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They smashed the altars and idols and killed Mattan the priest of Baal in front of the altars. <a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/23.htm">New Living Translation</a> And all the people went over to the temple of Baal and tore it down. They demolished the altars and smashed the idols, and they killed Mattan the priest of Baal in front of the altars. <a href="/esv/2_chronicles/23.htm">English Standard Version</a> Then all the people went to the house of Baal and tore it down; his altars and his images they broke in pieces, and they killed Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. <a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/23.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> So 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. <a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/23.htm">King James Bible</a> Then all the people went to the house of Baal, and brake it down, and brake his altars and his images in pieces, and slew Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. <a href="/nkjv/2_chronicles/23.htm">New King James Version</a> And all the people went to the temple of Baal, and tore it down. They broke in pieces its altars and images, and killed Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. <a href="/nasb_/2_chronicles/23.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> And all the people went to the house of Baal and tore it down, and they broke in pieces his altars and his images, and killed Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. <a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/23.htm">NASB 1995</a> And all the people went to the house of Baal and tore it down, and they broke in pieces his altars and his images, and killed Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. <a href="/nasb77/2_chronicles/23.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And all the people went to the house of Baal, and tore it down, and they broke in pieces his altars and his images, and killed Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. <a href="/lsb/2_chronicles/23.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And all the people came to the house of Baal and tore it down, and his altars and his images they broke in pieces, and they killed Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. <a href="/amp/2_chronicles/23.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Then all the people went to the house of Baal and tore it down, and they smashed its altars and its images to pieces, and killed Mattan, the priest of Baal, in front of the altars. <a href="/csb/2_chronicles/23.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> So all the people went to the temple of Baal and tore it down. They smashed its altars and images and killed Mattan, the priest of Baal, at the altars. <a href="/hcsb/2_chronicles/23.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> So all the people went to the temple of Baal and tore it down. They broke its altars and images into pieces and killed Mattan, the priest of Baal, at the altars. <a href="/asv/2_chronicles/23.htm">American Standard Version</a> And all the people went to the house of Baal, and brake it down, and brake his altars and his images in pieces, and slew Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. <a href="/cev/2_chronicles/23.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> then rushed to the temple of the god Baal and tore it down. They smashed the altars and the idols and killed Mattan the priest of Baal in front of the altars. <a href="/erv/2_chronicles/23.htm">English Revised Version</a> And all the people went to the house of Baal, and brake it down, and brake his altars and his images in pieces, and slew Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. <a href="/gwt/2_chronicles/23.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Then all the people went to the temple of Baal and tore it down. They smashed Baal's altars and his statues and killed Mattan, the priest of Baal, in front of the altars. <a href="/gnt/2_chronicles/23.htm">Good News Translation</a> Then they all went to the temple of Baal and tore it down. They smashed the altars and idols there and killed Mattan, the priest of Baal, in front of the altars. <a href="/isv/2_chronicles/23.htm">International Standard Version</a> Then all the people went to the temple of Baal, broke its altars and idols to pieces, and executed Mattan, the priest of Baal, in front of the altars. <a href="/msb/2_chronicles/23.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> So 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. <a href="/net/2_chronicles/23.htm">NET Bible</a> All the people went and demolished the temple of Baal. They smashed its altars and idols. They killed Mattan the priest of Baal in front of the altars. <a href="/nheb/2_chronicles/23.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> All the people went to the house of Baal, and broke it down, and broke his altars and his images in pieces, and killed Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. <a href="/wbt/2_chronicles/23.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Then all the people went to the house of Baal, and broke it down, and broke his altars and his images in pieces, and slew Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. <a href="/web/2_chronicles/23.htm">World English Bible</a> All the people went to the house of Baal, broke it down, broke his altars and his images in pieces, and killed Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_chronicles/23.