doing any sort of work;... Focus ↗

14 Now when they were taking out the money which had come into the Lord's house, Hilkiah the priest cam... Focus ↗

15 Then Hilkiah said to Shaphan the scribe, I have made discovery of the book of the law in the house o... Focus ↗

16 And Shaphan took the book to the king; and he gave him an account of what had been done, saying, You... Focus ↗

17 They have taken out all the money which was in the Lord's house and have given it to the overseers a... Focus ↗

18 Then Shaphan the scribe said to the king, Hilkiah the priest has given me a book; and he made a star... Focus ↗

19 And the king, hearing the words of the law, took his robe in his hands, violently parting it as a si... Focus ↗

20 And he gave orders to Hilkiah and to Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, and Abdon, the son of Micah, and Sh... Focus ↗

21 Go and get directions from the Lord for me and for those who are still in Israel and for Judah, abou... Focus ↗

22 So Hilkiah, and those whom the king sent, went to Huldah the woman prophet, the wife of Shallum, the... Focus ↗

23 And she said to them, The Lord, the God (Elohim) of Israel, has said, Say to the man who sent you to... Focus ↗

24 These are the words of the Lord: See, I will send evil on this place and on its people, even all the... Focus ↗

25 Because they have given me up, burning offerings to other gods and moving me to wrath by all the wor... Focus ↗

26 But to the king of Judah who sent you to get directions from the Lord, say, This is what the Lord, t... Focus ↗

27 And your heart was soft, and you made yourself low before God (Elohim), on hearing his words about t... Focus ↗

28 See, I will let you go to your fathers, and be put in your last resting-place in peace, and your eye... Focus ↗

29 Then the king sent and got together all the responsible men of Judah and of Jerusalem. Focus ↗

30 And the king went up to the house of the Lord, with all the men of Judah and the people of Jerusalem... Focus ↗

31 Then the king, taking his place by the pillar, made an agreement before the Lord, to go in the way o... Focus ↗

32 And he made all the people in Jerusalem and Benjamin give their word to keep it. And the people of J... Focus ↗

33 Josiah took away all the disgusting things out of all the lands of the children of Israel, and made... Focus ↗

Verse Information

Book: 2 Chronicles
Chapter: Chapter 34 (33 verses)
Version: Bible in Basic English

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