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They destroyed the high places and the altars throughout Judah and Benjamin and in Ephraim and Manasseh. After they had destroyed all of them, the Israelites returned to their own towns and to their own property. <a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/31.htm">New Living Translation</a> When the festival ended, the Israelites who attended went to all the towns of Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh, and they smashed all the sacred pillars, cut down the Asherah poles, and removed the pagan shrines and altars. After this, the Israelites returned to their own towns and homes. <a href="/esv/2_chronicles/31.htm">English Standard Version</a> Now when all this was finished, all Israel who were present went out to the cities of Judah and broke in pieces the pillars and cut down the Asherim and broke down the high places and the altars throughout all Judah and Benjamin, and in Ephraim and Manasseh, until they had destroyed them all. Then all the people of Israel returned to their cities, every man to his possession. <a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/31.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> When all this had ended, the Israelites in attendance went out to the cities of Judah and broke up the sacred pillars, chopped down the Asherah poles, and tore down the high places and altars throughout Judah and Benjamin, as well as in Ephraim and Manasseh, until they had utterly destroyed them all. Then all the Israelites returned to their cities, each to his own property. <a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/31.htm">King James Bible</a> Now when all this was finished, all Israel that were present went out to the cities of Judah, and brake the images in pieces, and cut down the groves, and threw down the high places and the altars out of all Judah and Benjamin, in Ephraim also and Manasseh, until they had utterly destroyed them all. Then all the children of Israel returned, every man to his possession, into their own cities. <a href="/nkjv/2_chronicles/31.htm">New King James Version</a> Now when all this was finished, all Israel who were present went out to the cities of Judah and broke the sacred pillars in pieces, cut down the wooden images, and threw down the high places and the altars—from all Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh—until they had utterly destroyed them all. Then all the children of Israel returned to their own cities, every man to his possession. <a href="/nasb_/2_chronicles/31.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Now when all this was finished, all Israel who were present went out to the cities of Judah, broke the memorial stones in pieces, cut down the Asherim and pulled down the high places and the altars throughout Judah and Benjamin, as well as in Ephraim and Manasseh, until they had destroyed them all. Then all the sons of Israel returned to their cities, each to his possession. <a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/31.htm">NASB 1995</a> Now when all this was finished, all Israel who were present went out to the cities of Judah, broke the pillars in pieces, cut down the Asherim and pulled down the high places and the altars throughout all Judah and Benjamin, as well as in Ephraim and Manasseh, until they had destroyed them all. Then all the sons of Israel returned to their cities, each to his possession. <a href="/nasb77/2_chronicles/31.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Now when all this was finished, all Israel who were present went out to the cities of Judah, broke the pillars in pieces, cut down the Asherim, and pulled down the high places and the altars throughout all Judah and Benjamin, as well as in Ephraim and Manasseh, until they had destroyed them all. Then all the sons of Israel returned to their cities, each to his possession. <a href="/lsb/2_chronicles/31.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Now when all this was completed, all Israel who were present went out to the cities of Judah, shattered the pillars, cut the Asherim in pieces, and tore down the high places and the altars throughout all Judah and Benjamin, as well as in Ephraim and Manasseh, until the destruction was completed. Then all the sons of Israel returned to their cities, each to his possession. <a href="/amp/2_chronicles/31.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Now when all of this was finished, all Israel who were present went out to the cities of Judah, and smashed the [pagan] pillars (obelisks, memorial stones) in pieces, cut down the Asherim (wooden symbols of a female deity), and tore down the high places and the altars [of idolatry] throughout all Judah and Benjamin, as well as in Ephraim and Manasseh, until they had destroyed them all. Then all the sons (descendants) of Israel returned to their own cities, each to his own property. <a href="/csb/2_chronicles/31.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> When all this was completed, all Israel who had attended went out to the cities of Judah and broke up the sacred pillars, chopped down the Asherah poles, and tore down the high places and altars throughout Judah and Benjamin, as well as in Ephraim and Manasseh, to the last one. Then all the Israelites returned to their cities, each to his own possession. <a href="/hcsb/2_chronicles/31.