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and all the people enter the house of Ba‘al, and break it down, indeed, they have broken his altars and his images, and they have slain Mattan priest of Ba‘al before the altars. <a href="/ylt/2_chronicles/23.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and all the people enter the house of Baal, and break it down, yea, his altars and his images they have broken, and Mattan priest of Baal they have slain before the altars. <a href="/slt/2_chronicles/23.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And all the people will come to the house of Baal, and they will pull it down, and they broke his altars and his images, and they killed Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_chronicles/23.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And all the people went into the house of Baal, and destroyed it: and they broke down his altars and his idols: and they slew Mathan the priest of Baal before the altars. <a href="/cpdv/2_chronicles/23.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And so, all the people entered into the house of Baal, and they destroyed it. And they broke apart his altars and idols. Also, they put to death Mattan, the priest of Baal, before the altars. <a href="/nabre/2_chronicles/23.htm">New American Bible</a> Thereupon all the people went to the temple of Baal and demolished it. They shattered its altars and images completely, and killed Mattan, the priest of Baal, before the altars. <a href="/nrsvce/2_chronicles/23.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Then all the people went to the house of Baal, and tore it down; his altars and his images they broke in pieces, and they killed Mattan, the priest of Baal, in front of the altars.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_chronicles/23.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Then all the people went to the house of Baal and demolished it, and broke his altars and his images in pieces, and slew the priest of Baal before the altar. <a href="/hpbt/2_chronicles/23.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And all the people of Israel entered the house of Baala, and they tore it down, and its high places; they broke down “Beautiful” and its images they broke in pieces, and the Priest of Baal they killed before the altar.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/2_chronicles/23.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And all the people went to the house of Baal, and broke it down, and broke his altars and his images in pieces, and slew Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. <a href="/sep/2_chronicles/23.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And all the people of the land went into the house of Baal, and tore down it and its altars, and they ground his images to powder, and they slew Matthan the priest of Baal before his altars. <a href="/parallel/2_chronicles/23-17.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zGrb4955Tvs?start=5714" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/23.htm">Jehoiada Restores the Worship of the LORD</a> 16Then Jehoiada made a covenant between himself and the king and the people that they would be the LORD’s people. 17<a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: ḵāl (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">So all</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: hā·‘ām (Art:: N-ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">the people</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: way·yā·ḇō·’ū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">went</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bêṯ- (N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">to the temple</a> <a href="/hebrew/1168.htm" title="1168: hab·ba·‘al (Art:: N-proper-ms) -- Baal -- a heathen god. The same as ba'al; Baal, a Phoenician deity.">of Baal</a> <a href="/hebrew/5422.htm" title="5422: way·yit·tə·ṣu·hū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp:: 3ms) -- To pull down, break down. A primitive root; to tear down.">and tore it down.</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4196.htm" title="4196: miz·bə·ḥō·ṯāw (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- An altar. From zabach; an altar.">They smashed the altars</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6754.htm" title="6754: ṣə·lā·māw (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- From an unused root meaning to shade; a phantom, i.e. illusion, resemblance; hence, a representative figure, especially an idol.">and idols</a> <a href="/hebrew/7665.htm" title="7665: šib·bê·rū (V-Piel-Perf-3cp) -- To break, break in pieces. A primitive root; to burst.">to pieces</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’êṯ (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2026.htm" title="2026: hā·rə·ḡū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To kill, slay. A primitive root; to smite with deadly intent.">and killed</a> <a href="/hebrew/4977.htm" title="4977: mat·tān (N-proper-ms) -- A priest of Baal, also a man of Judah. The same as mattan; Mattan, the name of a priest of Baal, and of an Israelite.">Mattan</a> <a href="/hebrew/3548.htm" title="3548: kō·hên (N-msc) -- Priest. Active participle of kahan; literally, one officiating, a priest; also an acting priest.">the priest</a> <a href="/hebrew/1168.htm" title="1168: hab·ba·‘al (Art:: N-proper-ms) -- Baal -- a heathen god. The same as ba'al; Baal, a Phoenician deity.">of Baal</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lip̄·nê (Prep-l:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">in front of</a> <a href="/hebrew/4196.htm" title="4196: ham·miz·bə·ḥō·wṯ (Art:: N-mp) -- An altar. From zabach; an altar.">the altars.