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II Kings 23:Verse 14

KJV
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And he brake in pieces the images, and cut down the groves, and filled their places with the bones of men.

Exodus 23:24Deuteronomy 7:5Exodus 23:24Deuteronomy 7:52 Kings 23:16
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What Does II Kings 23:14 Mean?

Detailed meaning and commentary

"The breaking in pieces of the images, cutting down of the Asherim, and filling of their places with the bones of men presents reform in its most sever..."

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King James VersionPrimary
KJV

And he brake in pieces the images, and cut down the groves, and filled their places with the bones of men.

American Standard Version
ASV

And he brake in pieces the pillars, and cut down the Asherim, and filled their places with the bones of men.

American King James Version
AKJV

And he broke in pieces the images, and cut down the groves, and filled their places with the bones of men.

KJV with Apocrypha
KJVA

And he brake in pieces the images, and cut down the groves, and filled their places with the bones of men.

Bible in Basic English
BBE

The stone pillars were broken to bits and the wood pillars cut down, and the places where they had been were made full of the bones of the dead.

Young's Literal Translation
YLT

And he hath broken in pieces the standing-pillars, and cutteth down the shrines, and filleth their place with bones of men;

New Heart English Bible
NHEB

He broke in pieces the pillars, and cut down the Asherim, and filled their places with the bones of men.

NHEB Messianic Edition
NHEBME

He broke in pieces the pillars, and cut down the Asherim, and filled their places with the bones of men.

NHEB Jehovah Edition
NHEBJE

He broke in pieces the pillars, and cut down the Asherim, and filled their places with the bones of men.

Darby Translation
Darby

And he broke in pieces the columns, and cut down the Asherahs, and filled their place with the bones of men.

Webster Bible
Webster

And he broke in pieces the images, and cut down the groves, and filled their places with the bones of men.

Geneva Bible 1599
Geneva1599

And he brake the images in pieces, and cut downe the groues and filled their places with the bones of men.

Douay-Rheims
DRC

And he broke in pieces the statues, and cut down the groves: and he filled their places with the bones of dead men.

Rotherham Bible
Rotherham

and he brake in pieces the pillars, and cut down the Sacred Stems,—and filled their place with human bones:

Literal Translation
LITV

And he broke the images in pieces, and cut down the Asherahs, and filled their place with the bones of men.

Modern King James
MKJV

And he broke the images in pieces, and cut down the Asherahs, and filled their places with the bones of men.

Updated King James
UKJV

And he brake in pieces the images, and cut down the groves, and filled their places with the bones of men.

Lexham English Bible
LEB

He also broke into pieces the stone pillars and cut down the Asherah poles and covered their sites with human bones.

Jewish Publication Society
JPS

And he broke in pieces the pillars, and cut down the Asherim, and filled their places with the bones of men.

Catholic Public Domain
CPDV

And he crushed the statues, and he cut down the sacred groves. And he filled their places with the bones of the dead.

Berean Study Bible
BSB

He smashed the sacred pillars to pieces, cut down the Asherah poles, and covered the sites with human bones.

Revised Webster
RWebster

And he broke in pieces the images, and cut down the groves, and filled their places with the bones of men.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Wycliffe

and he al to-brak ymagis, and kittide doun wodis, and fillide the places of tho with the boonys of deed men.

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Exodus 23:24Deuteronomy 7:5Exodus 23:24Deuteronomy 7:52 Kings 23:162 Kings 23:16Numbers 19:16Jeremiah 8:1Jeremiah 8:2Micah 1:7
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