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> When all this was completed, all Israel who had attended went out to the cities of Judah and broke up the sacred pillars, chopped down the Asherah poles, and tore down the high places and altars throughout Judah and Benjamin, as well as in Ephraim and Manasseh, to the last one. Then all the Israelites returned to their cities, each to his own possession. <a href="/asv/2_chronicles/31.htm">American Standard Version</a> Now when all this was finished, all Israel that were present went out to the cities of Judah, and brake in pieces the pillars, and hewed down the Asherim, and brake down the high places and the altars out of all Judah and Benjamin, in Ephraim also and Manasseh, until they had destroyed them all. Then all the children of Israel returned, every man to his possession, into their own cities. <a href="/cev/2_chronicles/31.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> After the Festival, the people went to every town in Judah and smashed the stone images of foreign gods and cut down the sacred poles for worshiping the goddess Asherah. They destroyed all the local shrines and foreign altars in Judah, as well as those in the territories of Benjamin, Ephraim, and West Manasseh. Then everyone went home. <a href="/erv/2_chronicles/31.htm">English Revised Version</a> Now when all this was finished, all Israel that were present went out to the cities of Judah, and brake in pieces the pillars, and hewed down the Asherim, and brake down the high places and the altars out of all Judah and Benjamin, in Ephraim also and Manasseh, until they had destroyed them all. Then all the children of Israel returned, every man to his possession, into their own cities. <a href="/gwt/2_chronicles/31.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> When this was over, all the Israelites who were there went to the cities in Judah. They crushed the sacred stones, cut down the poles dedicated to the goddess Asherah, and tore down the illegal places of worship and the altars throughout Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh. The Israelites destroyed all of these things. Then all the Israelites returned to their own cities. Each person went to his own property. <a href="/gnt/2_chronicles/31.htm">Good News Translation</a> After the festival ended, all the people of Israel went to every city in Judah and broke the stone pillars, cut down the symbols of the goddess Asherah, and destroyed the altars and the pagan places of worship. They did the same thing throughout the rest of Judah, and the territories of Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh; then they all returned home. <a href="/isv/2_chronicles/31.htm">International Standard Version</a> At the conclusion of all of these activities, everybody in Israel who was in attendance traveled throughout the cities of Judah, broke down the sacred pillars, cut down the Asherim, and broke down the high places and altars throughout the territories of Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh until they had eliminated all of them. Then the people of Israel went back to their cities and back to their work. <a href="/msb/2_chronicles/31.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> When all this had ended, the Israelites in attendance went out to the cities of Judah and broke up the sacred pillars, chopped down the Asherah poles, and tore down the high places and altars throughout Judah and Benjamin, as well as in Ephraim and Manasseh, until they had utterly destroyed them all. Then all the Israelites returned to their cities, each to his own property. <a href="/net/2_chronicles/31.htm">NET Bible</a> When all this was over, the Israelites who were in the cities of Judah went out and smashed the sacred pillars, cut down the Asherah poles, and demolished all the high places and altars throughout Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh. Then all the Israelites returned to their own homes in their cities. <a href="/nheb/2_chronicles/31.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Now when all this was finished, all Israel who were present went out to the cities of Judah, and broke in pieces the pillars, and cut down the Asherim, and broke down the high places and the altars out of all Judah and Benjamin, in Ephraim also and Manasseh, until they had destroyed them all. Then all the children of Israel returned, every man to his possession, into their own cities. <a href="/wbt/2_chronicles/31.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Now when all this was finished, all Israel that were present went out to the cities of Judah, and broke the images in pieces, and cut down the groves, and threw down the high places and the altars out of all Judah and Benjamin, in Ephraim also and Manasseh, until they had utterly destroyed them all. Then all the children of Israel returned every man to his possession into their own cities. <a href="/web/2_chronicles/31.htm">World English Bible</a> Now when all this was finished, all Israel who were present went out to the cities of Judah and broke the pillars in pieces, cut down the Asherah poles, and broke down the high places and the altars out of all Judah and Benjamin, also in Ephraim and Manasseh, until they had destroyed them all. Then all the children of Israel returned, every man to his possession, into their own cities. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_chronicles/31.