Verse 1

When all this had been completed, all the Israelites who were present went out to the towns of Judah and broke the sacred pillars, cut down the Asherah poles, and demolished the high places and the altars throughout Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh, until they had destroyed them completely. Then all the Israelites returned to their own cities, each to their own property.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Når alt dette var gjort, gikk hele Israel som var tilstede ut til byene i Juda, og de knuste stenstøttene, hogg ned Ashera-pålene og rev ned høydestedene og altrene i hele Juda, Benjamin, Efraim og Manasse, til alt var fullstendig ødelagt. Deretter dro alle israelittene tilbake til sine egne byer og eiendommer.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Da alt dette var fullført, dro alle de israelittene som var til stede ut til byene i Juda og slo i stykker de billedstøttene og hogde ned de hellige lundene. De reiv også ned offerhaugene og altrene i hele Juda og Benjamin, og i Efraim og Manasse, til de hadde ødelagt alt fullstendig. Så vendte alle Israels barn tilbake, hver til sin eiendom, til sine egne byer.

• Norsk King James

  Da alt dette var ferdig, gikk hele Israel som var til stede ut til byene i Juda, og de knuste bildene i stykker, hogde ned haugen og rev ned høydeplassene og altarlene fra hele Juda og Benjamin, også fra Efraim og Manasse, til de hadde utryddet dem helt. Så returnerte alle Israels barn, hver mann til sin eie, inn i sine egne byer.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Da alt dette var fullført, dro hele Israel, som var i byene i Juda, og de knuste steinstøttene, hogg ned helliglundene og rev ned haugene og altrene i hele Juda, Benjamin, Efraim og Manasse, til de var ferdige; deretter vendte alle Israels barn tilbake, hver til sin eiendom, til sine byer.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Da alt dette var fullført, dro alle israelittene som befant seg i Judas byer ut og ødela steinstøttene, hogg ned Asjera-stolpene og rev ned offerhaugene og altrene i hele Juda, Benjamin, Efraim og Manasse, til de hadde utrenset alt. Så vendte hele Israels folk tilbake, hver til sin eiendom i sine byer.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Da alt dette var fullført, gikk hele Israel som var til stede ut til byene i Juda, og de knuste bildene, hogg ned lundene og rev ned de høye stedene og altrene i hele Juda og Benjamin, også i Efraim og Manasse, til de hadde totalt ødelagt dem alle. Så vendte alle Israels barn tilbake, hver til sin eiendom i sine egne byer.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Da alt dette var fullført, gikk alle israelittene som var til stede ut til Judas byer, slo bildene i stykker, hogg ned feblene, og rev ned de høye stedene og altere i alle byene i Juda og Benjamins land, samt i Efraim og Manasse, inntil alt var fullstendig ødelagt. Deretter vendte alle Israels barn tilbake, hver til sin eiendom, til sine egne byer.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Da alt dette var fullført, gikk hele Israel som var til stede ut til byene i Juda, og de knuste bildene, hogg ned lundene og rev ned de høye stedene og altrene i hele Juda og Benjamin, også i Efraim og Manasse, til de hadde totalt ødelagt dem alle. Så vendte alle Israels barn tilbake, hver til sin eiendom i sine egne byer.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Da alt dette var fullført, dro hele Israel som var til stede, ut til byene i Juda og knuste steinstøttene, hogg ned Asherapålene og rev ned haugene og altrene i hele Juda, Benjamin, Efraim og Manasse, helt til alt var ødelagt. Deretter vendte alle israelittene tilbake til sine eiendommer i byene.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Og da alt dette var fullført, dro alle israelittene som var til stede, til Judas byer og knuste steinstøttene, hogde ned Asjera-stolpene og rev ned offerhaugene og altrene i hele Juda, Benjamin, Efraim og Manasse, til de hadde gjort ende på dem. Så vendte alle Israels barn tilbake, hver til sin eiendom i sine byer. Sela.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og der alt dette var fuldendt, uddrog al Israel, som fandtes i Judæ Stæder, og de sønderbrøde Støtterne og afhuggede Lundene og nedbrøde Høiene og Alterne af ganske Juda og Benjamin og i Ephraim og Manasse, indtil de havde fuldendt det; siden vendte alle Israels Børn tilbage, hver til sin Eiendom, til deres Stæder.