Verse 7

2 Chronicles 34:7

Darby Translation

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7 and he broke down the altars, and beat the Asherahs and the graven images into powder, and cut down all the sun-pillars throughout the land of Israel, and returned 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 began to reign; and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem. Focus ↗

2 And he did what was right in the sight of Jehovah, and walked in the ways of David his father, and t... Focus ↗

3 And in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet young, he began to seek after the God (Elohim)... Focus ↗

4 And they broke down the altars of the Baals in his presence; and the sun-pillars that were on high a... Focus ↗

5 and he burned the bones of the priests upon their altars, and purged Judah and Jerusalem. Focus ↗

6 And [so did he] in the cities of Manasseh and Ephraim and Simeon, even to Naphtali, in their ruins r... Focus ↗

7 and he broke down the altars, and beat the Asherahs and the graven images into powder, and cut down...

8 And in the eighteenth year of his reign, when he purged the land and the house, he sent Shaphan the... Focus ↗

9 And they came to Hilkijah the high priest, and they delivered [to them] the money that had been brou... Focus ↗

10 And they gave [it] into the hand of them that did the work, that had the oversight of the house of J... Focus ↗

11 they gave [it] to the carpenters and the builders, to buy hewn stone, and timber for the joists, and... Focus ↗

12 And the men did the work faithfully. And over them were appointed Jahath and Obadiah, Levites, of th... Focus ↗

13 They were also over the bearers of burdens, and were overseers of all that worked in any manner of s... Focus ↗

14 And when they brought out the money that had been brought into the house of Jehovah, Hilkijah the pr... Focus ↗

15 Then Hilkijah spoke and said to Shaphan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of... Focus ↗

16 And Shaphan carried the book to the king. And moreover he brought the king word again saying, All th... Focus ↗

17 and they have emptied out the money that was found in the house of Jehovah, and have delivered it in... Focus ↗

18 And Shaphan the scribe informed the king saying, Hilkijah the priest has given me a book. And Shapha... Focus ↗

19 And it came to pass when the king heard the words of the law, that he rent his garments. Focus ↗

20 And the king commanded Hilkijah, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Abdon the son of Micah, and Shap... Focus ↗

21 Go, inquire of Jehovah for me, and for them that are left in Israel and in Judah, concerning the wor... Focus ↗

22 And Hilkijah and they that the king [had appointed] went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shall... Focus ↗

23 And she said to them, Thus saith Jehovah the God (Elohim) of Israel: Tell the man that sent you to m... Focus ↗

24 Thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, all... Focus ↗

25 Because they have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, that they might provoke me t... Focus ↗

26 But to the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of Jehovah, thus shall ye say to him: Thus saith J... Focus ↗

27 Because thy heart was tender, and thou didst humble thyself before God (Elohim), when thou heardest... Focus ↗

28 Behold, I will gather thee unto thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered to thy grave in peace; and t... Focus ↗

29 And the king sent and gathered all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem. Focus ↗

30 And the king went up into the house of Jehovah, and all the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jeru... Focus ↗

31 And the king stood in his place, and made a covenant before Jehovah, to walk after Jehovah, and to k... Focus ↗

32 And he caused all that were present in Jerusalem and Benjamin to stand [to it]. And the inhabitants... Focus ↗

33 And Josiah removed all the abominations out of all the countries that belonged to the children of Is... Focus ↗

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Book: 2 Chronicles
Chapter: Chapter 34 (33 verses)
Version: Darby Translation

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