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And at the completion of all this, all [those of] Israel who are found present have gone out to the cities of Judah, and break the standing-pillars, and cut down the Asherim, and break down the high places and the altars, out of all Judah and Benjamin, and in Ephraim and Manasseh, even to completion, and all the sons of Israel return, each to his possession, to their cities. <a href="/ylt/2_chronicles/31.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And at the completion of all this, gone out have all Israel who are found present to the cities of Judah, and break the standing-pillars, and cut down the shrines, and break down the high places and the altars, out of all Judah and Benjamin, and in Ephraim and Manasseh, even to completion, and all the sons of Israel turn back, each to his Possession, to their cities. <a href="/slt/2_chronicles/31.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And as all this was finished, all Israel being found will go forth to the cities of Judah, and they will break the images and cut off the statues and tear down the heights, and the altars of all Judah and Benjamin, and in Ephraim and Manasseh even to finishing. And all the sons of Israel will turn back each to his possession to their cities.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_chronicles/31.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And when these things had been duly celebrated, all Israel that were found in the cities of Juda, went out, and they broke the idols, and cut down the groves. demolished the high places, and destroyed the altars, not only out of all Juda and Benjamin, but out of Ephraim also and Manasses, till they had utterly destroyed them: then all the children of Israel returned to their possessions and cities. <a href="/cpdv/2_chronicles/31.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And when these things had been celebrated according to ritual, all of Israel who had been found in the cities of Judah went forth, and they broke apart the idols and cut down the sacred groves. They demolished the high places and destroyed the altars, not only out of all Judah and Benjamin, but also out of Ephraim as well as Manasseh, until they utterly destroyed them. And all the sons of Israel returned to their possessions and cities. <a href="/nabre/2_chronicles/31.htm">New American Bible</a> After all this was over, those Israelites who had been present went forth to the cities of Judah and smashed the sacred pillars, cut down the asherahs, and tore down the high places and altars throughout Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh, until they were all destroyed. Then the Israelites returned to their cities, each to his own possession. <a href="/nrsvce/2_chronicles/31.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Now when all this was finished, all Israel who were present went out to the cities of Judah and broke down the pillars, hewed down the sacred poles, and pulled down the high places and the altars throughout all Judah and Benjamin, and in Ephraim and Manasseh, until they had destroyed them all. Then all the people of Israel returned to their cities, all to their individual properties.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_chronicles/31.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> NOW when all this was finished, all Israel who were present went out to the cities of Judah, and broke the images in pieces and cut down the leopard statues and demolished the shrines and the altars that were in Judah and Benjamin and in Ephraim and Manasseh, until they had utterly destroyed them all. Then the Israelites returned, every man to his possession; and they entered in peace into their own cities. <a href="/hpbt/2_chronicles/31.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And when they had finished all these things, all the people of Israel who were found in the cities of the house of Yehuda went out, and they broke the statues and they broke the leopards and they toppled the hill shrines, and they toppled the high places that were in Yehuda, and in Benjamin, and in Ephraim, and in Manasheh, unto wherever Israel returned, and they all came to their inheritance and they entered their cities in peace.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/2_chronicles/31.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Now when all this was finished, all Israel that were present went out to the cities of Judah, and broke in pieces the pillars, and hewed down the Asherim, and broke down the high places and the altars out of all Judah and Benjamin, in Ephraim also and Manasseh, until they had destroyed them all. Then all the children of Israel returned, every man to his possession, into their own cities. <a href="/sep/2_chronicles/31.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And when all these things were finished, all Israel that were found in the cities of Juda went out, and broke in pieces the pillars, and cut down the groves, and tore down the high places and the altars out of all Judea and Benjamin, also of Ephraim and Manasse, till they made an end: and all Israel returned, every one to his inheritance, and to their cities. <a href="/parallel/2_chronicles/31-1.