- in Ephraim:
- "And Hezekiahª sentª° to¹ all¹ Israelª and Judah,ª and wroteª° lettersª also¹ to¹ Ephraimª and Manasseh,ª that they should comeª° to the houseª of the LORDª at Jerusalem,ª to keepª° the passoverª unto the LORDª Godª of Israel.ª" {2Ch 30:1} + "For¹ a multitudeª of the people,ª [even] manyª of Ephraim,ª¹ and Manasseh,ª Issachar,ª and Zebulun,ª had notª cleansed²° themselves,¹ yet¹ did they eatª°¹ the passoverª otherwise¹ than it was written.ª° But¹ Hezekiahª prayedª° for¹ them, saying,ª° The goodª LORDª pardonª° every one¹" {2Ch 30:18} + "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} + "And he didª° [that which was] evilª in the sightª of the LORD,ª but¹ not¹ as the kingsª of Israelª that¹ were¹ beforeª him." {2Kg 17:2} + "He¹ removedª°¹ the high places,ª and brakeª°¹ the images,ª and cut downª°¹ the groves,ª and brake in piecesª° the brasenª serpentª that¹ Mosesª had made:ª° for¹ unto¹ those¹ daysª the childrenª of Israelª did¹ burn incenseª° to it: and he calledª° it Nehushtan.ª" {2Kg 18:4} + "Moreover¹¹ the altarª that¹ [was] at Bethel,ª [and] the high placeª which¹ Jeroboamª the sonª of Nebat,ª who¹ made¹ Israelª to sin,ª° had made,ª° both¹¹ that¹ altarª and the high placeª he brake down,ª° and burnedª°¹ the high place,ª [and] stamped²° [it] small¹ to powder,ª and burnedª° the grove.ª" {2Kg 23:15}
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