這一切事既已作完，所有在場的以色列眾人就都出去、到猶大各城市，把崇拜柱子打碎，將亞舍拉神木砍下；又從猶大、便雅憫、以法蓮、瑪拿西遍地、將邱壇和祭壇全都拆毁；於是以色列眾人都回本城，各歸自己的地業去。

这事既都完毕，在那里的以色列众人就到犹大的城邑，打碎柱像，砍断木偶，又在犹大、便雅悯、以法莲、玛拿西遍地将邱坛和祭坛拆毁净尽。于是以色列众人各回各城，各归各地。

这一切事都完毕以后，在那里的以色列众人就到犹大的城镇，打碎柱像，砍断亚舍拉，又在犹大、便雅悯、以法莲、玛拿西遍地把丘坛和祭坛完全拆毁。于是以色列众人各回各城，各归自己产业的地去了。

这一切事都完毕以后，在那里的以色列众人就到犹大的城镇，打碎柱像，砍断亚舍拉，又在犹大、便雅悯、以法莲、玛拿西遍地把丘坛和祭坛完全拆毁。于是以色列众人各回各城，各归自己产业的地去了。

当一切都办妥后，所有在场的以色列人就前往犹大各城邑，打碎神柱，砍倒亚舍拉神像，又拆毁犹大、便雅悯、以法莲、玛拿西境内所有的丘坛和祭坛，然后各自返回自己的城邑和家园。

这一切都作完了，所有在那里的以色列人就都出去，到犹大的各城，打碎神柱，砍下亚舍拉；又在犹大、便雅悯、以法莲和玛拿西各地，把邱坛和祭坛完全拆毁。然后以色列众人都各回各城，各归自己的地业去了。

這事既都完畢，在那裏的以色列眾人就到猶大的城邑，打碎柱像，砍斷木偶，又在猶大、便雅憫、以法蓮、瑪拿西遍地將邱壇和祭壇拆毀淨盡。於是以色列眾人各回各城，各歸各地。

這一切事都完畢以後，在那裏的以色列眾人就到猶大的城鎮，打碎柱像，砍斷亞舍拉，又在猶大、便雅憫、以法蓮、瑪拿西遍地把丘壇和祭壇完全拆毀。於是以色列眾人各回各城，各歸自己產業的地去了。

這一切事都完畢以後，在那裏的以色列眾人就到猶大的城鎮，打碎柱像，砍斷亞舍拉，又在猶大、便雅憫、以法蓮、瑪拿西遍地把丘壇和祭壇完全拆毀。於是以色列眾人各回各城，各歸自己產業的地去了。

當一切都辦妥後，所有在場的以色列人就前往猶大各城邑，打碎神柱，砍倒亞舍拉神像，又拆毀猶大、便雅憫、以法蓮、瑪拿西境內所有的邱壇和祭壇，然後各自返回自己的城邑和家園。

這一切都作完了，所有在那裡的以色列人就都出去，到猶大的各城，打碎神柱，砍下亞舍拉；又在猶大、便雅憫、以法蓮和瑪拿西各地，把邱壇和祭壇完全拆毀。然後以色列眾人都各回各城，各歸自己的地業去了。

此事既畢、在彼之以色列眾咸出、往猶大諸邑、碎其柱像、斫其木偶、毀其崇邱與壇、在猶大便雅憫以法蓮瑪拿西諸地、盡除滅之、以色列人乃返故邑、各歸其業、

祀事既畢、以色列眾往猶大、便雅憫、以法蓮、馬拿西諸邑、毀偶像、伐林木、廢崇坵、拆祭壇、滅之務盡、然後歸。

此事既畢、所有以色列眾、往猶大諸邑、毀偶像、斫諸亞舍拉、在猶大、便雅憫、以法蓮、瑪拿西遍地、廢崇邱、拆祭壇、滅之淨盡、然後以色列人眾各返故邑、各歸其業、

When all this had ended, the Israelites who were there went out to the towns of Judah, smashed the sacred stones and cut down the Asherah poles. They destroyed the high places and the altars throughout Judah and Benjamin and in Ephraim and Manasseh. After they had destroyed all of them, the Israelites returned to their own towns and to their own property.

The Passover Feast came to an end. The people of Israel who were in Jerusalem went out to the towns of Judah. They smashed the sacred stones. They cut down the poles used to worship the female god named Asherah. They destroyed the high places and the altars. They did those things all through Judah and Benjamin. They also did them in Ephraim and Manasseh. They destroyed all the objects used to worship other gods. Then the Israelites returned to their own towns and property.

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 throughout all Judah and Benjamin, and in Ephraim and Manasseh, until they had destroyed them all. Then all the people of Israel returned to their cities, every man to his possession.

When the festival ended, the Israelites who attended went to all the towns of Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh, and they smashed all the sacred pillars, cut down the Asherah poles, and removed the pagan shrines and altars. After this, the Israelites returned to their own towns and homes.

When all this was completed, all Israel who had attended 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, to the last one. Then all the Israelites returned to their cities, each to his own possession.

