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Myles Coverdale Bible
2 Chronicles 34:5
And the bones of the prestes brent he vpo the altares, and so clesed he Iuda & Ierusale,
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Christian Standard Bible®
He burned the bones of the priests on their altars. So he cleansed Judah and Jerusalem.
He burned the bones of the priests on their altars. So he cleansed Judah and Jerusalem.
Hebrew Names Version
He burnt the bones of the Kohanim on their altars, and purged Yehudah and Yerushalayim.
He burnt the bones of the Kohanim on their altars, and purged Yehudah and Yerushalayim.
King James Version
And he burnt the bones of the priests upon their altars, and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem.
And he burnt the bones of the priests upon their altars, and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem.
English Standard Version
He also burned the bones of the priests on their altars and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem.
He also burned the bones of the priests on their altars and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem.
New Century Version
He burned the bones of their priests on their own altars. So Josiah removed idol worship from Judah and Jerusalem,
He burned the bones of their priests on their own altars. So Josiah removed idol worship from Judah and Jerusalem,
New English Translation
He burned the bones of the pagan priests on their altars; he purified Judah and Jerusalem.
He burned the bones of the pagan priests on their altars; he purified Judah and Jerusalem.
Amplified Bible
Then Josiah burned the bones of the [pagan] priests on their altars and purged and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem.
Then Josiah burned the bones of the [pagan] priests on their altars and purged and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem.
New American Standard Bible
Then he burned the bones of the priests on their altars and purged Judah and Jerusalem.
Then he burned the bones of the priests on their altars and purged Judah and Jerusalem.
World English Bible
He burnt the bones of the priests on their altars, and purged Judah and Jerusalem.
He burnt the bones of the priests on their altars, and purged Judah and Jerusalem.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Also he burnt the bones of the Priests vpon their altars, and purged Iudah & Ierusalem.
Also he burnt the bones of the Priests vpon their altars, and purged Iudah & Ierusalem.
Legacy Standard Bible
Then he burned the bones of the priests on their altars and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem.
Then he burned the bones of the priests on their altars and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem.
Berean Standard Bible
Then he burned the bones of the priests on their altars. So he cleansed Judah and Jerusalem.
Then he burned the bones of the priests on their altars. So he cleansed Judah and Jerusalem.
Contemporary English Version
Josiah then had the bones of the pagan priests burned on the altars. And so Josiah got rid of the worship of foreign gods in Judah and Jerusalem.
Josiah then had the bones of the pagan priests burned on the altars. And so Josiah got rid of the worship of foreign gods in Judah and Jerusalem.
Complete Jewish Bible
He burned the bones of the priests on their altars, thus cleansing Y'hudah and Yerushalayim.
He burned the bones of the priests on their altars, thus cleansing Y'hudah and Yerushalayim.
Darby Translation
and he burned the bones of the priests upon their altars, and purged Judah and Jerusalem.
and he burned the bones of the priests upon their altars, and purged Judah and Jerusalem.
Easy-to-Read Version
Josiah even burned the bones of the priests who had served the Baal gods on their own altars. This is how he destroyed idols and idol worship from Judah and Jerusalem.
Josiah even burned the bones of the priests who had served the Baal gods on their own altars. This is how he destroyed idols and idol worship from Judah and Jerusalem.
George Lamsa Translation
And the bones of the priests who served them, he dug out of their graves and brought them and burned them, and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem.
And the bones of the priests who served them, he dug out of their graves and brought them and burned them, and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem.
Good News Translation
He burned the bones of the pagan priests on the altars where they had worshiped. By doing all this, he made Judah and Jerusalem ritually clean again.
He burned the bones of the pagan priests on the altars where they had worshiped. By doing all this, he made Judah and Jerusalem ritually clean again.
Lexham English Bible
And he burned the bones of the priests on the altars and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem.
And he burned the bones of the priests on the altars and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem.
Literal Translation
And he burned the bones of the priests on their altars, and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem,
And he burned the bones of the priests on their altars, and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem,
American Standard Version
And he burnt the bones of the priests upon their altars, and purged Judah and Jerusalem.
And he burnt the bones of the priests upon their altars, and purged 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.