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=8054" 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/31.htm">The Destruction of Idols</a> 1<a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">When all</a> <a href="/hebrew/2063.htm" title="2063: zōṯ (Pro-fs) -- Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that. Irregular feminine of zeh; this.">this</a> <a href="/hebrew/3615.htm" title="3615: ū·ḵə·ḵal·lō·wṯ (Conj-w, Prep-k:: V-Piel-Inf) -- To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent. A primitive root; to end, whether intransitive or transitived.">had ended,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">the Israelites</a> <a href="/hebrew/4672.htm" title="4672: han·nim·ṣə·’îm (Art:: V-Nifal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To attain to, find. ">in attendance</a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: yā·ṣə·’ū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">went out</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: lə·‘ā·rê (Prep-l:: N-fpc) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">to the cities</a> <a href="/hebrew/3063.htm" title="3063: yə·hū·ḏāh (N-proper-ms) -- From yadah; celebrated; Jehudah, the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory.">of Judah</a> <a href="/hebrew/7665.htm" title="7665: way·šab·bə·rū (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To break, break in pieces. A primitive root; to burst.">and broke up</a> <a href="/hebrew/4676.htm" title="4676: ham·maṣ·ṣê·ḇō·wṯ (Art:: N-fp) -- A pillar, stump. Feminine participle of natsab; something stationed, i.e. A column or; by analogy, an idol.">the sacred pillars,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1438.htm" title="1438: way·ḡad·də·‘ū (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To hew, hew down or off. A primitive root; to fell a tree; generally, to destroy anything.">chopped down</a> <a href="/hebrew/842.htm" title="842: hā·’ă·šê·rîm (Art:: N-fp) -- Or masheyrah; from 'ashar; happy; Asherah a Phoenician goddess; also an image of the same.">the Asherah poles,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5422.htm" title="5422: way·nat·tə·ṣū (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To pull down, break down. A primitive root; to tear down.">and tore down</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1116.htm" title="1116: hab·bā·mō·wṯ (Art:: N-fp) -- A high place. From an unused root; an elevation.">the high places</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: ham·miz·bə·ḥōṯ (Art:: N-mp) -- An altar. From zabach; an altar.">and altars</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: mik·kāl (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">throughout</a> <a href="/hebrew/3063.htm" title="3063: yə·hū·ḏāh (N-proper-ms) -- From yadah; celebrated; Jehudah, the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory.">Judah</a> <a href="/hebrew/1144.htm" title="1144: ū·ḇin·yā·min (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- From ben and yamiyn; son of right hand; Binjamin, youngest son of Jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory.">and Benjamin,</a> <a href="/hebrew/669.htm" title="669: ū·ḇə·’ep̄·ra·yim (Conj-w, Prep-b:: N-proper-ms) -- Dual of masculine form of 'Ephraath; double fruit; Ephrajim, a son of Joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory.">as well as in Ephraim</a> <a href="/hebrew/4519.htm" title="4519: ū·mə·naš·šeh (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- From nashah; causing to forget; Menashsheh, a grandson of Jacob, also the tribe descended from him, and its territory.">and Manasseh,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ- (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">until</a> <a href="/hebrew/3615.htm" title="3615: lə·ḵal·lêh (Prep-l:: V-Piel-Inf) -- To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent. A primitive root; to end, whether intransitive or transitived.">they had utterly destroyed them all.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">Then all</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">the Israelites</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: way·yā·šū·ḇū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">returned</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: lə·‘ā·rê·hem (Prep-l:: N-fpc:: 3mp) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">to their cities,</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">each</a> <a href="/hebrew/272.htm" title="272: la·’ă·ḥuz·zā·ṯōw (Prep-l:: N-fsc:: 3ms) -- A possession. Feminine passive participle from 'achaz; something seized, i.e. A possession.">to his own property.</a> 2Hezekiah reestablished the divisions of the priests and Levites—each of them according to their duties as priests or Levites—for the burnt offerings and peace offerings, for ministry, for giving thanks, and for singing praises at the gates of the LORD’s dwelling.…<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="/2_kings/18-4.htm">2 Kings 18:4</a> He removed the high places, shattered the sacred pillars, and cut down the Asherah poles. He also demolished the bronze snake called Nehushtan that Moses had made, for up to that time the Israelites had burned incense to it. <a href="/2_kings/23-4.htm">2 Kings 23:4-20</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/23-24.