2 Chronicles 34:6

2 Chronicles 34:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And so did he in the cities of Manasseh, and Ephraim, and Simeon, even unto Naphtali, with their mattocks round about.
• New International Version (NIV)In the towns of Manasseh, Ephraim and Simeon, as far as Naphtali, and in the ruins around them,
• English Standard Version (ESV)And in the cities of Manasseh, Ephraim, and Simeon, and as far as Naphtali, in their ruins all around,
• New King James Version (NKJV)And so he did in the cities of Manasseh, Ephraim, and Simeon, as far as Naphtali and all around, with axes.

Context of 2 Chronicles 34:6

4He had the altars of the various Baal gods torn down. He cut down the incense altars that were above them. He destroyed the Asherah poles, carved idols, and metal idols. He ground them into powder and scattered the powder over the tombs of those who had sacrificed to them. 5He burned the bones of the priests on their altars. So he made Judah and Jerusalem clean. In the cities of Manasseh, Ephraim, Simeon, and as far as Naphtali, he removed all their temples, 7tore down the altars, beat the Asherah poles and idols into powder, and cut down all the incense altars everywhere in Israel. Then he went back to Jerusalem. 8In the eighteenth year of his reign as he was making the land and the temple clean, Josiah sent Shaphan, son of Azaliah, Maaseiah, the mayor of the city, and Joah, the royal historian and son of Joahaz, to repair the temple of the Lord his God.

2 Chronicles 34:6 word by word

וּבְעָרֵ֨י מְנַשֶּׁ֧ה וְאֶפְרַ֛יִם וְשִׁמְע֖וֹן וְעַד־נַפְתָּלִ֑י בְּחַרְבֹתֵיהֶ֖ם סָבִֽיב׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• in the citiesעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁהmenashsheh · ManassehH4519
• and Ephraimאֶפְרַ֫יִם'ephrayim · EphraimH669
• and Simeonשִׁמְעוֹןshim‛ôn · SimeonH8095
• even unto Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִיnaphtâlîy · NaphtaliH5321
• with their mattocksחֶ֫רֶבchereb · swordH2719
• round aboutסָבִיבsâbîyb sebîybâh · aroundH5439

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 34:6

• 2 Chronicles 30:1Hezekiah sent a message to all Israel and Judah and wrote letters to the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh. He invited them to come to the Lord’s temple in Jerusalem to celebrate the Passover of the Lord God of Israel.
• 2 Chronicles 31:1When 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.
• 2 Kings 23:15He also tore down the altar at Bethel—the place of worship made by Jeroboam (Nebat’s son), who had made Israel sin. He tore down both the altar and the place of worship. They burned the worship site, crushing it to powder and burning the pole dedicated to Asherah.
• 1 Samuel 13:20Everyone in Israel had to go to the Philistines to sharpen the blade of his plow, his mattock, ax, or sickle.
• Proverbs 25:18⌞Like⌟ a club and a sword and a sharp arrow, ⌞so⌟ is a person who gives false testimony against his neighbor.
• Isaiah 7:25And you will no longer be able to go to all the hills which used to be cultivated because they will be filled with briars and thorns. It will be a place for turning oxen loose and letting sheep run.”

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 34:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6The cities of Manasseh - Even those who were under the government of the Israelitish king permitted their idols and places of idolatry to be hewn down and destroyed: after the truth was declared and acknowledged, the spade and the axe were employed to complete the reformation.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6The power of Assyria being now (629-624 B.C.) greatly weakened, if not completely broken, Josiah aimed not merely at a religious reformation, but at a restoration of the kingdom to its ancient limits (see the 2 Kings 23:19 note). With their mattocks … - Or “in their desolate places” (compare Psalm 109:10). Another reading gives the sense, “he proved their house round about.”Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6By Josiah’s twelfth year as king, in 628 BC, the Assyrian Empire had mostly fallen apart. During this time, northern Israel was almost empty. This allowed Josiah to expand his influence and control into Manasseh, Ephraim, and Simeon, reaching even as far as Naphtali.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. with their mattocks--or, "in their deserts"--so that the verse will stand thus: "And so did [namely, break the altars and burn the bones of priests] he in the cities of Manasseh, and Ephraim, and Simeon, even unto Naphtali, in their deserted suburbs." The reader is apt to be surprised on finding that Josiah, whose hereditary possessions were confined to the kingdom of Judah, exercised as much authority among the tribes of Ephraim, Manasseh, Simeon, and…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 34:6

• Ephraim
• Israel
• Manasseh
• Simeon
• Zeal, Religious

In the dictionaries

• Ephraim
• Manasseh
• Naphtali
• Simeon
• Ephraim, Ephraimite
• Coupling
• Covenant
• Mattock
• Genesis
• Josiah

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 34

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings