Skip to content
mannafest.faith
Read

2 Chronicles 31:1

When 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.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

Now when all this was finished, all Israel that were present went out to the cities of Judah, and brake in pieces the pillars, and hewed down the Asherim, and brake down the high places and the altars out of all Judah and Benjamin, in Ephraim also and Manasseh, until they had destroyed them all. Then all the children of Israel returned, every man to his possession, into their own cities.

KJV

Now when all this was finished, all Israel that were present went out to the cities of Judah, and brake the images in pieces, and cut down the groves, and threw down the high places and the altars out of all Judah and Benjamin, in Ephraim also and Manasseh, until they had utterly destroyed them all. Then all the children of Israel returned, every man to his possession, into their own cities.

⋯

Commentary

2 voices

Voices on this verse

loading…

Original language & word study

32 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וּכְכַלּ֣וֹתu.khe.kha.Lotand just as finishedH3615 →
כָּל־kol-allH3605 →
זֹ֗אתZotthisH2063 →
יָצְא֨וּya.tze.'Uthey went outH3318 →
כָּל־kol-allH3605 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
הַֽנִּמְצְאִים֮ha.nim.tze.'Imwho were foundH4672 →
לְעָרֵ֣יle.'a.Reito [the] cities ofH5892 →
יְהוּדָה֒ye.hu.DahJudahH3063 →
וַיְשַׁבְּר֣וּvay.sha.be.Ruand they brokeH7665 →
הַמַּצֵּב֣וֹתha.ma.tze.Votthe sacred pillarsH4676 →
וַיְגַדְּע֣וּvay.ga.de.'Uand they cut downH1438 →
הָאֲשֵׁרִ֡יםha.'a.she.Rimthe Asherah polesH842 →
וַיְנַתְּצ֣וּvay.na.te.Tzuand they pulled downH5422 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
הַ֠בָּמוֹתHa.ba.motthe high placesH1116 →
וְאֶת־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853 →
הַֽמִּזְבְּחֹ֞תha.miz.be.Chotthe altarsH4196 →
מִכָּל־mi.kolfrom allH3605 →
יְהוּדָ֧הye.hu.DahJudahH3063 →
וּבִנְיָמִ֛ןu.vin.ya.Minand BenjaminH1144 →
וּבְאֶפְרַ֥יִםu.ve.'ef.Ra.yimand in EphraimH669 →
וּמְנַשֶּׁ֖הu.me.na.Shehand ManassehH4519 →
עַד־'ad-untilH5704 →
לְכַלֵּ֑הle.kha.Leh<to> finishedH3615 →
וַיָּשׁ֜וּבוּvai.ya.Shu.vuand they returnedH7725 →
כָּל־kol-allH3605 →
בְּנֵ֧יbe.Nei[the] people ofH1121 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
אִ֥ישׁ'isheachH376 →
לַאֲחֻזָּת֖וֹla.'a.chu.za.Toto possession hisH272 →
לְעָרֵיהֶֽם׃ סle.'a.rei.Hemto cities theirH5892 →

The walk

Related verses

18 strongest cross-references

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

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 Chronicles 33:3For he rebuilt the high places that his father Hezekiah had torn down, and he raised up altars for the Baals and made Asherah poles. And he worshiped and served all the host of heaven.2 Kings 18:22But if you say to me, ‘We trust in the LORD our God,’ is He not the One whose high places and altars Hezekiah has removed, saying to Judah and Jerusalem: ‘You must worship before this altar in Jerusalem’?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 Chronicles 32:12Did not Hezekiah himself remove His high places and His altars and say to Judah and Jerusalem, ‘You must worship before one altar, and on it you shall burn sacrifices’?Exodus 34:13Rather, you must tear down their altars, smash their sacred stones, and chop down their Asherah poles.Hosea 10:8The high places of Aven will be destroyed—it is the sin of Israel; thorns and thistles will overgrow their altars. Then they will say to the mountains, “Cover us!” and to the hills, “Fall on us!”Exodus 23:24You must not bow down to their gods or serve them or follow their practices. Instead, you are to demolish them and smash their sacred stones to pieces.2 Kings 23:2–20And he went up to the house of the LORD with all the people of Judah and Jerusalem, as well as the priests and the prophets—all the people small and great—and in their hearing he read all the words of the Book of the Covenant that had been found in the house of the LORD.Genesis 19:15At daybreak the angels hurried Lot along, saying, “Get up! Take your wife and your two daughters who are here, or you will be swept away in the punishment of the city.”Deuteronomy 7:5Instead, this is what you are to do to them: tear down their altars, smash their sacred pillars, cut down their Asherah poles, and burn their idols in the fire.2 Kings 17:2And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, but not like the kings of Israel who preceded him.2 Chronicles 34:3–7In the eighth year of his reign, while he was still young, Josiah began to seek the God of his father David, and in the twelfth year he began to cleanse Judah and Jerusalem of the high places, the Asherah poles, the carved idols, and the cast images.2 Chronicles 23:17So 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.Esther 4:16“Go and assemble all the Jews who can be found in Susa, and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day, and I and my maidens will fast as you do. After that, I will go to the king, even though it is against the law. And if I perish, I perish!”2 Chronicles 14:3He removed the foreign altars and high places, shattered the sacred pillars, and chopped down the Asherah poles.1 Kings 18:38–40Then the fire of the LORD fell and consumed the sacrifice, the wood, the stones, and the dust, and it licked up the water in the trench.2 Chronicles 30:1–27Then Hezekiah sent word throughout all Israel and Judah, and he also wrote letters to Ephraim and Manasseh inviting them to come to the house of the LORD in Jerusalem to keep the Passover of the LORD, the God of Israel.

About 2 Chronicles

Solomon Receives the Queen of Sheba — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Solomon Receives the Queen of Sheba — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
2 Chronicles: the study guide →Read chapter 31 →The featured study →
Continue: 2 Chronicles 31 →