2 Chronicles 34:4
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.
Context
This verse from 2 Chronicles Chapter 34 connects to 10 cross-references. Josiah at sixteen begins seeking God; at twenty he purges Judah and Jerusalem of high places, Asherah poles, and idols. The temple is repaired using freewill contributions; the priest Hilkiah finds the Book of the Law during repairs. When it …
Other Translations
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.
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,
He had the altars of the Baals broken down, while he himself was present; and the sun-images which were placed on high over them he had cut down; and the pillars of wood and the metal images he had broken up and crushed to dust, dropping the dust over the resting-places of the dead who had made offerings to them.
Cross References
And he took the calf which they had made, and burnt it in the fire, and ground it to powder, …
Thou shalt not bow down to their gods, nor serve them, nor do after their works: but thou shalt utterly …
And I took your sin, the calf which ye had made, and burnt it with fire, and stamped it, and …
The graven images of their gods shall ye burn with fire: thou shalt not desire the silver or gold that …
But thus shall ye deal with them; ye shall destroy their altars, and break down their images, and cut down …
And the altars that were on the top of the upper chamber of Ahaz, which the kings of Judah had …
And he took away the horses that the kings of Judah had given to the sun, at the entering in …
And he brought out the grove from the house of the Lord, without Jerusalem, unto the brook Kidron, and burned …
And the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, and the priests of the second order, and the keepers of the …
And they brake down the image of Baal, and brake down the house of Baal, and made it a draught …