And he had the bones of the priests burned on their altars, and so he made Judah and Jerusalem clean.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And he burnt the bones of the priestes vpon the aulters of them, and clensed Iuda and Hierusalem:
And he burnt the bones of the priestes vpon the aulters of them, and clensed Iuda and Hierusalem:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And he burnt the bones of the priests upon their altars, and purged Judah and Jerusalem.
And he burnt the bones of the priests upon their altars, and purged Judah and Jerusalem.
King James Version (1611)
And hee burnt the bones of the priests vpon their altars, and cleansed Iudah and Ierusalem.
And hee burnt the bones of the priests vpon their altars, and cleansed Iudah and Ierusalem.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And he burnt the bones of the priests upon the altars, and purged Juda and Jerusalem.
And he burnt the bones of the priests upon the altars, and purged Juda and Jerusalem.
English Revised Version
And he burnt the bones of the priests upon their altars, and purged Judah and Jerusalem.
And he burnt the bones of the priests upon their altars, and purged Judah and Jerusalem.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Ferthermore he brente the boonys of preestis in the auteris of idols, and he clenside Juda and Jerusalem.
Ferthermore he brente the boonys of preestis in the auteris of idols, and he clenside Juda and Jerusalem.
Update Bible Version
And he burnt the bones of the priests on their altars, and purged Judah and Jerusalem.
And he burnt the bones of the priests on their altars, and purged Judah and Jerusalem.
Webster's Bible Translation
And he burnt the bones of the priests upon their altars, and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem.
And he burnt the bones of the priests upon their altars, and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem.
New King James Version
He also burned the bones of the priests on their altars, and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem.
He also burned the bones of the priests on their altars, and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem.
New Living Translation
He burned the bones of the pagan priests on their own altars, and so he purified Judah and Jerusalem.
He burned the bones of the pagan priests on their own altars, and so he purified Judah and Jerusalem.
New Life Bible
He burned the bones of their religious leaders on their altars, and made Judah and Jerusalem free from worshiping false gods.
He burned the bones of their religious leaders on their altars, and made Judah and Jerusalem free from worshiping false gods.
New Revised Standard
He also burned the bones of the priests on their altars, and purged Judah and Jerusalem.
He also burned the bones of the priests on their altars, and purged Judah and Jerusalem.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, the bones of the priests, burned he upon their altars, - and so purified Judah and Jerusalem:
And, the bones of the priests, burned he upon their altars, - and so purified Judah and Jerusalem:
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he burnt the bones of the priests on the altars of the idols, and he cleansed Juda and Jerusalem.
And he burnt the bones of the priests on the altars of the idols, and he cleansed Juda and Jerusalem.
Revised Standard Version
He also burned the bones of the priests on their altars, and purged Judah and Jerusalem.
He also burned the bones of the priests on their altars, and purged Judah and Jerusalem.
Young's Literal Translation
and the bones of the priests he hath burnt on their altars, and cleanseth Judah and Jerusalem,
and the bones of the priests he hath burnt on their altars, and cleanseth Judah and Jerusalem,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then he burned the bones of the priests on their altars and purged Judah and Jerusalem.
Then he burned the bones of the priests on their altars and purged Judah and Jerusalem.
