2 Chronicles 34:4 — Bible Verse (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.”

2 Chronicles 34:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

2 Chronicles 34:4 in 6 Bible Translations

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2 Chronicles 34:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“They broke down the altars of the Baals in his presence; and he cut down the incense altars that were on high above them. He broke the Asherah poles, the engraved images, and the molten images in pieces, made dust of them, and scattered it on the graves of those who had sacrificed to them.”

2 Chronicles 34:4 — World English Bible

2 Chronicles 34:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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. ”

2 Chronicles 34:4 — American Standard Version

2 Chronicles 34:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And they break down before him the altars of the Baalim, and the images that <FI>are<Fi> on high above them he hath cut down, and the shrines, and the graven images, and the molten images, he hath broken and beaten small, and streweth on the surface of the graves of those sacrificing to them,”

2 Chronicles 34:4 — Young's Literal Translation

2 Chronicles 34:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And they broke down the altars of the Baals in his presence; and the sun-pillars that were on high above them he cut down; and the Asherahs and the graven images and the molten images he broke in pieces, and made dust [of them] and strewed it upon the graves of those that had sacrificed to them; ”

2 Chronicles 34:4 — Darby Translation

2 Chronicles 34:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And they brake downe in his sight the altars of Baalim, and hee caused to cut downe the images that were on hie vpon them: he brake also the groues, and the carued images, and the molten images, and stampt them to pouder, and strowed it vpon the graues of them that had sacrificed vnto them.”

2 Chronicles 34:4 — Geneva Bible

2 Chronicles 34:4 in Context — 2 Chronicles 34

2 And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the ways of David his father, and declined neither to the right hand, nor to the left.

3 For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet young, he began to seek after the God of David his father: and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem from the high places, and the groves, and the carved images, and the molten images.

4 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.

5 And he burnt the bones of the priests upon their altars, and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem.

6 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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