And so did he in the cities of Manasseh, and Ephraim, and Simeon, even unto Naphtali, with their mattocks round about.

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.

Now 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 the governor of the city, and Joah the son of Joahaz the recorder, to repair the house of the Lord his God.

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And so he did in the cities of Manasseh, Ephraim, and Simeon, as far as Naphtali and all around, with [a]axes. When he had broken down the altars and the wooden images, had (A)beaten the carved images into powder, and cut down all the incense altars throughout all the land of Israel, he returned to Jerusalem.

Hilkiah Finds the Book of the Law(B)

(C)In the eighteenth year of his reign, when he had purged the land and the [b]temple, he sent (D)Shaphan the son of Azaliah, Maaseiah the (E)governor of the city, and Joah the son of Joahaz the recorder, to repair the house of the Lord his God.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 34:6 Lit. swords
  2. 2 Chronicles 34:8 Lit. house