2 Kings 11:18 — Bible Verse (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.”
2 Kings 11:18 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Kings 11:18 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Kings 11:18 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“All the people of the land went to the house of Baal, and broke it down. They broke his altars and his images in pieces thoroughly, and killed Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. The priest appointed officers over Yahweh’s house.”
2 Kings 11:18 — World English Bible
2 Kings 11:18 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
2 Kings 11:18 — American Standard Version
2 Kings 11:18 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And all the people of the land go in to the house of Baal, and break it down, its altars and its images they have thoroughly broken, and Mattan priest of Baal they have slain before the altars; and the priest setteth inspectors over the house of Jehovah,”
2 Kings 11:18 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Kings 11:18 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Then all the people of the land went into the house of Baal, and broke it down: his altars and his images they broke in pieces completely, and slew Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. And the priest appointed officers over the house of Jehovah. ”
2 Kings 11:18 — Darby Translation
2 Kings 11:18 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then all the people of the lande went into the house of Baal, and destroyed it with his altars, and his images brake they downe courageously, and slewe Mattan the Priest of Baal before the altars: and the Priest set a garde ouer the house of the Lord.”
2 Kings 11:18 — Geneva Bible
2 Kings 11:18 in Context — 2 Kings 11
16 And they laid hands on her; and she went by the way by the which the horses came into the king’s house: and there was she slain.
17 And Jehoiada made a covenant between the Lord and the king and the people, that they should be the Lord’s people; between the king also and the people.
18 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.
19 And he took the rulers over hundreds, and the captains, and the guard, and all the people of the land; and they brought down the king from the house of the Lord, and came by the way of the gate of the guard to the king’s house. And he sat on the throne of the kings.
20 And all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was in quiet: and they slew Athaliah with the sword beside the king’s house.
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What Does 2 Kings 11:18 Mean?
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