Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Then
King James Version
And he burnt the bones of the priests upon their altars, and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem.
Holman Bible
He burned the bones of the priests on their altars.
International Standard Version
He burned the bones of the priests on their altars, thus purging Judah and Jerusalem.
A Conservative Version
And he burnt the bones of the priests upon their altars, and purged Judah and Jerusalem.
American Standard Version
And he burnt the bones of the priests upon their altars, and purged Judah and Jerusalem.
Amplified
Then Josiah burned the bones of the [pagan] priests on their altars and purged and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem.
Bible in Basic English
And he had the bones of the priests burned on their altars, and so he made Judah and Jerusalem clean.
Darby Translation
and he burned the bones of the priests upon their altars, and purged Judah and Jerusalem.
Julia Smith Translation
And he burnt the bones of the priests upon their altars, and he will cleanse Judah and Jerusalem.
King James 2000
And he burnt the bones of the priests upon their altars, and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And he burned the bones of the priests on the altars and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem.
Modern King James verseion
And he burned the bones of the priests on their altars and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And he burnt the bones of the priests upon the altars, and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem.
NET Bible
He burned the bones of the pagan priests on their altars; he purified Judah and Jerusalem.
New Heart English Bible
He burnt the bones of the priests on their altars, and purged Judah and Jerusalem.
The Emphasized Bible
And, the bones of the priests, burned he upon their altars, - and so purified Judah and Jerusalem:
Webster
And he burnt the bones of the priests upon their altars, and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem.
World English Bible
He burnt the bones of the priests on their altars, and purged Judah and Jerusalem.
Youngs Literal Translation
and the bones of the priests he hath burnt on their altars, and cleanseth Judah and Jerusalem,
Themes
The Dead » Even bones of, caused uncleanness
Ephraim » A tribe of israel » Submitted to the scepter of josiah
Interlinear
Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Chronicles 34:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
Josiah's Reform
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And they chopped down the altars of the Baals in his presence, and he cut down the incense altars that stood above them. And he broke in pieces the Asherim and the carved and the metal images, and he made dust of them and scattered it over the graves of those who had sacrificed to them.
5 Then
Phrases
Cross References
1 Kings 13:2
And the man cried against the altar by the word of the LORD and said, "O altar, altar, thus says the LORD: 'Behold, a son shall be born to the house of David, Josiah by name, and he shall sacrifice on you the priests of the high places who make offerings on you, and human bones shall be burned on you.'"
Numbers 35:33
You shall not pollute the land in which you live, for blood pollutes the land, and no atonement can be made for the land for the blood that is shed in it, except by the blood of the one who shed it.
2 Kings 23:16
And as Josiah turned, he saw the tombs there on the mount. And he sent and took the bones out of the tombs and burned them on the altar and defiled it, according to the word of the LORD that the man of God proclaimed, who had predicted these things.
2 Kings 23:20
And he sacrificed all the priests of the high places who were there, on the altars, and burned human bones on them. Then he returned to Jerusalem.
2 Chronicles 34:7
he broke down the altars and beat the Asherim and the images into powder and cut down all the incense altars throughout all the land of Israel. Then he returned to Jerusalem.
Jeremiah 3:10
Yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah did not return to me with her whole heart, but in pretense, declares the LORD."
Jeremiah 4:14
O Jerusalem, wash your heart from evil, that you may be saved. How long shall your wicked thoughts lodge within you?
Jeremiah 8:1-2
"At that time, declares the LORD, the bones of the kings of Judah, the bones of its officials, the bones of the priests, the bones of the prophets, and the bones of the inhabitants of Jerusalem shall be brought out of their tombs.
Ezekiel 22:24
"Son of man, say to her, You are a land that is not cleansed or rained upon in the day of indignation.