New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Chronicles 34:3-7

3For in the eighthוּבִשְׁמוֹנֶ֨הu.vish.mo.NehH8083yearשָׁנִ֜יםsha.NimH8141of his reignלְמָלְכ֗וֹle.ma.le.KhoH4427while he was stillעוֹדֶ֣נּוּo.De.nuH5750a youthנַ֔עַרNa.'arH5288,he beganהֵחֵ֕לhe.ChelH2490toseekלִדְר֕וֹשׁlid.Ro.oshH1875the Godלֵאלֹהֵ֖יle.lo.HeiH430of his fatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1Davidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732;and in the twelfthוּבִשְׁתֵּ֧ים עֶשְׂרֵ֣הu.vish.Teim 'es.RehH8147 H6240yearשָׁנָ֗הsha.NahH8141he beganהֵחֵל֙he.ChelH2490to purgeלְטַהֵ֔רle.ta.HerH2891Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063and Jerusalemוִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םvi.Ru.sha.LimH3389of the highהַבָּמוֹת֙ha.ba.mOtH1116placesH1116,the Asherimוְהָ֣אֲשֵׁרִ֔יםve.Ha.'a.she.RimH842,the carvedH6456imagesH6456and the moltenוְהַמַּסֵּכֽוֹת׃ve.ham.ma.se.KhotH4541imagesH4541.

4They toreH5422downH5422the altarsמִזְבְּח֣וֹתmiz.be.ChotH4196of the Baalsהַבְּעָלִ֔יםha.be.'a.LimH1168in his presenceH6440, andthe incenseוְהַֽחַמָּנִ֛יםve.ha.cha.ma.NimH2553altarsH2553that were highH4605aboveH4605them he choppedH1438downגִּדֵּ֑עַgi.De.a'H1438;also the Asherimוְ֠הָאֲשֵׁרִיםVe.ha.'a.she.rimH842,the carvedH6456imagesH6456and the moltenוְהַמַּסֵּכוֹת֙ve.ham.ma.se.khOtH4541imagesH4541he brokeH7665in piecesH7665andgroundH1854to powderH1854and scatteredוַיִּזְרֹק֙vai.yiz.RokH2236iton the gravesהַקְּבָרִ֔יםha.ke.va.RimH6913of those who had sacrificedהַזֹּבְחִ֖יםha.zoe.ChimH2076to them.

5Thenhe burnedשָׂרַ֖ףsa.RafH8313the bonesוְעַצְמוֹת֙ve.'atz.mOtH6106of the priestsכֹּֽהֲנִ֔יםko.ha.NimH3548on their altarsמִזְבְּחוֹתָ֑םmiz.be.cho.taimH4196and purgedוַיְטַהֵ֥רvay.ta.HerH2891Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063and Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

6In the citiesוּבְעָרֵ֨יu.ve.'a.ReiH5892of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֧הme.na.ShehH4519,Ephraimוְאֶפְרַ֛יִםve.'ef.Ra.yimH669,Simeonוְשִׁמְע֖וֹןve.shim.'onH8095,even as farוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704as Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִ֑יnaf.ta.LiH5321,in their surroundingסָבִֽיב׃sa.VivH5439ruinsH2723,

7he also toreH5422downH5422the altarsהַֽמִּזְבְּח֗וֹתha.miz.be.ChotH4196andbeatכִּתַּ֣תki.TatH3807the Asherimהָאֲשֵׁרִ֤יםha.'a.she.RimH842and the carvedH6456imagesH6456into powderלְהֵדַ֔קle.he.DakH1854,and choppedH1438downH1438allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the incenseהַֽחַמָּנִ֥יםha.cha.ma.NimH2553altarsH2553throughoutבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478.Then he returnedוַיָּ֖שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725to Jerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סli.ru.sha.LimH3389.

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