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="/2_chronicles/14-3.htm">2 Chronicles 14:3-5</a> He removed the foreign altars and high places, shattered the sacred pillars, and chopped down the Asherah poles. / He commanded the people of Judah to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, and to observe the law and the commandments. / He also removed the high places and incense altars from all the cities of Judah, and under him the kingdom was at peace. <a href="/2_chronicles/15-8.htm">2 Chronicles 15:8</a> When Asa heard these words and the prophecy of Azariah son of Oded the prophet, he took courage and removed the detestable idols from the whole land of Judah and Benjamin and from the cities he had captured in the hill country of Ephraim. He then restored the altar of the LORD that was in front of the portico of the LORD’s temple. <a href="/2_chronicles/17-6.htm">2 Chronicles 17:6</a> And his heart took delight in the ways of the LORD; furthermore, he removed the high places and Asherah poles from Judah. <a href="/2_chronicles/19-3.htm">2 Chronicles 19:3</a> However, some good is found in you, for you have removed the Asherah poles from the land and have set your heart on seeking God.” <a href="/2_chronicles/23-17.htm">2 Chronicles 23:17</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="/2_chronicles/30-14.htm">2 Chronicles 30:14</a> They proceeded to remove the altars in Jerusalem and to take away the incense altars and throw them into the Kidron Valley. <a href="/2_chronicles/34-3.htm">2 Chronicles 34:3-7</a> In the eighth year of his reign, while he was still young, Josiah began to seek the God of his father David, and in the twelfth year he began to cleanse Judah and Jerusalem of the high places, the Asherah poles, the carved idols, and the cast images. / Then in his presence the altars of the Baals were torn down, and he cut to pieces the incense altars that were above them. He shattered the Asherah poles, the carved idols, and the cast images, crushed them to dust, and scattered them over the graves of those who had sacrificed to them. / Then he burned the bones of the priests on their altars. So he cleansed Judah and Jerusalem. ... <a href="/exodus/23-24.htm">Exodus 23:24</a> You must not bow down to their gods or serve them or follow their practices. Instead, you are to demolish them and smash their sacred stones to pieces. <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="/deuteronomy/12-2.htm">Deuteronomy 12:2-3</a> Destroy completely all the places where the nations you are dispossessing have served their gods—atop the high mountains, on the hills, and under every green tree. / Tear down their altars, smash their sacred pillars, burn up their Asherah poles, cut down the idols of their gods, and wipe out their names from every place. <a href="/1_kings/15-12.htm">1 Kings 15:12-13</a> He banished the male shrine prostitutes from the land and removed all the idols that his fathers had made. / 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="/1_kings/22-46.htm">1 Kings 22:46</a> He banished from the land the male shrine prostitutes who remained from the days of his father Asa.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Now when all this was finished, all Israel that were present went out to the cities of Judah, and broke the images in pieces, and cut down the groves, and threw down the high places and the altars out of all Judah and Benjamin, in Ephraim also and Manasseh, until they had utterly destroyed them all. Then all the children of Israel returned, every man to his possession, into their own cities.Now when<a href="/2_chronicles/30-1.htm">2 Chronicles 30:1-27</a> And Hezekiah sent to all Israel and Judah, and wrote letters also to Ephraim and Manasseh, that they should come to the house of the LORD at Jerusalem, to keep the passover unto the LORD God of Israel… all Israel<a href="/1_kings/18-38.htm">1 Kings 18:38-40</a> Then the fire of the LORD fell, and consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench… <a href="/2_kings/23-2.htm">2 Kings 23:2-20</a> And the king went up into the house of the LORD, and all the men of Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem with him, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the people, both small and great: and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant which was found in the house of the LORD… present [heb] found<a href="/genesis/19-15.htm">Genesis 19:15</a> And when the morning arose, then the angels hastened Lot, saying, Arise, take thy wife, and thy two daughters, which are here; lest thou be consumed in the iniquity of the city.<a href="/esther/4-16.htm">Esther 4:16</a> Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish.brake<a href="/2_chronicles/14-3.htm">2 Chronicles 14:3</a> For he took away the altars of the strange gods, and the high places, and brake down the images, and cut down the groves:<a href="/2_chronicles/23-17.htm">2 Chronicles 23:17</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="/2_chronicles/32-12.htm">2 Chronicles 32:12</a> Hath not the same Hezekiah taken away his high places and his altars, and commanded Judah and Jerusalem, saying, Ye shall worship before one altar, and burn incense upon it?images [heb] statues<a href="/2_chronicles/30-14.htm">2 Chronicles 30:14</a> And they arose and took away the altars that were in Jerusalem, and all the altars for incense took they away, and cast them into the brook Kidron.in ephraim<a href="/2_chronicles/30-1.htm">2 Chronicles 30:1,18</a> And Hezekiah sent to all Israel and Judah, and wrote letters also to Ephraim and Manasseh, that they should come to the house of the LORD at Jerusalem, to keep the passover unto the LORD God of Israel… <a href="/2_chronicles/34-6.htm">2 