- the cities:
- "So the postsª° went²°¹ with the lettersª fromª¹ the kingª and his princesª throughout all¹ Israelª and Judah,ª and according to the commandmentª of the king,ª saying,ª° Ye childrenª of Israel,ª turn againª° unto¹ the LORDª Godª of Abraham,ª Isaac,ª and Israel,ª and he will returnª° to¹ the remnantª° of you, that are escapedª out of the handª¹ of the kingsª of Assyria.ª ... Nevertheless¹ divers²¹ of Asherª¹ and Manassehª and of Zebulunª¹ humbled²° themselves,¹ and cameª° to Jerusalem.ª" {2Ch 30:6-11} + "Now when all¹ this¹ was finished,ª° all¹ Israelª that were presentª° went outª° to the citiesª of Judah,ª and brake²° the images² in pieces,ª°¹ and cut downª° the groves,ª and threw downª°¹ the high placesª and the altarsª out of all¹¹ Judahª and Benjamin,ª in Ephraimª also and Manasseh,ª until¹ they had utterly destroyedª° them all. Then all¹ the childrenª of Israelª returned,ª° every manª to his possession,ª into their own cities.ª" {2Ch 31:1} + "And [so did he] in the citiesª of Manasseh,ª and Ephraim,ª and Simeon,ª even unto¹ Naphtali,ª with their mattocksª round about.ª ... And when he had broken downª°¹ the altarsª and the groves,ª and had beatenª° the graven imagesª into powder,ª° and cut downª° all¹ the idolsª throughout all¹ the landª of Israel,ª he returnedª° to Jerusalem.ª" {2Ch 34:6-7}
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