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2 Kings 11:18

So 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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ASV

And all the people of the land went to the house of Baal, and brake it down; his altars and his images brake they in pieces thoroughly, and slew Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. And the priest appointed officers over the house of Jehovah.

KJV

And all the people of the land went into the house of Baal, and brake it down; his altars and his images brake they in pieces thoroughly, and slew Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. And the priest appointed officers over the house of the Lord.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uand they wentH935 →
כָל־khol-allH3605 →
עַם֩'am[the] people ofH5971 →
הָאָ֨רֶץha.'A.retzthe landH776 →
בֵּית־beit-[the] house ofH1004 →
הַבַּ֜עַלha.Ba.'al<the> BaalH1168 →
וַֽיִּתְּצֻ֗הוּvai.yi.te.Tzu.huand they pulled down itH5422 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
מִזְבְּחֹתָ֤יוmiz.be.cho.tovaltars itsH4196 →
וְאֶת־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853 →
צְלָמָיו֙tze.la.Mavimages itsH6754 →
שִׁבְּר֣וּshi.be.Ruthey brokeH7665 →
הֵיטֵ֔בhei.Tevthoroughly <do well>H3190 →
וְאֵ֗תve.'Etand <obj.>H853 →
מַתָּן֙ma.TanMattanH4977 →
כֹּהֵ֣ןko.Hen[the] priest ofH3548 →
הַבַּ֔עַלha.Ba.'al<the> BaalH1168 →
הָרְג֖וּha.re.Guthey killedH2026 →
לִפְנֵ֣יlif.Nei<to> beforeH6440 →
הַֽמִּזְבְּח֑וֹתha.miz.be.Chotthe altarsH4196 →
וַיָּ֧שֶׂםvai.Ya.semand he appointedH7760 →
הַכֹּהֵ֛ןha.ko.Henthe priestH3548 →
פְּקֻדּ֖וֹתpe.ku.DotoverseersH6486 →
עַל־'al-overH5921 →
בֵּ֥יתbeit[the] house ofH1004 →
יְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehYahwehH3068 →

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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 Kings 23:20On the altars he slaughtered all the priests of the high places, and he burned human bones on them. 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.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.2 Kings 10:26They brought out the sacred pillar of the temple of Baal and burned it.Deuteronomy 13:5Such 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.2 Kings 17:16They abandoned all the commandments of the LORD their God and made for themselves two cast idols of calves and an Asherah pole. They bowed down to all the host of heaven and served Baal.2 Chronicles 23:17–20So 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.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 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.2 Chronicles 21:17So they went to war against Judah, invaded it, and carried off all the possessions found in the king’s palace, along with his sons and wives; not a son was left to him except Jehoahaz, his youngest.2 Kings 9:25–28And Jehu said to Bidkar his officer, “Pick him up and throw him into the field of Naboth the Jezreelite. For remember that when you and I were riding together behind his father Ahab, the LORD lifted up this burden against him:Isaiah 2:18and the idols will vanish completely.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.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 23:14He smashed the sacred pillars to pieces, cut down the Asherah poles, and covered the sites with human bones.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 23:10He also desecrated Topheth in the Valley of Ben-hinnom so that no one could sacrifice his son or daughter in the fire to Molech.

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The Death of Athaliah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Death of Athaliah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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