Chronicles 34:6,7</a> And so did he in the cities of Manasseh, and Ephraim, and Simeon, even unto Naphtali, with their mattocks round about… <a href="/2_kings/17-2.htm">2 Kings 17:2</a> And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, but not as the kings of Israel that were before him.until [heb] until to make an end <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_chronicles/30-14.htm">Altars</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/24-18.htm">Asherim</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/25-5.htm">Benjamin</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/26-6.htm">Brake</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/26-19.htm">Broke</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/30-21.htm">Children</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-18.htm">Cities</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-24.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/24-23.htm">Destroyed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/30-18.htm">Ephraim</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-29.htm">Finished</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-25.htm">High</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/30-26.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/30-25.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/30-18.htm">Manasseh</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-24.htm">Pieces</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/24-18.htm">Pillars</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/30-16.htm">Places</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/20-11.htm">Possession</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/30-21.htm">Present</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_chronicles/32-12.htm">Altars</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/33-3.htm">Asherim</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/34-9.htm">Benjamin</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/34-4.htm">Brake</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/34-4.htm">Broke</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/31-5.htm">Children</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/31-6.htm">Cities</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/32-3.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/32-14.htm">Destroyed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/34-6.htm">Ephraim</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/31-7.htm">Finished</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/32-12.htm">High</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/31-5.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/31-6.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/32-33.htm">Manasseh</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/34-4.htm">Pieces</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/33-3.htm">Pillars</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/32-12.htm">Places</a> <a href="/ezra/4-16.htm">Possession</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/34-32.htm">Present</a><div class="vheading2">2 Chronicles 31</div>1. <a href="/2_chronicles/31-1.htm">The people go forward in destroying idolatry</a> 2. <a href="/2_chronicles/31-2.htm">Hezekiah orders the courses of the priests and Levites, </a> 4. <a href="/2_chronicles/31-4.htm">and provides for their work and maintenance</a> 5. <a href="/2_chronicles/31-5.htm">The people's forwardness in offerings and tithes</a> 11. <a href="/2_chronicles/31-11.htm">Hezekiah appoints officers to dispose of the tithes</a> 20. <a href="/2_chronicles/31-20.htm">The sincerity of Hezekiah</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Hezekiah's reign was marked by a return to the worship of Yahweh and the removal of idolatrous practices. The "all this" indicates a significant period of religious revival and reform, emphasizing the importance of communal worship and obedience to God's commandments.the Israelites in attendance went out to the cities of Judah The Israelites mentioned here include those from the northern kingdom who had come to Jerusalem for the Passover. This gathering signifies a moment of unity among the divided tribes of Israel and Judah. The cities of Judah were the primary locations where these reforms were enacted, highlighting the centrality of Judah in the religious life of the Israelites.and broke up the sacred pillars Sacred pillars, or standing stones, were often associated with Canaanite religious practices and idolatry. The breaking of these pillars symbolizes the rejection of foreign gods and a return to the worship of Yahweh. This act of destruction was a physical manifestation of spiritual renewal and obedience to the first commandment.chopped down the Asherah poles Asherah poles were wooden symbols associated with the worship of the Canaanite goddess Asherah. The removal of these poles was a direct command from God (<a href="/deuteronomy/16-21.htm">Deuteronomy 16:21</a>) and represented a cleansing of the land from pagan influences. This action underscores the importance of purity in worship and the rejection of syncretism.and tore down the high places and altars throughout Judah and Benjamin High places were local worship sites often used for idolatrous practices. The destruction of these sites was a significant step in centralizing worship in Jerusalem, as prescribed in <a