2 Kings 11:18

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And all the people of the land went into the house of Baal, and brake it down; his altars and his images brake they in pieces thoroughly, and slew Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. And the priest appointed officers over the house of the Lord.So all the people of the land went to the temple of Baal and tore it down. They smashed the altars and idols to pieces, and they killed Mattan the priest of Baal in front of the altars. And Jehoiada the priest posted guards for the house of the LORD.

In other translations

And all the people of the land went into the house of Baal, and brake it down; his altars and his images brake they in pieces thoroughly, and slew Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. And the priest appointed officers over the house of the Lord.So all the people of the land went to the temple of Baal and tore it down. They smashed the altars and idols to pieces, and they killed Mattan the priest of Baal in front of the altars. And Jehoiada the priest posted guards for the house of the LORD.

Hebrew words

וַיָּבֹאוּvaiyavo'uand they wentH935כָל־khol-allH3605עַם'am[the] people ofH5971הָאָרֶץha'aretzthe landH776בֵּית־beit-[the] house ofH1004הַבַּעַלhaba'al<the> BaalH1168וַיִּתְּצֻהוּvaiyitetzuhuand they pulled down itH5422אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853מִזְבְּחֹתָיוmizbechotovaltars itsH4196וְאֶת־ve'etand <obj.>H853צְלָמָיוtzelamavimages itsH6754שִׁבְּרוּshiberuthey brokeH7665הֵיטֵבheitevthoroughly <do well>H3190וְאֵתve'etand <obj.>H853מַתָּןmatanMattanH4977כֹּהֵןkohen[the] priest ofH3548הַבַּעַלhaba'al<the> BaalH1168הָרְגוּhareguthey killedH2026לִפְנֵיlifnei<to> beforeH6440הַמִּזְבְּחוֹתhamizbechotthe altarsH4196וַיָּשֶׂםvaiyasemand he appointedH7760הַכֹּהֵןhakohenthe priestH3548פְּקֻדּוֹתpekudotoverseersH6486עַל־'al-overH5921בֵּיתbeit[the] house ofH1004יְהוָה׃yahwehYahwehH3068

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

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People and places

People: Mattan (2 Kings 11)

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