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Now when all this was finished, all Israel that were present went out to the cities of Judah, and brake the images in pieces, and cut down the groves, and threw down the high places and the altars out of all Judah and Benjamin, in Ephraim also and Manasseh, until they had utterly destroyed them all. Then all the children of Israel returned, every man to his possession, into their own cities.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Da alt dette var fullført, dro alle israelittene som var til stede ut til byene i Juda, og slo i stykker avgudsbildene, hogg ned lundene og rev ned offerhaugene og altrene i hele Juda og Benjamin, i Efraim og Manasse også, inntil alt var fullstendig ødelagt. Deretter vendte alle Israels barn tilbake, hver til sin eiendom i sine egne byer.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Now when all this was finished, all Israel who were present went out to the cities of Judah, and broke the images in pieces, and cut down the groves, and threw down the high places and the altars out of all Judah and Benjamin, in Ephraim also and Manasseh, until they had utterly destroyed them all. Then all the children of Israel returned, every man to his possession, into their own cities.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Now when all this was finished, all Israel that were present went out to the cities of Judah, and brake the images in pieces, and cut down the groves, and threw down the high places and the altars out of all Judah and Benjamin, in Ephraim also and Manasseh, until they had utterly destroyed them all. Then all the children of Israel returned, every man to his possession, into their own cities.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Da alt dette var fullført, gikk hele Israel som var til stede ut til byene i Juda og knuste steinstøttene, hogde ned Asjera-bildene, rev ned offerhaugene og altrene i hele Juda og Benjamin, også i Efraim og Manasse, til de hadde ødelagt alt. Så vendte alle Israels barn tilbake, hver mann til sin eiendom, til sine egne byer.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Da alt dette var ferdig, dro hele Israel som var til stede ut til byene i Juda og brøt ned steinpillarene, hogg ned Asjera-stolpene og rev ned de høye offerstedene og altrene i hele Juda og Benjamin, og i Efraim og Manasse til alt var ødelagt. Alle Israels barn vendte tilbake, hver til sin eiendom i sine byer.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Da alt dette var fullført, dro hele Israel som var til stede, ut til byene i Juda, og de brøt i stykker søylene, hogget ned Asjera-pålene og rev ned de høye stedene og altrene i hele Juda og Benjamin, og også i Efraim og Manasse, inntil de hadde ødelagt dem alle. Så vendte alle Israels barn tilbake, hver mann til sin eiendom, til sine egne byer.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Da alt dette var over, gikk alle mennene i Israel som var tilstede ut til byene i Juda og knuste steinstøttene, hugget ned trestøttene og rev ned de høye stedene og altrene i hele Juda og Benjamin, så vel som i Efraim og Manasse, til alt var fjernet. Da vendte alle Israels barn tilbake til byene sine, hver mann til sin eiendom.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And whan all this was fynished, all the Israelites that were founde in ye cities of Iuda, wente out, and brake the pilers, and hewed downe the groues, and brake downe the hye places and altares out of all Iuda, Ben Iamin, Ephraim and Manasses, tyll they had destroyed the. And all the children of Israel wente agayne euery one to his possession vnto their cities.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And when all these thinges were finished, all Israel that were found in the cities of Iudah, went out and brake the images, and cut downe the groues, and brake downe the hie places, and the altars thorowout all Iudah and Beniamin, in Ephraim also and Manasseh, vntil they had made an ende: afterwarde all the children of Israel returned euery man to his possession, into their owne cities.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And when all these thinges were finished, all they of Israel that were present in the cities of Iuda, went out and brake the images, and cut downe the idol groues, and all to brake the high places and aulters throughout al Iuda and Beniamin, in Ephraim also and Manasse, vntil they had vtterly destroyed them all: And all the children of Israel returned euery man to his possessions, and to their owne cities.