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2 Kings 11:18

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11:18All the people of the land went and demolished32 the temple of Baal. They smashed its altars and idols33 to bits.34 They killed Mattan the priest of Baal in front of the altar. Jehoiada the priest35 then placed guards at the Lord’s temple.

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  1. 32 Or “tore down.”
  2. 33 Or “images.”
  3. 34 The Hebrew construction translated “smashed … to bits” is emphatic. The adverbial infinitive absolute (הֵיטֵב [hetev], “well”) accompanying the Piel form of the verb שָׁבַר (shavar), “break,” suggests thorough demolition.
  4. 35 Heb “the priest.” Jehoiada’s name is added for clarification.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

Then all the people of the land went to the house of Baal and tore it down; his altars and his images they broke in pieces, and they killed Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. And the priest posted watchmen over the house of the Lord.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

All the people of the land went to the temple of Baal and tore it down. They smashed the altars and idols to pieces and killed Mattan the priest of Baal in front of the altars.

Then Jehoiada the priest posted guards at the temple of the Lord.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

So all the people of the land went to the temple of Baal and tore it down. They smashed its altars and images to pieces, and they killed Mattan, the priest of Baal, at the altars.

Then Jehoiada the priest appointed guards for the Lord’s temple.

NLTNew Living Translation

And all the people of the land went over to the temple of Baal and tore it down. They demolished the altars and smashed the idols to pieces, and they killed Mattan the priest of Baal in front of the altars.

Jehoiada the priest stationed guards at the Temple of the Lord.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Then all the people of the land went to the temple of Baal and tore it down, and its altars and its images they broke completely into pieces. Mattan the priest of Baal they killed in front of the altars. Then the priest put guards over the house of Yahweh.

KJV 1900King James Version

And all the people of the land went into the house of Baal, and brake it down; his altars and his images brake they in pieces thoroughly, and slew Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. And the priest appointed officers over the house of the Lord.