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2 Chronicles 34:5

And he burnt the bones of the priests upon their altars, and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem.

KJV

Ossa præterea sacerdotum combussit in altaribus idolorum, mundavitque Judam et Jerusalem.

Vulgate

καὶ ὀστᾶ ἱερέων κατέκαυσεν ἐπὶ τὰ θυσιαστήρια, καὶ ἐκαθάρισεν τὸν Ἰουδὰ καὶ τὴν Ἰερουσαλήμ,

LXX

And he burnt the bones of the priests upon their altars, and purged Judah and Jerusalem.

ASV

וְ/עַצְמוֹת֙ כֹּֽהֲנִ֔ים שָׂרַ֖ף עַל מזבחותים מִזְבְּחוֹתָ֑/ם וַ/יְטַהֵ֥ר אֶת יְהוּדָ֖ה וְ/אֶת יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם

Hebrew

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People JudahJudah

In the original Hebrew

9 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
טָהֵֽר
thr
verb · 95×
י
y
noun · 126×
יְהוּדָ֔ה
yhvdh
proper_noun · 809×
יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם
yrvshlm
proper_noun · 634×
כֹּהֵ֔ן
khn
noun · 747×
מִּזְבֵּ֖חַ
mzbch
noun · 402×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
שָׂרַ֥ף
shrp
verb · 116×

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Kgs 13:2 — And he cried against the altar in the word of the LORD, and said, O altar, altar, thus saith the LORD; Behold, a child shall be born unto the house of David, Josiah by name; and upon thee shall he off
  • 2Kgs 23:20 — And he slew all the priests of the high places that were there upon the altars, and burned men’s bones upon them, and returned to Jerusalem.
  • Hos 10:8 — The high places also of Aven, the sin of Israel, shall be destroyed: the thorn and the thistle shall come up on their altars; and they shall say to the mountains, Cover us; and to the hills, Fall on u