2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles 34:6–7
6Josiah did the same in the cities of Manasseh, Ephraim, and Simeon, as far as Naphtali, and in the ruinsa around them. 7He tore down the altars and Asherah poles, crushed the idols to powder, and cut to pieces all the incense altars throughout the land of Israel. Then he returned to Jerusalem.
Footnotes
- a 34:6 Or in the regions
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
2 Chronicles 34:6
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| did the same in the cities | וּבְעָרֵ֨י | ū·ḇə·‘ā·rê | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct | H5892 excitement |
| of Manasseh | מְנַשֶּׁ֧ה | mə·naš·šeh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4519 Manasseh |
| Ephraim | וְאֶפְרַ֛יִם | wə·’ep̄·ra·yim | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H669 Ephraim |
| and Simeon | וְשִׁמְע֖וֹן | wə·šim·‘ō·wn | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H8095 Shimon |
| as | וְעַד־ | wə·‘aḏ- | Conjunctive waw; Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| far as Naphtali | נַפְתָּלִ֑י | nap̄·tā·lî | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5321 Naphtali |
| and in the ruins | בְּהַר | bə·har | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country |
| around them | סָבִֽיב׃ | sā·ḇîḇ | Adverb | H5439 circuit, round about |
2 Chronicles 34:7
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| He tore down | וַיְנַתֵּ֣ץ | way·nat·têṣ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5422 pull down, break down |
| the altars | הַֽמִּזְבְּח֗וֹת | ham·miz·bə·ḥō·wṯ | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H4196 altar |
| and Asherah poles | הָאֲשֵׁרִ֤ים | hā·’ă·šê·rîm | Article; Noun - feminine plural | H842 Ashera |
| crushed | כִּתַּ֣ת | kit·taṯ | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H3807 beat, crush by beating |
| the idols | וְהַפְּסִלִים֙ | wə·hap·pə·si·lîm | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H6456 id. |
| to powder | לְהֵדַ֔ק | lə·hê·ḏaq | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H1854 crush, pulverise, thresh; be fine |
| and cut to pieces | גִּדַּ֖ע | gid·da‘ | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1438 hew, hew down or off |
| all | וְכָל־ | wə·ḵāl | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the incense altars | הַֽחַמָּנִ֥ים | ha·ḥam·mā·nîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H2553 sun-pillar |
| throughout | בְּכָל־ | bə·ḵāl | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the land | אֶ֣רֶץ | ’e·reṣ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H776 earth, land |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| Then he returned | וַיָּ֖שָׁב | way·yā·šāḇ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7725 turn back, return |
| to Jerusalem | לִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ס | lî·rū·šā·lim | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3389 Jerusalem |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
2 Chronicles 34:7 2 Chronicles 31:1 · Deuteronomy 9:21
Cross-references from OpenBible.info, used under CC BY 4.0. The best-supported references for each verse are shown.
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.