Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
And he burned the bones of the priests on the altars and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem.
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.
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
4 And he destroyed before him the altars for the Baals, and he cut down the incense stands above them. And the Asherahs, the idols, and the images he smashed. And he ground [them] to powder and sprinkled [the dust] over the burial sites of those who sacrificed to them. 5 And he burned the bones of the priests on the altars and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem. 6 And in the cities of Manasseh, Ephraim, Simeon, and as far as Naphtali, in their ruins all around,
Phrases
Cross References
1 Kings 13:2
Then he proclaimed against the altar by the word of Yahweh and said, "O altar, altar, thus says Yahweh: 'Look, a son will be born to the house of David, Josiah by name, and he shall sacrifice on you the priests of the high places who burn incense on you, and human bones shall burn on you.'"
Numbers 35:33
So you will not pollute the land in which you are; because blood pollutes the land, and no atonement can be made for the land for the blood that is poured out on it except with the blood of the one who poured it out.
2 Kings 23:16
When Josiah turned and saw the tombs which [were] there on the hill, he sent and took the bones from the tombs and burned [them] on the altar. [Thus] he defiled them according to the word of Yahweh that the man of God had proclaimed who had proclaimed these things.
2 Kings 23:20
Then he slaughtered all of the priests of the high places who [were] there, on the altars, and he burned the bones of the humans on them. Then he returned [to] Jerusalem.
2 Chronicles 34:7
he broke down the altars and the Asherahs and crushed the idols, grinding [them] to dust, and he cut down all the incense stands in all the land of Israel. Then he returned to Jerusalem.
Jeremiah 3:10
Yet even in all this her treacherous sister Judah did not return to me with all her heart, {but only} in pretense," {declares} Yahweh.
Jeremiah 4:14
Cleanse your heart from wickedness, Jerusalem, so that you may be saved. {How long} will your thoughts of mischief dwell in your inner part?
Jeremiah 8:1-2
"At that time," {declares} Yahweh, "they shall bring out the bones of the kings of Judah, and the bones of its officials, and the bones of the priests, and the bones of the prophets, and the bones of the inhabitants of Judah from their graves.
Ezekiel 22:24
"Son of man, say to her, 'You [are] a land not cleansed; it is not rained upon [in] [the] day of indignation.'