href="/deuteronomy/12-5.htm">Deuteronomy 12:5-14</a>. The mention of Benjamin alongside Judah indicates the extent of Hezekiah's reforms and the inclusion of all tribes in the covenant community.as well as in Ephraim and Manasseh Ephraim and Manasseh were tribes from the northern kingdom of Israel. Their inclusion in this reform effort highlights the reach of Hezekiah's influence and the desire for national spiritual renewal. This action also foreshadows the eventual reunification of Israel under a single king, as prophesied in passages like <a href="/ezekiel/37-15.htm">Ezekiel 37:15-28</a>.until they had utterly destroyed them all The complete destruction of these idolatrous sites signifies total commitment to the covenant with Yahweh. This thoroughness reflects the biblical principle of removing sin completely from one's life, as partial obedience is not sufficient in the eyes of God.Then all the Israelites returned to their cities, each to his own property After the reforms, the Israelites returned to their daily lives, suggesting a restoration of order and peace. This return to their own property symbolizes the blessings of obedience and the restoration of God's favor upon the land. It also reflects the biblical theme of rest and inheritance, as seen in the promises given to the patriarchs.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a> The people of Israel who participated in the religious reforms led by King Hezekiah. 2. <a href="/topical/c/cities_of_judah.htm">Cities of Judah</a> The southern kingdom of Israel, where the reforms were primarily focused. 3. <a href="/topical/s/sacred_pillars_and_asherah_poles.htm">Sacred Pillars and Asherah Poles</a> Objects of pagan worship that were destroyed as part of the religious reforms. 4. <a href="/topical/h/high_places_and_altars.htm">High Places and Altars</a> Sites of unauthorized worship that were demolished to centralize worship in Jerusalem. 5. <a href="/topical/e/ephraim_and_manasseh.htm">Ephraim and Manasseh</a> Tribes of Israel in the northern kingdom, indicating the widespread impact of the reforms.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/c/commitment_to_purity.htm">Commitment to Purity</a> The Israelites' actions demonstrate a commitment to spiritual purity by removing all forms of idolatry. We are called to examine our lives and remove anything that hinders our relationship with God. <a href="/topical/c/centralized_worship.htm">Centralized Worship</a> The destruction of high places emphasizes the importance of worshiping God in the manner He prescribes. We should ensure our worship aligns with biblical principles. <a href="/topical/i/influence_of_leadership.htm">Influence of Leadership</a> Hezekiah's leadership inspired widespread reform. Godly leadership can lead to significant spiritual renewal in communities. <a href="/topical/c/community_involvement.htm">Community Involvement</a> The collective action of the Israelites shows the power of community in pursuing righteousness. We should encourage and support one another in our spiritual journeys. <a href="/topical/l/legacy_of_faithfulness.htm">Legacy of Faithfulness</a> The reforms had a lasting impact on the nation. Our actions today can influence future generations to follow God faithfully.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_chronicles_31.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Chronicles 31</a> <a href="/q/is_there_evidence_of_altar_destruction.htm">In 2 Chronicles 31:1, is there any archaeological evidence confirming the wholesale destruction of pagan altars and high places across Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh? </a> <a href="/q/is_2_chronicles_30_13's_gathering_realistic.htm">Does the massive gathering in 2 Chronicles 30:13 seem realistic given the population and logistical limits of the time? </a> <a href="/q/why_does_2_chr_27_1-2_say_jotham_was_faithful.htm">How can 2 Chronicles 27:1–2 claim Jotham faithfully followed God if “the high places” were not removed, suggesting partial disobedience? </a> <a href="/q/what_does_an_asherah_pole_represent.htm">What does an Asherah pole represent?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_chronicles/31.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(1) Destruction of the images and high places in both kingdoms. (Comp. <a href="/2_kings/18-4.htm" title="He removed the high places, and broke the images, and cut down the groves, and broke in pieces the brazen serpent that Moses had made: for to those days the children of Israel did burn incense to it: and he called it Nehushtan.">2Kings 18:4</a>.)Now when all this was finished.--And when they had finished all this--that is, the business of the Passover.All Israel that were present went out.--Their iconoclastic zeal had been thoroughly roused by the festival in which they had just taken part.The images.--Macceboth, "pillars." (See <a href="/hosea/3-4.htm" title="For the children of Israel shall abide many days without a king, and without a prince, and without a sacrifice, and without an image, and without an ephod, and without teraphim:">Hosea 3:4</a>, and <a href="/2_chronicles/14-2.htm" title="And Asa did that which was good and right in the eyes of the LORD his God:">2Chronicles 14:2</a>.)The groves.--The Ash?rim. The sacred trunks, emblematic of physical fertility. (Comp. <a href="/hosea/4-13.htm" title="They sacrifice on the tops of the mountains, and burn incense on the hills, under oaks and poplars and elms, because the shadow thereof is good: therefore your daughters shall commit prostitution, and your spouses shall commit adultery.">Hosea 4:13</a>.) . