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

4They tore down the altars of the Baals in his presence, and the incense altars that were high above them he chopped down; also the Asherim, the carved images and the molten images he broke in pieces and ground to powder and scattered it on the graves of those who had sacrificed to them. 5Then he burned the bones of the priests on their altars and purged Judah and Jerusalem. In the cities of Manasseh, Ephraim, Simeon, even as far as Naphtali, in their surrounding ruins, 7he also tore down the altars and beat the Asherim and the carved images into powder, and chopped down all the incense altars throughout the land of Israel. Then he returned to Jerusalem. 8Now in the eighteenth year of his reign, when he had purged the land and the house, he sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, and Maaseiah an official of the city, and Joah the son of Joahaz the recorder, to repair the house of the Lord his God.

2 Chronicles 34:6 word by word

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

• In the citiesעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁהmenashsheh · ManassehH4519
• Ephraimאֶפְרַ֫יִם'ephrayim · EphraimH669
• Simeonשִׁמְעוֹןshim‛ôn · SimeonH8095
• even as farעַד‛ad · tillH5704
• as Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִיnaphtâlîy · NaphtaliH5321
• in their surroundingסָבִיבsâbîyb sebîybâh · aroundH5439
• ruinsחׇרְבָּהchorbâh · desolationH2723

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 34:6

• 2 Chronicles 30:1Now 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 celebrate the Passover to the Lord God of Israel.
• 2 Chronicles 31:1Now 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.
• 2 Kings 23:15Furthermore, the altar that was at Bethel and the high place which Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel sin, had made, even that altar and the high place he broke down. Then he demolished its stones, ground them to dust, and burned the Asherah.
• 1 Samuel 13:20So all Israel went down to the Philistines, each to sharpen his plowshare, his mattock, his axe, and his hoe.
• Proverbs 25:18Like a club and a sword and a sharp arrow Is a man who bears false witness against his neighbor.
• Isaiah 7:25As for all the hills which used to be cultivated with the hoe, you will not go there for fear of briars and thorns; but they will become a place for pasturing oxen and for sheep to trample.

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