2 Chronicles 34:7
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
he also tore downוַיְנַתֵּ֣ץ
(vay·nat·tetz)
5422: to pull down, break downa prim. root
the altarsהַֽמִּזְבְּחֹ֗ות
(ham·miz·be·cho·vt)
4196: an altarfrom zabach
and beatכִּתַּ֣ת
(kit·tat)
3807: to beat, crush by beatinga prim. root
the Asherimהָאֲשֵׁרִ֤ים
(ha·'a·she·rim)
842: a Phoenician goddess, also an image of the sameof foreign origin
and the carved imagesוְהַפְּסִלִים֙
(ve·hap·pe·si·lim)
6456: an idol, imagefrom pasal
into powder,לְהֵדַ֔ק
(le·he·dak,)
1854: to crush, pulverize, thresha prim. root
and chopped downגִּדַּ֖ע
(gid·da)
1438: to hew, hew down or offa prim. root
allוְכָל־
(ve·chol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
the incense altarsהַֽחַמָּנִ֥ים
(ha·cham·ma·nim)
2553: a sun pillarfrom chamam
throughoutבְּכָל־
(be·chol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
the landאֶ֣רֶץ
(e·retz)
776: earth, landa prim. root
of Israel.יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
(yis·ra·'el;)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
Then he returnedוַיָּ֖שָׁב
(vai·ya·shav)
7725: to turn back, returna prim. root
to Jerusalem.לִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃
(li·ru·sha·lim.)
3389: probably "foundation of peace," capital city of all Isr.from yarah and shalem


















KJV Lexicon
And when he had broken down
nathats  (naw-thats')
to tear down -- beat down, break down (out), cast down, destroy, overthrow, pull down, throw down.
the altars
mizbeach  (miz-bay'-akh)
an altar -- altar.
and the groves
'asherah  (ash-ay-raw')
happy; Asherah (or Astarte) a Phoenician goddess; also an image of the same -- grove.
and had beaten
kathath  (kaw-thath')
to bruise or violently strike -- beat (down, to pieces), break in pieces, crushed, destroy, discomfit, smite, stamp.
the graven images
pciyl  (pes-eel')
an idol -- carved (graven) image, quarry.
into powder
daqaq  (daw-kak')
to crush (or intransitively) crumble -- beat in pieces (small), bruise, make dust, (into) powder, (be, very) small, stamp (small).
and cut down
gada`  (gaw-dah')
to fell a tree; generally, to destroy anything -- cut (asunder, in sunder, down, off), hew down.
all the idols
chamman  (kham-mawn')
a sun-pillar -- idol, image.
throughout all the land
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
of Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
he returned
shuwb  (shoob)
to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively
to Jerusalem
Yruwshalaim  (yer-oo-shaw-lah'-im)
founded peaceful; Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine -- Jerusalem.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
he 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.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He tore down the altars, and he smashed the Asherah poles and the carved images to powder. He chopped down all the incense altars throughout the land of Israel and returned to Jerusalem.

International Standard Version
he also tore down altars, destroyed the Asherim and the carved images, grinding them into dust, and chopped down all the incense altars throughout the land of Israel. Then he went back to Jerusalem.

NET Bible
he tore down the altars and Asherah poles, demolished the idols, and smashed all the incense altars throughout the land of Israel. Then he returned to Jerusalem.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
tore 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.

King James 2000 Bible
And when he had broken down the altars and the idol poles, and had beaten the graven images into powder, and cut down all the incense altars throughout all the land of Israel, he returned to Jerusalem.
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