2 Chronicles 31:1-2

31:1 When all this was over, the Israelites 1  who were in the cities of Judah went out and smashed the sacred pillars, cut down the Asherah poles, and demolished 2  all the high places and altars throughout Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh. 3  Then all the Israelites returned to their own homes in their cities. 4 

The People Contribute to the Temple

31:2 Hezekiah appointed the divisions of the priests and Levites to do their assigned tasks 5  – to offer burnt sacrifices and present offerings and to serve, give thanks, and offer praise in the gates of the Lord’s sanctuary. 6 

2 Chronicles 18:4

18:4 Then Jehoshaphat added, 7  “First seek an oracle from the Lord.” 8 

2 Chronicles 18:22

18:22 So now, look, the Lord has placed a lying spirit in the mouths of all these prophets of yours; but the Lord has decreed disaster for you.”

Isaiah 36:7

36:7 Perhaps you will tell me, ‘We are trusting in the Lord our God.’ But Hezekiah is the one who eliminated his high places and altars and then told the people of Judah and Jerusalem, ‘You must worship at this altar.’

1 tn Heb “all Israel.”

2 tn Or “tore down.”

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

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

5 tn Heb “and Hezekiah appointed the divisions of the priests and the Levites according to their divisions, each in accordance with his service for the priests and for the Levites.”

6 tn Heb “in the gates of the encampments of the Lord.”

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

8 tn 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.