</a> 18Moreover, Jehoiada put the oversight of the house of the LORD into the hands of the Levitical priests, whom David had appointed over the house of the LORD, to offer burnt offerings to the LORD as is written in the Law of Moses, with rejoicing and song, as ordained by David.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/1_kings/18-40.htm">1 Kings 18:40</a> Then 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. <a href="/exodus/32-20.htm">Exodus 32:20</a> Then 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. <a href="/deuteronomy/13-5.htm">Deuteronomy 13:5</a> Such 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. <a href="/2_kings/11-18.htm">2 Kings 11:18</a> 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. <a href="/deuteronomy/7-5.htm">Deuteronomy 7:5</a> Instead, this is what you are to do to them: tear down their altars, smash their sacred pillars, cut down their Asherah poles, and burn their idols in the fire. <a href="/judges/6-25.htm">Judges 6:25-27</a> On that very night the LORD said to Gideon, “Take your father’s young bull and a second bull seven years old, tear down your father’s altar to Baal, and cut down the Asherah pole beside it. / Then build a proper altar to the LORD your God on the top of this stronghold. And with the wood of the Asherah pole you cut down, take the second bull and offer it as a burnt offering.” / So Gideon took ten of his servants and did as the LORD had told him. But because he was too afraid of his father’s household and the men of the city, he did it by night rather than in the daytime. <a href="/1_kings/15-13.htm">1 Kings 15:13</a> He also removed his grandmother Maacah from her position as queen mother because she had made a detestable Asherah pole. Asa chopped down the pole and burned it in the Kidron Valley. <a href="/2_kings/23-4.htm">2 Kings 23:4-6</a> Then 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. / Josiah also did away with the idolatrous priests ordained by the kings of Judah to burn incense on the high places of the cities of Judah and in the places all around Jerusalem—those who had burned incense to Baal, to the sun and moon, to the constellations, and to all the host of heaven. / He brought the Asherah pole from the house of the LORD to the Kidron Valley outside Jerusalem, and there he burned it, ground it to powder, and threw its dust on the graves of the common people. <a href="/2_kings/23-20.htm">2 Kings 23:20</a> On the altars he slaughtered all the priests of the high places, and he burned human bones on them. Then he returned to Jerusalem. <a href="/2_kings/23-24.htm">2 Kings 23:24</a> Furthermore, Josiah removed the mediums and spiritists, the household gods and idols, and all the abominations that were seen in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem. He did this to carry out the words of the law written in the book that Hilkiah the priest had found in the house of the LORD. <a href="/1_samuel/7-3.htm">1 Samuel 7:3-4</a> Then Samuel said to all the house of Israel, “If you are returning to the LORD with all your hearts, then put away the foreign gods and Ashtoreths among you, prepare your hearts for the LORD, and serve Him only. And He will deliver you from the hand of the Philistines.” / So the Israelites put away the Baals and Ashtoreths and served only the LORD. <a href="/1_samuel/12-10.htm">1 Samuel 12:10</a> Then they cried out to the LORD and said, ‘We have sinned, for we have forsaken the LORD and served the Baals and Ashtoreths. Now deliver us from the hands of our enemies, that we may serve You.’ <a href="/1_kings/18-21.htm">1 Kings 18:21</a> Then Elijah approached all the people and said, “How long will you waver between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow Him. But if Baal is God, follow him.” But the people did not answer a word. <a href="/2_kings/10-26.htm">2 Kings 10:26-28</a> They brought out the sacred pillar of the temple of Baal and burned it. / They also demolished the sacred pillar of Baal. Then they tore down the temple of Baal and made it into a latrine, which it is to this day. / Thus Jehu eradicated Baal from Israel, <a href="/isaiah/2-18.htm">Isaiah 2:18</a> and the idols will vanish completely.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Then all the people went to the house of Baal, and broke it down, and broke his altars and his images in pieces, and slew Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars.the house of Baal<a href="/2_chronicles/34-4.htm">2 Chronicles 34:4,7</a> 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… <a href="/2_kings/10-25.htm">2 Kings 10:25-28</a> And it came to pass, as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt offering, that Jehu said to the guard and to the captains, Go in, and slay them; let none come forth. And they smote them with the edge of the sword; and the guard and the captains cast them out, and went to the city of the house of Baal… <a href="/2_kings/11-18.htm">2 Kings 11:18</a> 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.brake his altars<a href="/deuteronomy/12-3.htm">Deuteronomy 12:3</a> And ye shall overthrow their altars, and break their pillars, and burn their groves with fire; and ye shall hew down the graven images of their gods, and destroy the names of them out of that place.