2 Chronicles 34:4

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

Then in his presence the altars of the Baals were torn down, and he chopped down the shrines  that were above them. He shattered the Asherah poles, the carved images, and the cast images, crushed them to dust, and scattered  them over the graves of those who had sacrificed to them.

Cross References

Exodus 32:20

He took the calf they had made, burned it up, and ground it to powder. He scattered the powder over the surface of the water and forced the Israelites to drink the water.

Leviticus 26:30

I will destroy your high places, cut down your shrines,  and heap your lifeless bodies on the lifeless bodies of your idols;  I will reject you.

Isaiah 27:9

Therefore Jacob’s iniquity  will be atoned for in this way, and the result of the removal of his sin will be this: when he makes all the altar stones like crushed bits of chalk, no Asherah poles or incense altars will remain standing.

2 Chronicles 34:7

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

2 Chronicles 33:3

He rebuilt the high places that his father Hezekiah had torn down  and re-established the altars for the Baals. He made Asherah poles, and he bowed in worship to all the stars in the sky and served them.

2 Chronicles 14:5

He also removed the high places and the shrines  from all the cities of Judah,  and the kingdom experienced peace under him.

Deuteronomy 9:21

I took the sinful calf you had made and burned it. I crushed it, thoroughly grinding it to powder as fine as dust, and threw its dust into the stream that came down from the mountain.

Deuteronomy 7:25

Burn the carved images of their gods. Don’t covet the silver and gold on the images and take it for yourself, or else you will be ensnared by it, for it is detestable to the Lord your God.

Deuteronomy 7:5

Instead, this is what you are to do to them: tear down their altars, smash their sacred pillars, cut down their Asherah poles,  and burn their carved images.

Exodus 23:24

Do not bow in worship to their gods, and do not serve them. Do not imitate their practices. Instead, demolish them  and smash their sacred pillars to pieces.

Exodus 34:13

Instead, you must tear down their altars, smash their sacred pillars, and chop down their Asherah poles.

2 Chronicles 33:22

He did what was evil in the Lord’s sight, just as his father Manasseh had done.  Amon sacrificed to all the carved images that his father Manasseh had made, and he served them.

Micah 1:5

All this will happen because of Jacob’s rebellion and the sins of the house of Israel. What is the rebellion of Jacob? Isn’t it Samaria? And what is the high place of Judah? Isn’t it Jerusalem?

1 Kings 13:2

The man of God cried out against the altar by the word of the Lord: ‘Altar, altar, this is what the Lord says, “A son will be born to the house of David, named Josiah, and he will sacrifice on you the priests of the high places who are burning incense on you. Human bones will be burned on you.” ’

2 Chronicles 30:14

They proceeded to take away the altars that were in Jerusalem,  and they took away the incense altars and threw them into the Kidron Valley.

2 Chronicles 31:1

When all this was completed, all Israel who had attended went out to the cities of Judah and broke up the sacred pillars, chopped down the Asherah poles, and tore down the high places and altars  throughout Judah and Benjamin, as well as in Ephraim and Manasseh, to the last one.  Then all the Israelites returned to their cities, each to his own possession.

2 Chronicles 34:33

So Josiah removed everything that was detestable from all the lands belonging to the Israelites,  and he required all who were present in Israel to serve the Lord their God. Throughout his reign they did not turn aside from following the Lord, the God of their ancestors.