Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
And he brake in pieces the images, and cut down the groves, and filled their places with the bones of men.
Holman Bible
He broke the sacred pillars into pieces,
International Standard Version
He broke the pillars to pieces, cut down the Asherim, and filled their locations with human bones.
A Conservative Version
And he broke in pieces the pillars, and cut down the Asherim, and filled their places with the bones of men.
American Standard Version
And he brake in pieces the pillars, and cut down the Asherim, and filled their places with the bones of men.
Amplified
He broke in pieces the sacred pillars (cultic memorial stones, images) and cut down the Asherim and replaced them with human bones [to desecrate the places forever].
Bible in Basic English
The stone pillars were broken to bits and the wood pillars cut down, and the places where they had been were made full of the bones of the dead
Darby Translation
And he broke in pieces the columns, and cut down the Asherahs, and filled their place with the bones of men.
Julia Smith Translation
He brake in pieces the statues and he will cut off the images, and fill their places with bones of man.
King James 2000
And he broke in pieces the images, and cut down the idol poles, and filled their places with the bones of men.
Lexham Expanded Bible
He also broke into pieces the stone pillars and cut down the Asherah poles and covered their sites [with] human bones.
Modern King James verseion
And he broke the images in pieces, and cut down the Asherahs, and filled their places with the bones of men.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
and brake the images and cut down the groves and filled the places with the bones of men.
NET Bible
He smashed the sacred pillars to bits, cut down the Asherah pole, and filled those shrines with human bones.
New Heart English Bible
He broke in pieces the pillars, and cut down the Asherim, and filled their places with the bones of men.
The Emphasized Bible
and he brake in pieces the pillars, and cut down the Sacred Stems, - and filled their place with human bones:
Webster
And he broke in pieces the images, and cut down the groves, and filled their places with the bones of men.
World English Bible
He broke in pieces the pillars, and cut down the Asherim, and filled their places with the bones of men.
Youngs Literal Translation
And he hath broken in pieces the standing-pillars, and cutteth down the shrines, and filleth their place with bones of men;
Themes
God » Special judgments inflicted » Bones scattered
God's Judgments » Special judgments inflicted » Bones scattered
Groves » Destroyed by » Josiah
Iconoclasm » Destroyed by » Josiah
Idolatry » Everything connected with, should be destroyed
Israel » Josiah » Succeeds » Amon » Revival
Josiah » King of judah » Destroys the altar and high places of idolatry
Kings » Who reigned over judah » Josiah
Prophecy » Miscellaneous, fulfilled » The birth and zeal of josiah
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Kings 23:14
Verse Info
Context Readings
Josiah's Covenantal Reforms
13
The high places which were before Jerusalem, which were on the right of
Phrases
Cross References
Exodus 23:24
Deuteronomy 7:5
But thus you shall do to them:
2 Kings 23:16
Now when Josiah turned, he saw the graves that were there on the mountain, and he sent and took the bones from the graves and burned them on the altar and defiled it
Numbers 19:16
Numbers 19:18
A clean person shall take hyssop and dip it in the water, and sprinkle it on the tent and on all the furnishings and on the persons who were there, and on the one who touched the bone or the one slain or the one dying naturally or the grave.
Numbers 33:52
then you shall drive out all the inhabitants of the land from before you, and
Deuteronomy 7:25-26
The graven images of their gods you are to
2 Chronicles 34:3-4
For in the eighth year of his reign while he was still a youth, he began to
Jeremiah 8:1-2
“At that time,” declares the Lord, “they will
Ezekiel 39:12-16
For seven months the house of Israel will be burying them in order to
Micah 1:7
All of her earnings will be burned with fire
And all of her images I will make desolate,
For she collected them from a
And to the earnings of a harlot they will return.
Matthew 23:27-28