2 Chronicles 23:17 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Chronicles 23:17 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיָּבֹ֨אוּ
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
כָל
kôl
H3605
all
הָעָ֤ם
ʻam
H5971
people
בֵּית
bayith
H1004
house
הַבַּ֨עַל֙
Baʻal
H1168
Baal
וַֽיִּתְּצֻ֔הוּ
nâthats
H5422
to tear down
וְאֶת
ʼêth
H853
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מִזְבְּחֹתָ֥יו
mizbêach
H4196
altar
וְאֶת
ʼêth
H853
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צְלָמָ֖יו
tselem
H6754
image
שִׁבֵּ֑רוּ
shâbar
H7665
to break
וְאֵ֗ת
ʼêth
H853
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מַתָּן֙
Mattân
H4977
Mattan
כֹּהֵ֣ן
kôhên
H3548
priest
הַבַּ֔עַל
Baʻal
H1168
Baal
הָרְג֖וּ
hârag
H2026
to kill
לִפְנֵ֥י
pânîym
H6440
face
הַֽמִּזְבְּחֽוֹת
mizbêach
H4196
altar
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World English Bible Public Domain
All the people went to the house of Baal, and broke it down, and broke his altars and his images in pieces, and killed Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars.
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King James Version Public Domain
Then all the people went to the house of Baal, and brake it down, and brake his altars and his images in pieces, and slew Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And all the people entered the house of Baal, and they tore it down, and its altars and its images they smashed, and Mattan, the priest of Baal, they killed before the altars.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).