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ Now when all this was finished, all Israel that were present went out to the cities of Judah, and brake the images in pieces, and cut down the groves, and threw down the high places and the altars out of all Judah and Benjamin, in Ephraim also and Manasseh, until they had utterly destroyed them all. Then all the children of Israel returned, every man to his possession, into their own cities.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Now when all this was finished, all Israel who were present went out to the cities of Judah, and broke in pieces the pillars, and hewed down the Asherim, and broke down the high places and the altars out of all Judah and Benjamin, in Ephraim also and Manasseh, until they had destroyed them all. Then all the children of Israel returned, every man to his possession, into their own cities.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And at the completion of all this, gone out have all Israel who are found present to the cities of Judah, and break the standing-pillars, and cut down the shrines, and break down the high places and the altars, out of all Judah and Benjamin, and in Ephraim and Manasseh, even to completion, and all the sons of Israel turn back, each to his Possession, to their cities.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Now when all this was finished, all Israel that were present went out to the cities of Judah, and brake in pieces the pillars, and hewed down the Asherim, and brake down the high places and the altars out of all Judah and Benjamin, in Ephraim also and Manasseh, until they had destroyed them all. Then all the children of Israel returned, every man to his possession, into their own cities.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Now when all this was over, all the men of Israel who were present went out into the towns of Judah, causing the stone pillars to be broken up and the wood pillars to be cut down, pulling down the high places and the altars in all Judah and Benjamin, as well as in Ephraim and Manasseh, till all were gone. Then all the children of Israel went back to their towns, every man to his property.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Now when all this was finished, all Israel who were present went out to the cities of Judah, and broke in pieces the pillars, and cut down the Asherim, and broke down the high places and the altars out of all Judah and Benjamin, in Ephraim also and Manasseh, until they had destroyed them all. Then all the children of Israel returned, every man to his possession, into their own cities.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  When all this was over, the Israelites who were in the cities of Judah went out and smashed the sacred pillars, cut down the Asherah poles, and demolished all the high places and altars throughout Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh. Then all the Israelites returned to their own homes in their cities.

Referenced Verses

• 2 Kgs 18:4 : 4 He removed the high places, broke the sacred pillars, cut down the Asherah poles, and smashed the bronze serpent that Moses had made, because the people of Israel had been burning incense to it, calling it Nehushtan.
• 2 Chr 32:12 : 12 Hasn't the same Hezekiah removed his high places and altars, saying to Judah and Jerusalem, 'You must worship before one altar and burn sacrifices on it'?
• 2 Chr 34:3-7 : 3 In the eighth year of his reign, while he was still young, he began to seek the God of his ancestor David. In the twelfth year, he started to purify Judah and Jerusalem by removing the high places, the Asherah poles, the carved images, and the cast idols. 4 In his presence, they tore down the altars of the Baals, and he cut down the incense altars that were above them. He shattered the Asherah poles, the carved images, and the cast idols, crushing them into powder, and he scattered the dust over the graves of those who had sacrificed to them. 5 He burned the bones of the priests on their altars, and he purified Judah and Jerusalem. 6 He did the same in the cities of Manasseh, Ephraim, Simeon, and as far as Naphtali, in their ruins all around. 7 He tore down the altars and the Asherah poles, smashed the carved images into powder, and cut down all the incense altars throughout the land of Israel. Then he returned to Jerusalem.
• Esth 4:16 : 16 Go, gather all the Jews who are in Susa, and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. I and my attendants will fast as you do. After that, I will go to the king, even though it is against the law. And if I perish, I perish.