Now when all this was finished, all Israel who were present went out to the cities of Judah, broke the memorial stones in pieces, cut down the Asherim and pulled down the high places and the altars throughout Judah and Benjamin, as well as in Ephraim and Manasseh, until they had destroyed them all. Then all the sons of Israel returned to their cities, each to his possession.

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

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.

When all this was completed, all Israel who had attended 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, to the last one. Then all the Israelites returned to their cities, each to his own possession.

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.

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.

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

他把邱壇廢去，把崇拜柱子打碎，將亞舍拉神木砍下來，又將摩西所造的銅蛇砸碎，因為到那時以色列人還向銅蛇燻祭；那銅蛇叫做尼忽士但。

這希西家豈不是曾經把他的邱壇和祭壇廢去，告訴猶大和耶路撒冷的人說：『你們要在一個祭壇前敬拜，要在那上頭燻祭』麼？

『你去招聚書珊所找得着的一切猶大人為我禁食，不喫不喝三天，就是三晝三夜；我也這樣，我和我的侍女也要禁食；這樣，我就不照法令進去見王；我若死，就死罷。』

他在位第八年，那時還年幼，就開始尋求他祖大衛的上帝。第十二年他便開始潔淨猶大和耶路撒冷，除去邱壇、亞舍拉神木、雕像、和鑄像。眾人在他面前拆毁了巴力的祭壇，他砍下了壇上高高的香壇，又把亞舍拉神木、雕像和鑄像打碎成灰，撒在對這些偶像獻過祭的人的墳墓上。他又將他們的祭司的骸骨燒在他們的祭壇上，而潔淨了猶大和耶路撒冷。又在瑪拿西、以法蓮、西緬、甚至拿弗他利各城、使他們四境的廟宇荒廢。他又拆毁了祭壇，把亞舍拉神木和雕像砸碎成灰，將以色列遍地所有的香壇都砍下來，然後回耶路撒冷去。

天快亮時候，天使催逼羅得說：『起來，帶着你的妻子、和你身邊的兩個女兒出去，免得你在這城的罪罰中被掃滅。』

他行永恆主所看為壞的事，只是不像他以前的以色列諸王。

王上永恆主的殿，猶大眾人和耶路撒冷的居民、都跟他一同去；還有祭司和神言人們、以及眾民、無論大小也都去；王就把永恆主殿裏所發現的《約書》裏面一切的話都唸給他們聽。王站在柱旁，在永恆主面前立約，要全心全意地跟從永恆主，謹守他的誡命、法令、律例，來實行這書上所寫這約的話；眾民也都站着承認這約。王吩咐大祭司希勒家和副祭司跟把守門檻的、將那為巴力和亞舍拉女神跟天上萬象所造的器皿、都從永恆主殿堂裏搬出來，在耶路撒冷外頭汲淪谿谷的田園裏燒了，把灰燼拿到伯特利去。從前猶大諸王所立拜偶像的祭司、在猶大各城的邱壇和耶路撒冷的四圍燻祭、現在王都罷免他們；也罷免那些向巴力和日月星辰跟天上萬象燻祭的人。他又從永恆主殿裏將亞舍拉神木搬出來到耶路撒冷外頭汲淪谿谷那裏，在汲淪谿谷燒它，打碎成灰，將灰撒在平民的墳墓上。他又拆毁了永恆主殿院內男性廟倡的屋子、婦女們為亞舍拉女神編織神龕彩帳的地方。他並且從猶大各城市把眾祭司帶來，使祭司燻祭的邱壇成了凡俗、從迦巴直到別是巴；他又拆毁了野山羊神的邱壇；這邱壇在市長約書亞門的出入處，人進城門的左邊。（但是邱壇的祭司在耶路撒冷是不登永恆主祭壇的；他們只在同作祭司的弟兄中分喫無酵餅而已。）約西亞又使欣嫩子谷的陀斐特成了凡俗，不許人將兒女用火燒獻給摩洛。他又把猶大諸王獻給日頭的馬廢去，那些馬是在進永恆主之殿的地方，近內侍拿丹米勒的房屋，在聖殿遊廊的廂房那裏；他並且用火將獻給日頭的車燒掉。猶大諸王在亞哈斯房頂屋子的房頂上所築的祭壇、和瑪拿西在永恆主之殿的兩院中所築的祭壇、王都拆毁，從那裏搬走，把灰倒在汲淪谿谷中。從前以色列王所羅門在耶路撒冷東面毁滅山南邊、為西頓人可憎的神亞斯他錄、摩押人可憎的神基抹、亞捫人可厭惡的神米勒公、所建築的邱壇、王都使那些邱壇成了凡俗。他又打破崇拜柱子，把亞舍拉神木砍下來，使那地方充滿了人的骨頭。不但如此，他也將在伯特利的祭壇，和那使以色列人犯了罪的、尼八的兒子耶羅波安、所建築的邱壇，那祭壇和那邱壇約西亞都拆毁，把那邱壇打碎成灰去燒，將亞舍拉神木都燒掉。約西亞轉過臉來，看見山上那裏的墳墓，就打發人將骸骨從墳墓裏取出來，燒在祭壇上，使壇成了凡俗，正如永恆主的話、就是宣傳這些事的神人所宣傳過的。約西亞問說：『我所看見在那裏的是甚麼標記呢？』那城裏的人對他說：『那是個神人的墳墓；他先前從猶大來，將王現在向伯特利祭壇所行的事豫先宣傳出來。』約西亞說：『由他吧；人都不要挪移他的骸骨。』於是人就不去動他的骸骨，也不去動那從撒瑪利亞來的神言人的骸骨。從前以色列諸王在撒瑪利亞城市所建築的邱壇廟來惹永恆主發怒的、現在約西亞都廢去；他對這些廟宇所行的、都照他在伯特利所行的作法一樣。他又將邱壇的祭司都在祭壇上宰了，又在祭壇上燒人的骨頭，就回耶路撒冷去了。

