2 Chronicles 34:4
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
They tore downוַיְנַתְּצ֣וּ
(vay·nat·te·tzu)
5422: to pull down, break downa prim. root
the altarsמִזְבְּחֹ֣ות
(miz·be·cho·vt)
4196: an altarfrom zabach
of the Baalsהַבְּעָלִ֔ים
(hab·be·'a·lim,)
1168a: a heathen godfrom baal
in his presence,לְפָנָ֗יו
(le·fa·nav)
6440: face, facesfrom panah
and the incense altarsוְהַֽחַמָּנִ֛ים
(ve·ha·cham·ma·nim)
2553: a sun pillarfrom chamam
that were high aboveלְמַ֥עְלָה
(le·ma'·lah)
4605: above, upwardsfrom alah
them he chopped down;גִּדֵּ֑עַ
(gid·de·a';)
1438: to hew, hew down or offa prim. root
also the Asherim,וְ֠הָאֲשֵׁרִים
(ve·ha·'a·she·rim)
842: a Phoenician goddess, also an image of the sameof foreign origin
the carved imagesוְהַפְּסִלִ֤ים
(ve·hap·pe·si·lim)
6456: an idol, imagefrom pasal
and the molten imagesוְהַמַּסֵּכֹות֙
(ve·ham·mas·se·cho·vt)
4541a: a libation, molten metal or imagefrom nasak
he broke in piecesשִׁבַּ֣ר
(shib·bar)
7665: to break, break in piecesa prim. root
and ground to powderוְהֵדַ֔ק
(ve·he·dak,)
1854: to crush, pulverize, thresha prim. root
and scatteredוַיִּזְרֹק֙
(vai·yiz·rok)
2236b: to toss or throw, scatter abundantlya prim. root
[it] on the gravesהַקְּבָרִ֔ים
(hak·ke·va·rim,)
6913: a grave, sepulcherfrom qabar
of those who had sacrificedהַזֹּבְחִ֖ים
(haz·zo·ve·chim)
2076: to slaughter for sacrificea prim. root
to them. 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
And they brake 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.
of Baalim
Ba`al  (bah'-al)
Baal, a Phoenician deity -- Baal, (plural) Baalim.
in his presence
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.)
and the images
chamman  (kham-mawn')
a sun-pillar -- idol, image.
that were on high above them
ma`al  (mah'al)
the upper part, used only adverbially with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top, etc. -- above, exceeding(-ly), forward, on (very) high, over, up(-on, -ward), very.
he cut down
gada`  (gaw-dah')
to fell a tree; generally, to destroy anything -- cut (asunder, in sunder, down, off), hew down.
and the groves
'asherah  (ash-ay-raw')
happy; Asherah (or Astarte) a Phoenician goddess; also an image of the same -- grove.
and the carved images
pciyl  (pes-eel')
an idol -- carved (graven) image, quarry.
and the molten images
maccekah  (mas-say-kaw')
a pouring over, i.e. fusion of metal (especially a cast image); by implication, a libation, i.e. league; concretely a coverlet (as if poured out)
he brake 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 made dust
daqaq  (daw-kak')
to crush (or intransitively) crumble -- beat in pieces (small), bruise, make dust, (into) powder, (be, very) small, stamp (small).
of them and strowed
zaraq  (zaw-rak')
to sprinkle (fluid or solid particles) -- be here and there, scatter, sprinkle, strew.
it upon
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 graves
qeber,  (keh'-ber)
a sepulchre -- burying place, grave, sepulchre.
of them that had sacrificed
zabach  (zaw-bakh')
to slaughter an animal (usually in sacrifice) -- kill, offer, (do) sacrifice, slay.
unto them
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
They tore down the altars of the Baals in his presence, and the incense altars that were high above them he chopped down; also the Asherim, the carved images and the molten images he broke in pieces and ground to powder and scattered it on the graves of those who had sacrificed to them.

King James Bible
And they brake down the altars of Baalim in his presence; and the images, that were on high above them, he cut down; and the groves, and the carved images, and the molten images, he brake in pieces, and made dust of them, and strowed it upon the graves of them that had sacrificed unto them.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then in his presence the altars of the Baals were torn down, and he chopped down the incense altars 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.

International Standard Version
They tore down the altars of Baals in his presence. He chopped down the incense altars that stood high above them. He broke into pieces the Asherim, the carved images, and the cast images, ground them to dust, and scattered the residue on the graves of those who had sacrificed to them.

NET Bible
He ordered the altars of the Baals to be torn down, and broke the incense altars that were above them. He smashed the Asherah poles, idols and images, crushed them up and sprinkled the dust over the tombs of those who had sacrificed to them.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He had the altars of the various Baal gods torn down. He cut down the incense altars that were above them. He destroyed the Asherah poles, carved idols, and metal idols. He ground them into powder and scattered the powder over the tombs of those who had sacrificed to them.

King James 2000 Bible
And they broke down the altars of Baalim in his presence; and the images, that were on high above them, he cut down; and the idol poles, and the carved images, and the molten images, he broke in pieces, and made dust of them, and scattered it upon the graves of them that had sacrificed unto them.
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