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KJV Lexicon Then all the people`am (am) a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock -- folk, men, nation, people. went bow' (bo) to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) to the house bayith (bah'-yith) a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.) of Baal Ba`al (bah'-al) Baal, a Phoenician deity -- Baal, (plural) Baalim. and brake it down nathats (naw-thats') to tear down -- beat down, break down (out), cast down, destroy, overthrow, pull down, throw down. and brake shabar (shaw-bar') to burst -- break (down, off, in pieces, up), broken(-hearted), bring to the birth, crush, destroy, hurt, quench, quite, tear his altars mizbeach (miz-bay'-akh) an altar -- altar. and his images tselem (tseh'-lem) a phantom, i.e. (figuratively) illusion, resemblance; hence, a representative figure, especially an idol -- image, vain shew. in pieces shabar (shaw-bar') to burst -- break (down, off, in pieces, up), broken(-hearted), bring to the birth, crush, destroy, hurt, quench, quite, tear and slew harag (haw-rag') to smite with deadly intent -- destroy, out of hand, kill, murder(-er), put to (death), make (slaughter), slay(-er), surely. Mattan Mattan (mat-tawn') Mattan, the name of a priest of Baal, and of an Israelite -- Mattan. the priest kohen (ko-hane') literally, one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman) -- chief ruler, own, priest, prince, principal officer. of Baal Ba`al (bah'-al) Baal, a Phoenician deity -- Baal, (plural) Baalim. before paniym (paw-neem') the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.) the altars mizbeach (miz-bay'-akh) an altar -- altar. Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible And all the people went to the house of Baal and tore it down, and they broke in pieces his altars and his images, and killed Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. King James Bible Then all the people went to the house of Baal, and brake it down, and brake his altars and his images in pieces, and slew Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. Holman Christian Standard Bible So all the people went to the temple of Baal and tore it down. They broke its altars and images into pieces and killed Mattan, the priest of Baal, at the altars. International Standard Version Then all the people went to the temple of Baal, broke its altars and idols to pieces, and executed Mattan, the priest of Baal, in front of the altars. NET Bible All the people went and demolished the temple of Baal. They smashed its altars and idols. They killed Mattan the priest of Baal in front of the altars. GOD'S WORD® Translation Then all the people went to the temple of Baal and tore it down. They smashed Baal's altars and his statues and killed Mattan, the priest of Baal, in front of the altars. King James 2000 Bible Then all the people went to the house of Baal, and broke it down, and broke its altars and its images in pieces, and killed Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. Links 2 Chronicles 23:172 Chronicles 23:17 NIV 2 Chronicles 23:17 NLT 2 Chronicles 23:17 ESV 2 Chronicles 23:17 NASB 2 Chronicles 23:17 KJV |
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