他們的神你不可敬拜，不可事奉，也不可按他們行為的樣子行，卻要把神像盡行翻毁，一概打碎他們的崇拜柱子。

希西家差遣了人去見以色列和猶大眾人，並且寫了詔書給以法蓮和瑪拿西人，叫他們到耶路撒冷永恆主的殿，向永恆主以色列的上帝守逾越節。因為王和他的大臣跟那在耶路撒冷的全體大眾已經商議好了、要在二月裏守逾越節。正月間他們不能守，因為潔淨自己為聖的祭司還不夠用，人民也沒有聚集在耶路撒冷。王和全體大眾都以這樣為對。於是立下了命令，將布告傳達在全以色列，從別是巴直到但，叫人民都來、在耶路撒冷向永恆主以色列的上帝守逾越節，因為人民遵照所記載的例來守這節的並不多。跑文書的帶着王和他的大臣手發的詔書就去、走遍以色列和猶大，並且遵照王所吩咐的說：『以色列人哪，你們要轉向永恆主、亞伯拉罕以撒以色列的上帝，好叫他轉向你們這逃脫亞述王掌握的餘民。你們不要像你們列祖和你們的族弟兄：他們對永恆主他們列祖的上帝不忠實，以致永恆主使他們成了令人驚駭的對象，正如你們自己所見過的。現在你們不要硬着脖子、像你們列祖那樣；你們只要舉手起誓歸順永恆主，進入他的聖所、他永遠分別為聖的地方，來事奉永恆主你們的上帝，好使他的烈怒轉離你們。因為你們若轉向永恆主，你們的族弟兄和兒女就必在擄了他們的人面前蒙憐憫，得以返回這地。因為永恆主你們的上帝有恩惠，有憐憫；你們若轉向他，他必不轉臉不顧你們。』跑文書的一城過一城地走遍了以法蓮和瑪拿西之地，直到西布倫；這些地方的人卻調弄他們，嗤笑他們。然而亞設、瑪拿西、西布倫中也有人自己謙卑、來到耶路撒冷。上帝的手也用力在猶大中、使猶大人一心遵行王和大臣們憑永恆主的話所發的命令。二月有許多人民聚集在耶路撒冷，成了極多人的大眾，要守除酵之節。他們起來，把在耶路撒冷的祭壇和一切燒香的壇、盡都除掉，扔在汲淪谿谷中。二月十四日他們宰了逾越節的羊羔；祭司們和利未人們覺得慚愧，就潔淨自己為聖，把燔祭奉到永恆主殿中。遵着神人摩西的律法、照規矩站在自己的地位，祭司們從利未人們手裏接過來，將血去潑祭壇。在大眾中有許多人還沒有潔淨自己為聖，所以利未人有責任為一切不潔淨的人宰逾越節的羊羔，使他們在永恆主面前成為聖潔。實際上眾民中有大部分、屬以法蓮、瑪拿西、以薩迦、西布倫的人、許多沒有潔淨自己、便喫逾越節的羊羔，不遵照所記載的例：希西家就為他們禱告說：『凡立定心意、專一尋求上帝、永恆主他們列祖的上帝的，雖不遵照潔聖的潔淨禮，但願至善的永恆主也赦宥他。』

他除掉了外人祭壇和邱壇，打碎了崇拜柱子，砍下了亞舍拉神木，

於是永恆主的火便降下來，燒盡了燔祭、木柴、石頭、塵土，又把溝裏的水都餂燒乾了。眾民看見了，就臉伏於地，說：『永恆主才是上帝！永恆主才是上帝！』以利亞對他們說：『將巴力的神言人捉住；一個也不可讓逃脫。』眾人就把他們捉住；以利亞將他們帶下去到基順谿谷中，在那裏把他們宰殺掉。

於是眾民都到巴力廟、將廟拆毁；將他的壇和像打碎；又在祭壇前將巴力的祭司馬坦殺死。

但是你們卻要這樣待他們：他們的祭壇你們要拆毁，他們崇拜的柱子你們要打碎，他們的亞舍拉神木、你們要砍下，他們的雕像你們要用火去燒。