<a href="/isaiah/2-18.htm">Isaiah 2:18</a> And the idols he shall utterly abolish.<a href="/zechariah/13-2.htm">Zechariah 13:2,3</a> And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD of hosts, that I will cut off the names of the idols out of the land, and they shall no more be remembered: and also I will cause the prophets and the unclean spirit to pass out of the land… slew Mattan<a href="/deuteronomy/13-5.htm">Deuteronomy 13:5,9</a> And that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams, shall be put to death; because he hath spoken to turn you away from the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, to thrust thee out of the way which the LORD thy God commanded thee to walk in. So shalt thou put the evil away from the midst of thee… <a href="/1_kings/18-40.htm">1 Kings 18:40</a> And Elijah said unto them, Take the prophets of Baal; let not one of them escape. And they took them: and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and slew them there.<a href="/2_kings/11-18.htm">2 Kings 11:18,19</a> 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. 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This phrase highlights a significant moment of religious reform and national repentance in Judah. The temple of Baal represents the idolatrous practices that had infiltrated the nation, largely due to the influence of Athaliah, the daughter of Ahab and Jezebel. The people's collective action to destroy the temple signifies a turning away from false gods and a return to the worship of Yahweh. This event echoes the actions of other reformers in Israel's history, such as Elijah's confrontation with the prophets of Baal on Mount Carmel (1 Kings 18). The destruction of the temple also fulfills the commandment against idolatry found in <a href="/exodus/20-3.htm">Exodus 20:3-5</a>, where God commands His people to have no other gods before Him.They smashed the altars and idols to pieces The smashing of altars and idols is a physical demonstration of the people's rejection of Baal worship. Altars and idols were central to the worship practices of the Canaanite religion, and their destruction symbolizes the eradication of pagan influences. This act of smashing is reminiscent of Moses' destruction of the golden calf in <a href="/exodus/32-20.htm">Exodus 32:20</a>, where he ground it to powder, showing the seriousness of idolatry. The breaking of these objects also aligns with <a href="/deuteronomy/12-3.htm">Deuteronomy 12:3</a>, where God instructs the Israelites to destroy all the places where the nations they dispossess worship their gods.and killed Mattan the priest of Baal in front of the altars. The execution of Mattan, the priest of Baal, underscores the severity of the purge against idolatry. As a leading figure in the Baal worship, Mattan's death represents the removal of corrupt religious leadership that led the people astray. This act can be seen as a form of divine justice, similar to the fate of the prophets of Baal who were killed by Elijah's command in <a href="/1_kings/18-40.htm">1 Kings 18:40</a>. The location of his death, in front of the altars, serves as a public declaration of the end of Baal worship and a return to the covenant faithfulness to Yahweh. This decisive action reflects the biblical principle that leaders who lead others into sin bear a greater responsibility, as seen in <a href="/james/3.htm">James 3:1</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_people.htm">The People</a> The collective group of Israelites who took action against the temple of Baal, demonstrating a communal return to the worship of Yahweh. 2. <a href="/topical/t/temple_of_baal.htm">Temple of Baal</a> A place of idol worship dedicated to Baal, a Canaanite deity, which was destroyed by the people as a sign of rejecting idolatry. 3. <a href="/topical/a/altars_and_idols.htm">Altars and Idols</a> Objects of worship associated with Baal, representing the false religious practices that had infiltrated Judah. 4. <a href="/topical/m/mattan_the_priest_of_baal.htm">Mattan the Priest of Baal</a> A religious leader serving Baal, who was executed as part of the purging of idolatry from the land. 5. <a href="/topical/j/jehoiada_the_priest.htm">Jehoiada the Priest</a> Though not mentioned in this specific verse, he was instrumental in leading the people back to the worship of Yahweh and orchestrating the events leading to the destruction of Baal worship.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/r/rejecting_idolatry.htm">Rejecting Idolatry</a> Just as the Israelites physically destroyed the temple of Baal, believers today are called to identify and remove any idols in their lives, whether they be material possessions, relationships, or personal ambitions that take precedence over God. <a href="/topical/c/community_action_in_faith.htm">Community Action in Faith</a> The collective action of the people highlights the importance of community in spiritual reform. Believers are encouraged to support one another in pursuing holiness and rejecting sin. <a href="/topical/l/leadership_in_spiritual_renewal.htm">Leadership in Spiritual Renewal</a> Jehoiada's role underscores the importance of godly leadership in guiding others back to true worship. Christians are called to be leaders in their spheres of influence, pointing others to Christ. <a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_idolatry.htm">Consequences of Idolatry</a> The execution of Mattan serves as a stark reminder of the serious consequences of leading others into idolatry. It challenges believers to consider the impact of their actions and teachings on others.