• 2 Kgs 23:2-9 : 2 The king went up to the house of the Lord, along with all the men of Judah, all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the priests, the prophets, and all the people, from the youngest to the oldest. There, he read in their hearing all the words of the Book of the Covenant, which had been found in the house of the Lord. 3 The king stood by the pillar and made a covenant before the Lord to follow the Lord, to keep His commandments, His testimonies, and His statutes with all his heart and all his soul, and to uphold the words of the covenant written in this book. All the people joined in the covenant. 4 The king ordered Hilkiah the high priest, the priests of the second rank, and the gatekeepers to bring out of the temple of the Lord all the objects made for Baal, Asherah, and all the host of heaven. He burned them outside Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron and scattered their ashes on the graves of the people. 5 He also removed the idolatrous priests appointed by the kings of Judah, those who burned incense at the high places in the cities of Judah and in the areas around Jerusalem. He removed those who burned incense to Baal, to the sun and the moon, the constellations, and all the host of heaven. 6 He brought out the Asherah pole from the house of the Lord to the Kidron Valley outside Jerusalem, burned it in the Kidron Valley, ground it to ashes, and threw the ashes on the graves of the common people. 7 He tore down the houses of the male cult prostitutes that were in the temple of the Lord, where the women wove coverings for Asherah. 8 He brought all the priests from the cities of Judah and defiled the high places where the priests had burned incense, from Geba to Beersheba. He also destroyed the high places at the gates—the one at the entrance of the Gate of Joshua, the governor of the city, which was on the left of the city gate. 9 However, the priests of the high places did not go up to the altar of the Lord in Jerusalem but ate unleavened bread among their fellow priests. 10 He defiled Topheth, which is in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, so no one could make his son or daughter pass through the fire to Molech. 11 He removed the horses that the kings of Judah had dedicated to the sun at the entrance to the house of the Lord, near the room of Nathan-Melech, the eunuch, which was in the colonnades. He also burned the chariots of the sun with fire. 12 The king tore down the altars that were on the roof of Ahaz's upper chamber, the ones the kings of Judah had made. He also destroyed the altars that Manasseh had made in the two courtyards of the house of the Lord. He removed them from there, ground them to dust, and threw their dust into the Kidron Valley. 13 The king also defiled the high places east of Jerusalem, on the south of the Mount of Corruption, which Solomon, the king of Israel, had built for Ashtoreth, the detestable idol of the Sidonians, for Chemosh, the detestable idol of Moab, and for Milcom, the abomination of the Ammonites. 14 He smashed the sacred pillars to pieces, cut down the Asherah poles, and filled their places with human bones. 15 Even the altar at Bethel, the high place that Jeroboam son of Nebat had made, the one who caused Israel to sin—even that altar and the high place he tore down. He burned the high place, crushed it to dust, and burned the Asherah pole that was there. 16 Josiah turned, saw the graves that were on the hill, and sent men to take the bones from the graves. He burned them on the altar and defiled it according to the word of the LORD, as the man of God had proclaimed, who had foretold these things. 17 He asked, 'What is this monument that I see?’ The men of the city replied, 'It is the tomb of the man of God who came from Judah and proclaimed these things that you have done to the altar at Bethel.' 18 He said, 'Leave it alone; let no one disturb his bones.' So they spared his bones, along with the bones of the prophet who had come from Samaria. 19 Josiah also removed all the shrines on the high places in the towns of Samaria, which the kings of Israel had made to provoke the LORD to anger. He did to them just as he had done at Bethel. 20 He slaughtered all the priests of those high places on the altars and burned human bones on them. Then he returned to Jerusalem.
• 2 Chr 14:3 : 3 He commanded Judah to seek the Lord, the God of their ancestors, and to obey the law and the commandment.
• 2 Chr 23:17 : 17 All the people went to the temple of Baal and tore it down. They smashed the altars and idols and killed Mattan, the priest of Baal, in front of the altars.