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_chronicles/31.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 1. - As much as the last verse of the foregoing chapter was all of the religious fervour of the occasion, this verse is all of the, practical honest work of the people and their leaders. All Israel that were present; i.e. present (or Hebrew, "found") in Jerusalem at the conclusion of the Feast of the Passover. Jerusalem had already been attended to (ver. 14 of foregoing chapter). Now the right mind of the people bore the reformation with a wave of enthusiasm over all Judah and Benjamin; and their righteous zeal carried them also over the strict limits of their own kingdom into Ephraim... and Manasseh - a course the more practicable, and even the more technically correct, because of the crippled state of the northern kingdom, and the probably still continued captivity of King Hoshea of Israel (<a href="/2_kings/17-1.htm">2 Kings 17:1-4</a>; <a href="/2_kings/18-1.htm">2 Kings 18:1-7</a>; compare also the matter of our <a href="/2_chronicles/29-24.htm">2 Chronicles 29:24</a>). Images... groves... high places... altars (comp. <a href="/2_chronicles/14-3.htm">2 Chronicles 14:3</a>, etc.). <a href="/commentaries/2_chronicles/31-1.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>When all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every this זֹ֗את (zōṯ) Pronoun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2063.htm">Strong's 2063: </a> Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, had ended, וּכְכַלּ֣וֹת (ū·ḵə·ḵal·lō·wṯ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3615.htm">Strong's 3615: </a> To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent the Israelites יִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc in attendance הַֽנִּמְצְאִים֮ (han·nim·ṣə·’îm) Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4672.htm">Strong's 4672: </a> To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present went out יָצְא֨וּ (yā·ṣə·’ū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> To go, bring, out, direct and proxim to the cities לְעָרֵ֣י (lə·‘ā·rê) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> Excitement of Judah יְהוּדָה֒ (yə·hū·ḏāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3063.htm">Strong's 3063: </a> Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites and broke up וַיְשַׁבְּר֣וּ (way·šab·bə·rū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7665.htm">Strong's 7665: </a> To break, break in pieces the sacred pillars, הַמַּצֵּב֣וֹת (ham·maṣ·ṣê·ḇō·wṯ) Article | Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4676.htm">Strong's 4676: </a> Something stationed, a column, an idol chopped down וַיְגַדְּע֣וּ (way·ḡad·də·‘ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1438.htm">Strong's 1438: </a> To fell a, tree, to destroy anything the Asherah poles, הָאֲשֵׁרִ֡ים (hā·’ă·šê·rîm) Article | Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_842.htm">Strong's 842: </a> A Phoenician goddess, also an image of the same and tore down וַיְנַתְּצ֣וּ (way·nat·tə·ṣū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5422.htm">Strong's 5422: </a> To pull down, break down the high places הַ֠בָּמוֹת (hab·bā·mō·wṯ) Article | Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1116.htm">Strong's 1116: </a> An elevation and altars הַֽמִּזְבְּחֹ֞ת (ham·miz·bə·ḥōṯ) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4196.htm">Strong's 4196: </a> An altar throughout מִכָּל־ (mik·kāl) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every Judah יְהוּדָ֧ה (yə·hū·ḏāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3063.htm">Strong's 3063: </a> Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites and Benjamin, וּבִנְיָמִ֛ן (ū·ḇin·yā·min) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1144.htm">Strong's 1144: </a> Benjamin -- 'son of the right hand', youngest son of Jacob, also the name of two other Israelites as well as in Ephraim וּבְאֶפְרַ֥יִם (ū·ḇə·’ep̄·ra·yim) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_669.htm">Strong's 669: </a> Ephraim -- a son of Joseph, also his descendants and their territory and Manasseh, וּמְנַשֶּׁ֖ה (ū·mə·naš·šeh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4519.htm">Strong's 4519: </a> Manasseh -- 'causing to forget', a son of Joseph, also a king of Judah, also two Israelites until עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> As far as, even to, up to, until, while they had utterly destroyed them all. לְכַלֵּ֑ה (lə·ḵal·lêh) Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3615.htm">Strong's 3615: </a> To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent Then all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every the Israelites בְּנֵ֧י (bə·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son returned וַיָּשׁ֜וּבוּ (way·yā·šū·ḇū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> To turn back, in, to retreat, again to their cities, לְעָרֵיהֶֽם׃ (lə·‘ā·rê·hem) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> Excitement each אִ֥ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> A man as an individual, a male person to his own property. לַאֲחֻזָּת֖וֹ (la·’ă·ḥuz·zā·ṯōw) Preposition-l | Noun - 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