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_chronicles_23.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Chronicles 23</a> <a href="/q/where_is_malta_mentioned_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Ahithophel in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/why_do_2_chron._23_1-7_and_2_kings_11_differ.htm">Why do the details in 2 Chronicles 23:1-7 differ from the parallel account in 2 Kings 11, suggesting possible biblical inconsistencies?</a> <a href="/q/how_did_jehoshaphat_follow_david's_ways.htm">(2 Chronicles 17:3-4) How can Jehoshaphat be said to walk in David's ways without referencing David's well-documented moral failures in earlier narratives?</a> <a href="/q/why_the_discrepancy_on_jehoshaphat's_actions.htm">In 1 Kings 22:43, why does the text imply Jehoshaphat removed high places when 2 Chronicles 20:33 suggests otherwise?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_chronicles/23.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(17) Brake it down.--Pulled it down.And brake.--And its altars, &c., they broke in pieces. Kings adds, "thoroughly." (See <a href="/2_kings/11-18.htm" title="And all the people of the land went into the house of Baal, and broke it down; his altars and his images broke 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.">2Kings 11:18</a>.)<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_chronicles/23.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 17. - The house of Baal. It becomes plain that some building had been actually reared alongside, so to say, of the very temple itself, for Baal. Slew Mattan (<a href="/deuteronomy/13-6.htm">Deuteronomy 13:6, 9</a>). Brake... his images; Hebrew, צְלָמָיו; this is the more pronounced word, distinguished from מַצְּבות. <a href="/commentaries/2_chronicles/23-17.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>So all כָל־ (ḵāl) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every the people הָעָ֤ם (hā·‘ām) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock went וַיָּבֹ֨אוּ (way·yā·ḇō·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go to the temple בֵּית־ (bêṯ-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house of Baal הַבַּ֙עַל֙ (hab·ba·‘al) Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1168.htm">Strong's 1168: </a> Baal -- a heathen god and tore it down. וַֽיִּתְּצֻ֔הוּ (way·yit·tə·ṣu·hū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5422.htm">Strong's 5422: </a> To pull down, break down They smashed the altars מִזְבְּחֹתָ֥יו (miz·bə·ḥō·ṯāw) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4196.htm">Strong's 4196: </a> An altar and idols צְלָמָ֖יו (ṣə·lā·māw) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6754.htm">Strong's 6754: </a> A phantom, illusion, resemblance, a representative figure, an idol into pieces שִׁבֵּ֑רוּ (šib·bê·rū) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7665.htm">Strong's 7665: </a> To break, break in pieces and killed הָרְג֖וּ (hā·rə·ḡū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2026.htm">Strong's 2026: </a> To smite with deadly intent Mattan מַתָּן֙ (mat·tān) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4977.htm">Strong's 4977: </a> Mattan -- a priest of Baal, also a man of Judah the priest כֹּהֵ֣ן (kō·hên) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3548.htm">Strong's 3548: </a> Priest of Baal הַבַּ֔עַל (hab·ba·‘al) Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1168.htm">Strong's 1168: </a> Baal -- a heathen god in front of לִפְנֵ֥י (lip̄·nê) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> The face the altars. הַֽמִּזְבְּחֽוֹת׃ (ham·miz·bə·ḥō·wṯ) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4196.htm">Strong's 4196: </a> An altar <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/23-17.htm">2 Chronicles 23:17 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/23-17.htm">2 Chronicles 23:17 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/2_chronicles/23-17.htm">2 Chronicles 23:17 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/23-17.htm">2 Chronicles 23:17 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/23-17.htm">2 Chronicles 23:17 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_chronicles/23-17.htm">2 Chronicles 23:17 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_chronicles/23-17.htm">2 Chronicles 23:17 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_chronicles/23-17.htm">2 Chronicles 23:17 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/2_chronicles/23-17.htm">2 Chronicles 23:17 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/2_chronicles/23-17.htm">2 Chronicles 23:17 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/23-17.htm">OT History: 2 Chronicles 23:17 All the people went to the house (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_chronicles/23-16.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Chronicles 23:16"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 23:16" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_chronicles/23-18.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Chronicles 23:18"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 23:18" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>