Contextual Overview
1 Iosias was eight yeare olde whan he was made kynge, and reigned one and thirtye yeare at Ierusalem, 2 and dyd that which was righte in the sighte of the LORDE, and walked in the wayes of Dauid his father, and turned not asyde, nether to the righte hande ner to the lefte. 3 For in the eight yeare of his reigne wha he was yet but a childe, he beganne to seke the God of his father Dauid: and in the twolueth yeare begane he to clense Iuda and Ierusale from the hye places and groues, and carued Idols, and molten ymages: 4 and caused the altares of Baalim to be broken downe before him, and the ymages that were theron, hewed he downe. And ye groues and carued Idols and molte ymages brake he in peces, and made them to dust, and scatred it vpon the graues of them that had offred vnto them. 5 And the bones of the prestes brent he vpo the altares, and so clesed he Iuda & Ierusale, 6 & in ye cities of Manasses, Ephraim, Simeon, and vnto Nephtali in their wyldernesses on euerysyde. 7 And wha he had broken downe the altares and groues, and smytten the Idols in peces, and hewed downe all the ymages in all the londe of Israel, he came agayne to Ierusalem.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
he: 1 Kings 13:2, 2 Kings 23:16, Jeremiah 8:1, Jeremiah 8:2
cleansed: 2 Chronicles 34:7, Numbers 35:33, Jeremiah 3:10, Jeremiah 4:14, Ezekiel 22:24
Reciprocal: 2 Kings 23:20 - burned Ezekiel 6:4 - and I Hosea 10:8 - their altars
Cross-References
Genesis 30:35
And that same daye he sundered out the speckled and partye coloured goates, and all the spotted and partye coloured kyddes (where there was eny whyte vpon them) and all that was black amonge the lambes, and put them vnder the hande of his children,
And that same daye he sundered out the speckled and partye coloured goates, and all the spotted and partye coloured kyddes (where there was eny whyte vpon them) and all that was black amonge the lambes, and put them vnder the hande of his children,
Genesis 34:13
Then Iacobs sonnes answered Sichem and Hemor his father (and spake disceatfully, because their sister Dina was defyled)
Then Iacobs sonnes answered Sichem and Hemor his father (and spake disceatfully, because their sister Dina was defyled)
Genesis 34:14
& sayde vnto them: That can we not do, to geue oure sister to an vncircumcided man: for that were a shame vnto vs.
& sayde vnto them: That can we not do, to geue oure sister to an vncircumcided man: for that were a shame vnto vs.
Leviticus 10:3
Then sayde Moses vnto Aaron: This is it, that the LORDE sayde: I wil be sanctified vpo them that come nye me, and before all the people wil I be glorified. And Aaron helde his peace.
Then sayde Moses vnto Aaron: This is it, that the LORDE sayde: I wil be sanctified vpo them that come nye me, and before all the people wil I be glorified. And Aaron helde his peace.
1 Samuel 10:27
But the childre of Belial sayde: What shal this felowe helpe vs, and despysed him, & broughte him no presente. But he made him as though he herde it not.
But the childre of Belial sayde: What shal this felowe helpe vs, and despysed him, & broughte him no presente. But he made him as though he herde it not.
1 Samuel 16:11
And Samuel sayde vnto Isai: Are here all the childre? He sayde: There is yet one ye leest of all, and beholde, he kepeth the shepe. The sayde Samuel vnto Isai: Sende & cause him to be fetched, for we will not syt downe at the table, vntyll he come.
And Samuel sayde vnto Isai: Are here all the childre? He sayde: There is yet one ye leest of all, and beholde, he kepeth the shepe. The sayde Samuel vnto Isai: Sende & cause him to be fetched, for we will not syt downe at the table, vntyll he come.
1 Samuel 17:15
Dauid wente agayne from Saul, to kepe his fathers shepe at Bethleem.
Dauid wente agayne from Saul, to kepe his fathers shepe at Bethleem.
2 Samuel 13:22
As for Absalom, he spake nether euell ner good to Ammon: but Absalom hated Ammon, because he had forced his sister Thamar.
As for Absalom, he spake nether euell ner good to Ammon: but Absalom hated Ammon, because he had forced his sister Thamar.
Psalms 39:9
Delyuer me from all myne offences, and make me not a scorne vnto the foolish.
Delyuer me from all myne offences, and make me not a scorne vnto the foolish.
Luke 15:25
But the elder sonne was in the felde. And whan he came, and drewe nye to the house, he herde ye mynstrelsye and daunsynge,
But the elder sonne was in the felde. And whan he came, and drewe nye to the house, he herde ye mynstrelsye and daunsynge,
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And he burnt the bones of the priests upon their altars,.... On which they sacrificed, in detestation of their idolatry, and to deter from it; and this he did according to the prophecy of him, above three hundred and fifty years before:
and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem; from idolatry, and all the monuments of it.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 2 Chronicles 34:5. He burnt the bones of the priests — כומריא kumeraiya, the kemarim, says the Targum. See this word explained, 2 Kings 23:5.
