2 Kings 11:18
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.
Context
This verse from 2 Kings Chapter 11 connects to 10 cross-references. When Athaliah, Ahaziah's mother, sees her son is dead, she kills all the royal family and seizes the Judean throne; the infant Joash is hidden in the temple by his aunt Jehosheba for six years. The priest Jehoiada rallies the …
Other Translations
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.
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,
Then all the people of the land went to the house of Baal and had it pulled down: its altars and images were all broken to bits, and Mattan, the priest of Baal, they put to death before the altars. And the priest put overseers over the Lord's house.
Cross References
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And Elijah said unto them, Take the prophets of Baal; let not one of them escape. And they took them: …
Then said Jehu to Bidkar his captain, Take up, and cast him in the portion of the field of Naboth …
And his servants carried him in a chariot to Jerusalem, and buried him in his sepulchre with his fathers in …
And they brought forth the images out of the house of Baal, and burned them.
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And the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, and the priests of the second order, and the keepers of the …