2 Chronicles 34:6

Translations

Modern

Josiah did the same in the cities of Manasseh, Ephraim, and Simeon, as far as Naphtali, and in the ruins around them.

Traditional

And so did he in the cities of Manasseh, and Ephraim, and Simeon, even unto Naphtali, with their mattocks round about.

Literal

…and in the cities of Manasseh, and Ephraim, and Simeon, and as far as Naphtali, and in the ruins of them round about.

Latin

Sed et in urbibus Manasse, et Ephraim, et Simeon, usque Nephthali, cuncta subvertit.

Original

Hebrew

English

Josiah did the same in the cities of Manasseh, Ephraim, and Simeon, as far as Naphtali, and in the ruins around them.

Notes

2 Chronicles 34:6

By Josiah’s twelfth year as king, in 628 BC, the Assyrian Empire had mostly fallen apart. During this time, northern Israel was almost empty. This allowed Josiah to expand his influence and control into Manasseh, Ephraim, and Simeon, reaching even as far as Naphtali.

Theme notes and profiles

Josiah Dealing with Conflict God’s Plan to Restore Remove the Evil

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2 Kings 23:15–20
He even pulled down the altar at Bethel, the high place set up by Jeroboam son of Nebat, who had caused Israel to sin. Then he burned the high place, ground it to powder, and burned the Asherah pole.
2 Chronicles 30:1
Then Hezekiah sent word throughout all Israel and Judah, and he also wrote letters to Ephraim and Manasseh inviting them to come to the house of the LORD in Jerusalem to keep the Passover of the LORD, the God of Israel.
2 Chronicles 30:10–11
And the couriers traveled from city to city through the land of Ephraim and Manasseh as far as Zebulun, but the people scorned and mocked them.
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Proverbs 25:18
Like a club or sword or sharp arrow is a man who bears false witness against his neighbor.
Isaiah 7:25
For fear of the briers and thorns, you will no longer traverse the hills once tilled by the hoe; they will become places for oxen to graze and sheep to trample.
2 Chronicles 31:1
When all this had ended, the Israelites in attendance went out to the cities of Judah and broke up the sacred pillars, chopped down the Asherah poles, and tore down the high places and altars throughout Judah and Benjamin, as well as in Ephraim and Manasseh, until they had utterly destroyed them all. Then all the Israelites returned to their cities, each to his own property.

Parallels

1 Kings 13:1–10 2 Kings 23:4–20

People

Ephraim: Second son of Joseph, and a tribe of Israel Manasseh: Firstborn son of Joseph, blessed by Jacob Naphtali: Son of Jacob, founder of the tribe of Naphtali Simeon: Son of Jacob and Leah, one of the twelve tribes

Glossary

Ashurbanipal Chronicles, Books of First and Second Genealogy Kohath, Kohathites Manasseh, Tribe of Merari, Merarite Temple

Topics

Ephraim: A Tribe of Israel: Submitted to the Scepter of Josiah Israel: The Remnant That Remained After the Able-Bodied Persons Were Carried Into Captivity Affiliated with the Kingdom of Judah Manasseh:: Incorporated Into Kingdom of Judah Religious Zeal: Josiah the Tribe of Manasseh: Country of, Purified from Idols by Hezekiah and Josiah the Tribe of Naphtali: Land of, Purged of Idols by Josiah the Tribe of Simeon: Josiah Purged Their Land of Idols Tribe of Simeon: Idolatry of

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