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。

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。

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。

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。

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.

他廢去丘壇，毀壞柱像，砍下亞舍拉，打碎摩西所造的銅蛇，因為到那時以色列人仍向銅蛇燒香。人叫銅蛇為尼忽士但。

希西家豈不是將耶和華的丘壇和祭壇廢去，並且吩咐猶大與耶路撒冷的人說：你們當在一個壇前敬拜，在其上燒香嗎？

「你當去召集書珊所有的猶太人，為我禁食三晝三夜，不吃不喝；我和我的宮女也要這樣禁食。然後我違例去晉見王，我若死就死吧！」

他作王第八年，尚且年輕，就尋求他祖先大衛的神。到了十二年，他開始潔淨猶大和耶路撒冷，除掉丘壇、亞舍拉、雕刻的像和鑄造的像。眾人在他面前拆毀諸巴力的壇，砍斷壇上高高的香壇，又把亞舍拉和雕刻的像，以及鑄造的像打碎成灰，撒在向偶像獻祭之人的墳上，把祭司的骸骨燒在他們的壇上，潔淨了猶大和耶路撒冷。他又在瑪拿西、以法蓮、西緬、拿弗他利各城和四圍的廢墟，拆毀祭壇，把亞舍拉和雕刻的像打碎成灰，砍斷以色列全地所有的香壇。於是他回耶路撒冷去了。

天亮了，天使催逼羅得說：「起來！帶着你的妻子和你這裏的兩個女兒出去，免得你因這城的罪孽同被剿滅。」

他行耶和華眼中看為惡的事，只是不像在他以前的以色列諸王。

王和猶大眾人、耶路撒冷的居民、祭司、先知，以及所有的百姓，無論大小，都一同上到耶和華的殿去；王把耶和華殿裏所發現的約書上一切的話讀給他們聽。王站在柱子旁邊，在耶和華面前立約，要盡心盡性跟從耶和華，遵守他的誡命、法度、律例，實行這書上所寫這約的話。全體百姓都願遵守所立的約。王吩咐希勒家大祭司和副祭司，以及把守殿門的，把那些為巴力和亞舍拉，以及天上萬象所造的器皿，都從耶和華殿裏搬出來，在耶路撒冷外汲淪的田間燒了，把灰拿到伯特利去。從前猶大列王所立拜偶像的祭司，在猶大城鎮的丘壇和耶路撒冷周圍燒香，現在王都廢去，他們是向巴力和日、月、行星，以及天上萬象燒香的人。他把亞舍拉從耶和華殿裏搬到耶路撒冷外的汲淪溪，在汲淪溪邊焚燒，打碎成灰，把灰撒在平民的墳上。他又拆毀耶和華殿裏男的廟妓的屋子，就是婦女在那裏為亞舍拉編織衣服的屋子。他從猶大的城鎮將眾祭司帶來，從迦巴直到別是巴，玷污祭司燒香的丘壇。他又拆毀城門旁的丘壇，這丘壇是在約書亞市長的城門前，在人進城門的左邊。只是丘壇的祭司不登耶路撒冷耶和華的壇，僅在他們弟兄中間吃無酵餅。他又玷污欣嫩子谷的陀斐特，不許人在那裏使兒女經火獻給摩洛。他把在耶和華殿門旁、靠近拿單‧米勒官員走廊的屋子，猶大列王獻給太陽的馬廢去，且用火焚燒獻給太陽的戰車。猶大列王在亞哈斯樓房頂上所築的壇和瑪拿西在耶和華殿兩院中所築的壇，王都拆毀，從那裏移走，把灰倒在汲淪溪中。從前以色列王所羅門在耶路撒冷東邊、邪僻山南邊為西頓人可憎的亞斯她錄、摩押人可憎的基抹、亞捫人可憎的米勒公所築的丘壇，王都玷污了，又打碎柱像，砍下亞舍拉，用人的骨頭填滿那地方。此外，在伯特利丘壇的壇，就是尼八的兒子耶羅波安所築、使以色列人陷入罪裏的，他也把這壇和丘壇都拆毀了，又焚燒丘壇，打碎成灰，並焚燒了亞舍拉。約西亞轉頭，看見山上的墳墓，就派人取出墳墓裏的骸骨，燒在壇上，玷污了壇，正如從前耶羅波安在節期中站在壇旁時，耶和華藉神人所宣告的話。約西亞轉頭看見了宣告這些話的神人的墳墓。他說：「我看見的這碑是甚麼呢？」那城裏的人對他說：「這是神人的墳墓，他從猶大來，宣告了王向伯特利的壇所做的這些事。」約西亞說：「讓他安息吧！不要挪移他的骸骨。」他們就保存了他的骸骨和從撒瑪利亞來的那先知的骸骨。從前以色列諸王在撒瑪利亞的城鎮所建一切惹動怒氣的丘壇的廟，約西亞也都廢去了，正如他在伯特利所做的。他又把在那裏所有丘壇的祭司都殺在壇上，並在壇上燒人的骨頭。於是他回耶路撒冷去了。

