6In the towns of Manasseh, Ephraim and Simeon, as far as Naphtali, and in the ruins around them,
6In the towns of Manasseh, Ephraim and Simeon, as far as Naphtali, and in the ruins around them,
3 In the eighth year of his reign, while he was still young, he began to seek the God of his father David. In his twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem of high places, Asherah poles, carved idols and cast images.
4 Under his direction the altars of the Baals were torn down; he cut to pieces the incense altars that were above them, and smashed the Asherah poles, the idols and the images. These he broke to pieces and scattered over the graves of those who had sacrificed to them.
5 He burned the bones of the priests on their altars, and so he purged Judah and Jerusalem.
6 In the towns of Manasseh, Ephraim and Simeon, as far as Naphtali, and in the ruins around them,
7 he tore down the altars and the Asherah poles and crushed the idols to powder and cut to pieces all the incense altars throughout Israel. Then he went back to Jerusalem.
8 In the eighteenth year of Josiah's reign, to purify the land and the temple, he sent Shaphan son of Azaliah and Maaseiah the ruler of the city, with Joah son of Joahaz, the recorder, to repair the temple of the Lord his God.
34:6And [so did he] in the cities of Manasseh, and Ephraim, and Simeon, even unto Naphtali, with their mattocks round about.
34:6And in the cities of Manasses, and of Ephraim, and of Simeon, even to Nephtali he demolished all.
34:6And'so did he in the cities of Manasseh and Ephraim and Simeon, even unto Naphtali, in their ruins round about.
34:6And so did he in the cities of Manasseh and Ephraim and Simeon, even to Naphtali, in their ruins round about;
34:6And so did he in the cities of Manasseh and Ephraim and Simeon, even unto Napthali, in their ruins round about.
34:6And so did he in the cities of Manasseh, and Ephraim, and Simeon, even to Naphtali, with their mattocks around.
34:6[So did he] in the cities of Manasseh and Ephraim and Simeon, even to Naphtali, around in their ruins.
34:6and in the cities of Manasseh, and Ephraim, and Simeon, even unto Naphtali, with their tools, round about.
34:6And so did he in the cities of Manasseh, and Ephraim, and Simeon, even to Naphtali, with their mattocks round about.