• 2 Chr 30:1-9 : 1 Hezekiah sent word to all Israel and Judah and also wrote letters to Ephraim and Manasseh, inviting them to come to the house of the LORD in Jerusalem to celebrate the Passover to the LORD, the God of Israel. 2 The king, his officials, and the whole assembly in Jerusalem decided to observe the Passover in the second month. 3 They could not celebrate it at the proper time because not enough priests had consecrated themselves, and the people had not gathered in Jerusalem. 4 This plan seemed right to the king and the whole assembly. 5 So they decided to send a proclamation throughout all Israel, from Beersheba to Dan, calling the people to come to Jerusalem to celebrate the Passover to the LORD, the God of Israel, because it had not been observed in large numbers as prescribed. 6 Couriers went with the letters from the king and his officials throughout Israel and Judah, proclaiming the king’s command: 'Return to the LORD, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, so that He may return to the remnant of you who have escaped from the hand of the kings of Assyria.' 7 Do not be like your ancestors and your brothers, who were unfaithful to the LORD, the God of their ancestors, so that He made them an object of horror, as you can see. 8 Now do not harden your necks as your ancestors did. Submit to the LORD; come to His sanctuary, which He has consecrated forever. Serve the LORD your God so that His fierce anger will turn away from you. 9 If you return to the LORD, your brothers and your children will be shown compassion by those who took them captive, and they will return to this land. For the LORD your God is gracious and compassionate. He will not turn His face from you if you return to Him. 10 The couriers went from city to city throughout the land of Ephraim and Manasseh and as far as Zebulun, but the people laughed at them and mocked them. 11 Nevertheless, some people from Asher, Manasseh, and Zebulun humbled themselves and came to Jerusalem. 12 In Judah also, the hand of God was at work to give them one heart to obey the command of the king and the officials, in accordance with the word of the LORD. 13 A very large crowd of people assembled in Jerusalem to celebrate the Feast of Unleavened Bread in the second month. 14 They removed the altars in Jerusalem, as well as all the incense altars, and threw them into the Kidron Valley. 15 They slaughtered the Passover lambs on the fourteenth day of the second month. The priests and Levites, ashamed of their neglect, consecrated themselves and brought burnt offerings to the temple of the LORD. 16 Then they stood at their prescribed places, according to the Law of Moses the man of God. The priests sprinkled the blood handed to them by the Levites. 17 Since many in the assembly had not consecrated themselves, the Levites were responsible for slaughtering the Passover lambs for everyone who was not ceremonial clean to dedicate them to the LORD. 18 Although most of the people from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun had not purified themselves, they ate the Passover contrary to what was written. But Hezekiah prayed for them, saying, 'May the LORD, who is good, pardon everyone 19 who sets their heart on seeking God—the LORD, the God of their ancestors—even if they are not clean according to the rules of the sanctuary.' 20 And the LORD heard Hezekiah and healed the people. 21 The Israelites who were present in Jerusalem celebrated the Feast of Unleavened Bread for seven days with great joy, while the Levites and priests praised the LORD day after day with loud instruments dedicated to the LORD. 22 Hezekiah spoke encouragingly to all the Levites, who showed good understanding of the service to the LORD. They ate throughout the appointed seven days, offering fellowship sacrifices and giving thanks to the LORD, the God of their ancestors. 23 The whole assembly decided to celebrate the festival for another seven days, so they celebrated joyfully for seven more days. 24 Hezekiah king of Judah contributed a thousand bulls and seven thousand sheep for the assembly, and the officials provided a thousand bulls and ten thousand sheep. A large number of priests consecrated themselves. 25 The entire assembly of Judah rejoiced, along with the priests and Levites, the whole assembly from Israel, the foreigners who had come from Israel, and those who lived in Judah. 26 There was great joy in Jerusalem, for nothing like this had happened in Jerusalem since the days of Solomon son of David, king of Israel. 27 The priests and the Levites stood to bless the people, and God heard them, and their prayer reached His holy dwelling place in heaven.
• Gen 19:15 : 15 With the coming of dawn, the angels urged Lot, saying, "Hurry! Take your wife and your two daughters who are here, or you will be swept away when the city is punished."
• Exod 23:24 : 24 Do not bow down to their gods or worship them or follow their practices. Instead, you must demolish them completely and shatter their sacred pillars.
• Deut 7:5 : 5 Instead, this is what you must do to them: Tear down their altars, smash their sacred pillars, chop down their Asherah poles, and burn their carved images with fire.
• 1 Kgs 18:38-40 : 38 Then the fire of the LORD fell and consumed the burnt offering, the wood, the stones, and the dust, and it licked up the water that was in the trench. 39 When all the people saw it, they fell facedown and said, "The LORD, He is God! The LORD, He is God!" 40 Then Elijah said to them, "Seize the prophets of Baal. Do not let any of them escape." So they seized them, and Elijah brought them down to the Kishon Valley and slaughtered them there.
• 2 Kgs 17:2 : 2 He did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, but not like the kings of Israel who came before him.