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2 Chronicles 34:4

Then 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.

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ASV

And they brake down the altars of the Baalim in his presence; and the sun-images that were on high above them he hewed down; and the Asherim, and the graven images, and the molten images, he brake in pieces, and made dust of them, and strewed it upon the graves of them that had sacrificed unto them.

KJV

And they brake down the altars of Baalim in his presence; and the images, that were on high above them, he cut down; and the groves, and the carved images, and the molten images, he brake in pieces, and made dust of them, and strowed it upon the graves of them that had sacrificed unto them.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיְנַתְּצ֣וּvay.na.te.Tzuand people pulled downH5422 →
לְפָנָ֗יוle.fa.Nav<to> before himH6440 →
אֵ֚ת'et<obj.>H853 →
מִזְבְּח֣וֹתmiz.be.Chot[the] altars ofH4196 →
הַבְּעָלִ֔יםha.be.'a.Limthe BaalsH1168 →
וְהַֽחַמָּנִ֛יםve.ha.cha.ma.Nimand the incense altarsH2553 →
אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-whichH834 →
לְמַ֥עְלָהle.Ma'.lah[were] <to> upwards <towards>H4605 →
מֵעֲלֵיהֶ֖םme.'a.lei.Hem<from> above <the> themH5921 →
גִּדֵּ֑עַgi.De.a'he cut downH1438 →
וְ֠הָאֲשֵׁרִיםVe.ha.'a.she.rimand the Asherah polesH842 →
וְהַפְּסִלִ֤יםve.ha.pe.si.Limand the idolsH6456 →
וְהַמַּסֵּכוֹת֙ve.ham.ma.se.khOtand the molten imagesH4541 →
שִׁבַּ֣רshi.Barhe broke in piecesH7665 →
וְהֵדַ֔קve.he.Dakand he pulverized [them]H1854 →
וַיִּזְרֹק֙vai.yiz.Rokand he sprinkled [them]H2236 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
פְּנֵ֣יpe.Nei[the] surface ofH6440 →
הַקְּבָרִ֔יםha.ke.va.Rimthe gravesH6913 →
הַזֹּבְחִ֖יםha.zoe.Chimwho sacrificedH2076 →
לָהֶֽם׃la.Hemto them

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Exodus 32:20Then he took the calf they had made, burned it in the fire, ground it to powder, and scattered the powder over the face of the water. Then he forced the Israelites to drink it.2 Kings 23:6He brought the Asherah pole from the house of the LORD to the Kidron Valley outside Jerusalem, and there he burned it, ground it to powder, and threw its dust on the graves of the common people.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.2 Kings 23:4–6Then the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, the priests second in rank, and the doorkeepers to remove from the temple of the LORD all the articles made for Baal, Asherah, and all the host of heaven. And he burned them outside Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron and carried their ashes to Bethel.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.Psalms 18:42I ground them as dust in the face of the wind; I trampled them like mud in the streets.2 Kings 10:26–27They brought out the sacred pillar of the temple of Baal and burned 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 23:11–12And he removed from the entrance to the house of the LORD the horses that the kings of Judah had dedicated to the sun. They were in the court near the chamber of an official named Nathan-melech. And Josiah burned up the chariots of the sun.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.Isaiah 27:9Therefore Jacob’s guilt will be atoned for, and the full fruit of the removal of his sin will be this: When he makes all the altar stones like crushed bits of chalk, no Asherah poles or incense altars will remain standing.Deuteronomy 7:25You must burn up the images of their gods; do not covet the silver and gold that is on them or take it for yourselves, or you will be ensnared by it; for it is detestable to the LORD your God.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 14:5He also removed the high places and incense altars from all the cities of Judah, and under him the kingdom was at peace.Deuteronomy 9:21And I took that sinful thing, the calf you had made, and burned it in the fire. Then I crushed it and ground it to powder as fine as dust, and I cast it into the stream that came down from the mountain.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.2 Chronicles 30:14They proceeded to remove the altars in Jerusalem and to take away the incense altars and throw them into the Kidron Valley.2 Kings 11:18So 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.

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