2 Chronicles 30:14

30:14 They removed the altars in Jerusalem; they also removed all the incense altars and threw them into the Kidron Valley.¹

2 Chronicles 31:1

31:1 When all this was over, the Israelites² who were in the cities of Judah went out and smashed the sacred pillars, cut down the Asherah poles, and demolished³ all the high places and altars throughout Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh.⁴ Then all the Israelites returned to their own homes in their cities.⁵

2 Chronicles 32:12

32:12 Hezekiah is the one who eliminated⁶ the Lord’s⁷ high places and altars and then told Judah and Jerusalem, “At one altar you must worship and offer sacrifices.”

2 Chronicles 32:2

32:2 When Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had invaded and intended to attack Jerusalem,⁸

2 Chronicles 18:4

18:4 Then Jehoshaphat added,⁹ “First seek an oracle from the Lord.”¹⁰

2 Chronicles 21:3

21:3 Their father gave them many presents, including silver, gold, and other precious items, along with fortified cities in Judah. But he gave the kingdom to Jehoram because he was the firstborn.

¹tn Heb “and they arose and removed the altars which were in Jerusalem, and all the incense altars they removed and threw into the Kidron Valley.”

²tn Heb “all Israel.”

³tn Or “tore down.”

⁴tn Heb “the high places and the altars from all Judah and Benjamin and in Ephraim and in Manasseh until finished.”

⁵tn Heb “and the sons of Israel returned, each to his possession to their cities.”

⁶tn Heb “Did not he, Hezekiah, eliminate…?” This rhetorical question presupposes a positive reply (“yes, he did”) and so has been translated here as a positive statement.

⁷tn Heb “his”; the referent (the Lord) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁸tn Heb “and his face was for war against Jerusalem.”

⁹tn Heb “and Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel.”

¹⁰tn Heb “the word of the Lord.” Jehoshaphat is requesting a prophetic oracle revealing the Lord’s will in the matter and their prospects for success. For examples of such oracles, see 2 Sam 5:19, 23-24.