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2 Chronicles 23:17

So all the people went to the temple of Baal and tore it down. They smashed the altars and idols to pieces and killed Mattan the priest of Baal in front of the altars.

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ASV

And all the people went to the house of Baal, and brake it down, and brake his altars and his images in pieces, and slew Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars.

KJV

Then all the people went to the house of Baal, and brake it down, and brake his altars and his images in pieces, and slew Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיָּבֹ֨אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uand they wentH935 →
כָל־khol-allH3605 →
הָעָ֤םha.'Amthe peopleH5971 →
בֵּית־beit-[the] house ofH1004 →
הַבַּ֙עַל֙ha.Ba.'al<the> BaalH1168 →
וַֽיִּתְּצֻ֔הוּvai.yi.te.Tzu.huand they pulled down itH5422 →
וְאֶת־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853 →
מִזְבְּחֹתָ֥יוmiz.be.cho.Tavaltars itsH4196 →
וְאֶת־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853 →
צְלָמָ֖יוtze.la.Mavimages itsH6754 →
שִׁבֵּ֑רוּshi.Be.ruthey brokeH7665 →
וְאֵ֗תve.'Etand <obj.>H853 →
מַתָּן֙ma.TanMattanH4977 →
כֹּהֵ֣ןko.Hen[the] priest ofH3548 →
הַבַּ֔עַלha.Ba.'al<the> BaalH1168 →
הָרְג֖וּha.re.Guthey killedH2026 →
לִפְנֵ֥יlif.Nei<to> beforeH6440 →
הַֽמִּזְבְּחֽוֹת׃Ha.miz.be.Chotthe altarsH4196 →

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1 Kings 18:40Then Elijah ordered them, “Seize the prophets of Baal! Do not let a single one escape.” So they seized them, and Elijah brought them down to the Kishon Valley and slaughtered them there.Deuteronomy 13:5–9Such a prophet or dreamer must be put to death, because he has advocated rebellion against the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt and redeemed you from the house of slavery; he has tried to turn you from the way in which the LORD your God has commanded you to walk. So you must purge the evil from among you.Deuteronomy 12:3Tear down their altars, smash their sacred pillars, burn up their Asherah poles, cut down the idols of their gods, and wipe out their names from every place.2 Chronicles 34:4Then in his presence the altars of the Baals were torn down, and he cut to pieces the incense altars that were above them. He shattered the Asherah poles, the carved idols, and the cast images, crushed them to dust, and scattered them over the graves of those who had sacrificed to them.Isaiah 2:18and the idols will vanish completely.2 Kings 10:25–28When he had finished making the burnt offering, Jehu said to the guards and officers, “Go in and kill them. Do not let anyone out.” So the guards and officers put them to the sword, threw the bodies out, and went into the inner room of the temple of Baal.2 Chronicles 34:7He tore down the altars and Asherah poles, crushed the idols to powder, and cut to pieces all the incense altars throughout the land of Israel. Then he returned to Jerusalem.2 Kings 18:4He removed the high places, shattered the sacred pillars, and cut down the Asherah poles. He also demolished the bronze snake called Nehushtan that Moses had made, for up to that time the Israelites had burned incense to it.2 Kings 11:18–19So all the people of the land went to the temple of Baal and tore it down. They smashed the altars and idols to pieces, and they killed Mattan the priest of Baal in front of the altars. And Jehoiada the priest posted guards for the house of the LORD.Zechariah 13:2–3And on that day, declares the LORD of Hosts, I will erase the names of the idols from the land, and they will no longer be remembered. I will also remove the prophets and the spirit of impurity from the land.2 Chronicles 31:1When all this had ended, the Israelites in attendance went out to the cities of Judah and broke up the sacred pillars, chopped down the Asherah poles, and tore down the high places and altars throughout Judah and Benjamin, as well as in Ephraim and Manasseh, until they had utterly destroyed them all. Then all the Israelites returned to their cities, each to his own property.Leviticus 26:30I will destroy your high places, cut down your incense altars, and heap your lifeless bodies on the lifeless remains of your idols; and My soul will despise you.

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