Parallel Verses
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And he burnt the bones of the priests upon 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.
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.
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 so that they brake down the altars of Baals even in his presence, and the Idols that were upon them he caused to be destroyed. And the groves, carved Images, and Images of metal he brake and made dust of them, and strawed it upon the graves of them that had offered to them. 5 And he burnt the bones of the priests upon the altars, and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem. 6 And even so did he in the cities of Manasseh, Ephraim, Simeon and of Naphtali thereto.
Phrases
Cross References
1 Kings 13:2
and cried against the altar at the commandment of the LORD and said, "Altar, altar, thus sayeth the LORD: 'Behold, a child shall be born of the house of David, Josiah by name, which upon thee shall offer the priests of the hill altars that sacrifice upon thee, and shall burn men's bones upon thee.'"
Numbers 35:33
"'And see that ye pollute not the land which ye are in, for blood defileth the land. And the land can none otherwise be cleansed of the blood that is shed therein, but by the blood of it that shed it.
2 Kings 23:16
And as Josiah turned himself, he spied the graves that were in the mount and sent and fetched the bones out of the graves and burnt them upon the altar and polluted it according to the word of the LORD that the man of God had proclaimed, which openly had denounced the same things.
2 Kings 23:20
And he sacrificed all the priests of the hill altars that were there, even upon the altars, and burnt men's bones upon them, and returned to Jerusalem.
2 Chronicles 34:7
And in the wildernesses of them round about he plucked asunder the altars and the groves and did beat them and stamp them to powder, and beat down the idols throughout all the land of Israel: and then returned to Jerusalem again.
Jeremiah 3:10
Nevertheless, her unfaithful sister Judah is not turned unto me again with her whole heart, but feignedly, sayeth the LORD."
Jeremiah 4:14
O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be helped. How long shall thy noisesome thoughts remain with thee?
Jeremiah 8:1-2
At the same time, sayeth the LORD, the bones of the kings of Judah, the bones of his princes, the bones of the priests and prophets, yea, and the bones of the citizens of Jerusalem, shall be brought out of their graves
Ezekiel 22:24
"Thou son of man, tell her, 'Thou art an unclean land, which is not rained upon in the day of the cruel wrath: