2 Chronicles 34:4 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.

Matthew Henry

Josiah's good reign in JudahAs the years of infancy cannot be useful to our fellow-creatures, our earliest youth should be dedicated to God, that we may not waste any of the remaining...

Thompson Chains

Idol AltarsSee the chain from 1 Kings 16:32 · 5 links
GrovesSee the chain from Deuteronomy 12:2 · 12 links
Iconoclasm (2)See the chain from 1 Kings 15:13 · 7 links
BaalSee the chain from Numbers 22:41 · 14 links

Cross References

Exodus 32:20 And he took the calf which they had made, and burnt it in the fire, and ground it to powder, and strawed it upon the water, and made the children of Israel drink of it.
Leviticus 26:30 And I will destroy your high places, and cut down your images, and cast your carcases upon the carcases of your idols, and my soul shall abhor you.
2 Kings 23:4–6 And the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, and the priests of the second order, and the keepers of the door, to bring forth out of the temple of the LORD all the vessels that were made for Baal, and for the grove, and for all the host of heaven: and he burned them without Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron, and carried the ashes of them unto Bethel. …
Exodus 23:24 Thou shalt not bow down to their gods, nor serve them, nor do after their works: but thou shalt utterly overthrow them, and quite break down their images.
Deuteronomy 7:5 But thus shall ye deal with them; ye shall destroy their altars, and break down their images, and cut down their groves, and burn their graven images with fire.
Deuteronomy 7:25 The graven images of their gods shall ye burn with fire: thou shalt not desire the silver or gold that is on them, nor take it unto thee, lest thou be snared therein: for it is an abomination to the LORD thy God.
Deuteronomy 9:21 And I took your sin, the calf which ye had made, and burnt it with fire, and stamped it, and ground it very small, even until it was as small as dust: and I cast the dust thereof into the brook that descended out of the mount.
2 Kings 10:26–27 And they brought forth the images out of the house of Baal, and burned them. …
2 Kings 23:11–12 And he took away the horses that the kings of Judah had given to the sun, at the entering in of the house of the LORD, by the chamber of Nathanmelech the chamberlain, which was in the suburbs, and burned the chariots of the sun with fire. …
2 Chronicles 14:5 Also he took away out of all the cities of Judah the high places and the images: and the kingdom was quiet before him.
2 Chronicles 33:3 For he built again the high places which Hezekiah his father had broken down, and he reared up altars for Baalim, and made groves, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served them.
2 Chronicles 34:7 And when he had broken down the altars and the groves, and had beaten the graven images into powder, and cut down all the idols throughout all the land of Israel, he returned to Jerusalem.
Psalms 18:42 Then did I beat them small as the dust before the wind: I did cast them out as the dirt in the streets.
Isaiah 27:9 By this therefore shall the iniquity of Jacob be purged; and this is all the fruit to take away his sin; when he maketh all the stones of the altar as chalkstones that are beaten in sunder, the groves and images shall not stand up.

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Topics

Ephraim Submitted to the scepter of Josiah
Groves Josiah
Influence Josiah
Israel, prophecies concerning Josiah succeeds Amon; the temple is repaired; the book of the law recovered; religious revival follows; and the king dies
Josiah Piety of: exemplified in his repairing of the temple
Revivals Josiah
Rulers Josiah, in repairing the temple and in other good works
Simeon Idolatry of
Word of God Conviction of sin from reading
Zeal, religious Josiah

Kings of Israel & Judah

JosiahKing of Judah · 641–610 BC

Timeline

Timeline of the Bible641–610 BC · Josiah reigns in Judah

Bible Dictionary

BaalimPlural of Baal; images of the god Baal (Judg 2:11; 1 Sam 7:4).

Hebrew and Strong’s

And they brake down וַיְנַתְּצוּ waynattĕṣû נָתַץ Verb · piel sequential imperfect, third person masculine plural · with and
the altars אֵת ʾēt Object marker מִזְבְּחוֹת mizbĕḥôt מִזְבֵּחַ Noun · masculine plural construct
of Baalim הַבְּעָלִים habbĕʿālîm בַּעַל Proper name · with the
in his presence לְפָנָיו lĕpānāyw פָּנִים Noun · masculine or feminine plural construct · with preposition, suffix: third person masculine singular
and the images וְהַחַמָּנִים wĕhaḥammānîm חַמָּן Noun · masculine plural · with and, the
that were on high above them אֲשֶׁר ʾăšer Relative לְמַעְלָה lĕmaʿlâ מַעַל Adverb · with preposition, ending: toward מֵעֲלֵיהֶם mēʿălêhem Preposition · with suffix: third person masculine plural
he cut down גִּדֵּעַ giddēaʿ גָּדַע Verb · piel perfect, third person masculine singular
and the groves וְהָאֲשֵׁרִים wĕhāʾăšērîm אֲשֵׁרָה Proper name · with and, the
and the carved images וְהַפְּסִלִים wĕhappĕsilîm פְּסִיל Noun · masculine plural · with and, the
and the molten images וְהַמַּסֵּכוֹת wĕhammassēkôt מַסֵּכָה Noun · feminine plural · with and, the
he brake in pieces שִׁבַּר šibbar שָׁבַר Verb · piel perfect, third person masculine singular
and made dust וְהֵדַק wĕhēdaq דָּקַק Verb · hiphil perfect, third person masculine singular · with and
and strowed וַיִּזְרֹק wayyizrōq זָרַק Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
upon עַל ʿal Preposition פְּנֵי pĕnê פָּנִים Noun · masculine or feminine plural construct
the graves הַקְּבָרִים haqqĕbārîm קֶבֶר Noun · masculine plural · with the
of them that had sacrificed הַזֹּבְחִים hazzōbĕḥîm זָבַח Verb · qal active participle, masculine plural · with the לָהֶם lāhem Preposition · with suffix: third person masculine plural

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