你不可跪拜事奉他們的神明，也不可隨從他們的習俗，卻要徹底廢除，完全打碎他們的柱像。

希西家派人去見以色列和猶大眾人，又寫信給以法蓮和瑪拿西人，要他們到耶路撒冷耶和華的殿，向耶和華－以色列的神守逾越節，因為王和眾領袖，以及耶路撒冷全會眾已經商議，要在二月份守逾越節。那時他們不能守，因為分別為聖的祭司不夠，百姓也還沒有聚集在耶路撒冷。這事在王與全會眾眼中都看為合宜。於是他們下令，通告全以色列，從別是巴直到但，吩咐百姓都來，在耶路撒冷向耶和華－以色列的神守逾越節，因為他們已經許久沒有照所寫的守這節了。信差遵着王命，拿着王和眾領袖所發的信，送達全以色列和猶大，說：「以色列人哪，當轉向耶和華－亞伯拉罕、以撒、以色列的神，好叫他轉向你們這些脫離亞述諸王之手的餘民。不要效法你們的祖先和你們的弟兄；他們干犯耶和華－他們列祖的神，以致耶和華使他們令人驚駭，正如你們所見的。現在，不要像你們祖先硬着頸項，只要歸順耶和華，進入他的聖所，就是永遠成聖的居所，又要事奉耶和華－你們的神，好使他的烈怒轉離你們。你們若轉向耶和華，你們的弟兄和兒女必在擄掠他們的人面前蒙憐憫，得以歸回這地，因為耶和華－你們的神有恩惠，有憐憫。你們若轉向他，他必不會轉臉不顧你們。」信差從這城跑到那城，傳遍了以法蓮和瑪拿西之地，直到西布倫；那裏的人卻戲笑他們，譏誚他們。然而亞設、瑪拿西、西布倫中也有人謙卑自己，來到耶路撒冷。神也按手在猶大人身上，使他們一心遵行王與眾領袖照着耶和華的話所發的命令。二月時，許多百姓聚集在耶路撒冷，成為一個盛大的會，要守除酵節。他們起來，把耶路撒冷的祭壇和燒香的壇盡都除去，扔在汲淪溪中。二月十四日，他們宰了逾越節的羔羊。祭司與利未人覺得慚愧，就使自己分別為聖，把燔祭奉到耶和華的殿中。他們遵照神人摩西的律法，按定例站在自己的地方；祭司從利未人手裏接過血來，灑出去。會眾中有許多人尚未分別為聖，所以利未人為所有不潔的人宰逾越節的羔羊，使他們歸耶和華為聖。從以法蓮、瑪拿西、以薩迦、西布倫來的許多百姓尚未自潔，他們卻吃逾越節的羔羊，不合所寫的條例。希西家為他們禱告說：「求至善的耶和華饒恕那凡專心尋求神耶和華－他列祖的神，卻未照聖所潔淨禮自潔的人。」耶和華應允希西家，醫治了百姓。在耶路撒冷的以色列人守除酵節七日，大大喜樂。利未人和祭司為耶和華演奏響亮的樂器，天天頌讚耶和華。希西家慰勞所有精通禮儀，事奉耶和華的利未人。於是眾人吃節期的筵席七日，又獻平安祭，並且稱謝耶和華－他們列祖的神。全會眾商議，要再守節七日；於是他們歡歡喜喜地又守節七日。猶大王希西家賜給會眾一千頭公牛、七千隻羊；眾領袖也賜給會眾一千頭公牛、一萬隻羊，並有許多祭司將自己分別為聖。猶大全會眾、祭司、利未人和從以色列來的全會眾，以及那些從以色列地來的和住在猶大的寄居的人，盡都喜樂。這樣，在耶路撒冷大有喜樂，因自從以色列王大衛的兒子所羅門以來，在耶路撒冷從未有過這樣的喜樂。那時，祭司和利未人起來，為百姓祝福。他們的聲音蒙神垂聽，他們的禱告達到他天上的聖所。

除掉外邦的祭壇和丘壇，打碎柱像，砍下亞舍拉，

於是，耶和華降下火來，燒盡燔祭、木柴、石頭、塵土，又燒乾了溝裏的水。眾百姓看見了，就臉伏於地，說：「耶和華是神！耶和華是神！」以利亞對他們說：「拿住巴力的先知，不讓任何人逃走！」眾人就拿住他們。以利亞帶他們到基順河邊，在那裏殺了他們。

於是眾百姓到巴力廟去，拆毀了廟，打碎祭壇和偶像，又在壇前把巴力的祭司瑪坦殺了。

你們卻要這樣處置他們：拆毀他們的祭壇，打碎他們的柱像，砍斷他們的亞舍拉，用火焚燒他們雕刻的偶像。