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2 Chronicles 34:6

Josiah did the same in the cities of Manasseh, Ephraim, and Simeon, as far as Naphtali, and in the ruins around them.

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ASV

And so did he in the cities of Manasseh and Ephraim and Simeon, even unto Naphtali, in their ruins round about.

KJV

And so did he in the cities of Manasseh, and Ephraim, and Simeon, even unto Naphtali, with their mattocks round about.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וּבְעָרֵ֨יu.ve.'a.Reiand in [the] cities ofH5892 →
מְנַשֶּׁ֧הme.na.ShehManassehH4519 →
וְאֶפְרַ֛יִםve.'ef.Ra.yimand EphraimH669 →
וְשִׁמְע֖וֹןve.shim.'onand SimeonH8095 →
וְעַד־ve.'ad-and toH5704 →
נַפְתָּלִ֑יnaf.ta.LiNaphtaliH5321 →
בְּחַרְבֹתֵיהֶ֖םbe.char.bo.tei.hemwith swords theirH2719 →
סָבִֽיב׃sa.Vivall aroundH5439 →

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1 Samuel 13:20–21Instead, all the Israelites would go down to the Philistines to sharpen their plowshares, mattocks, axes, and sickles.2 Chronicles 30:1Then 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.2 Chronicles 30:10–11And the couriers traveled from city to city through the land of Ephraim and Manasseh as far as Zebulun; but the people scorned and mocked them.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.Proverbs 25:18Like a club or sword or sharp arrow is a man who bears false witness against his neighbor.2 Kings 23:15–20He even pulled down the altar at Bethel, the high place set up by Jeroboam son of Nebat, who had caused Israel to sin. Then he burned the high place, ground it to powder, and burned the Asherah pole.Isaiah 7:25For fear of the briers and thorns, you will no longer traverse the hills once tilled by the hoe; they will become places for oxen to graze and sheep to trample.

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