^6:30The men of the city said to Joash, “Bring out your son, so we can execute him!⁶⁸ He pulled down the Baal altar and cut down the nearby Asherah pole.”

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68 Heb “and let him die.” The jussive form with vav after the imperative is best translated as a purpose clause.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

Then the men of the town said to Joash, “Bring out your son, that he may die, for he has broken down the altar of Baal and cut down the Asherah beside it.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The people of the town demanded of Joash, “Bring out your son. He must die, because he has broken down Baal’s altar and cut down the Asherah pole beside it.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Then the men of the city said to Joash, “Bring out your son. He must die, because he tore down Baal’s altar and cut down the Asherah pole beside it.”

NLTNew Living Translation

“Bring out your son,” the men of the town demanded of Joash. “He must die for destroying the altar of Baal and for cutting down the Asherah pole.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And the men of the city said to Jehoash, “Bring out your son so that he may die, for he has pulled down the altar of Baal and cut down the Asherah that was beside it.”

KJV 1900King James Version

Then the men of the city said unto Joash, Bring out thy son, that he may die: because he hath cast down the altar of Baal, and because he hath cut down the grove that was by it.

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