2 Chronicles 23:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Chronicles 23:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Chronicles 23:17 is a verse from the book of 2 Chronicles in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Then all the people went to the house of Baal, and brake it down, and brake his altars and his images in pieces, and sle..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Chronicles 23:17 — KJV
“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.”
— 2 Chronicles 23:17 (KJV)
2 Chronicles 23:17 in Context — About the Book of 2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles follows the kings of Judah from Solomon's temple dedication to the Babylonian exile, spotlighting every revival along the way. Its most quoted promise — if my people humble themselves and pray — remains the Bible's clearest formula for national and personal restoration.
Cross-References for 2 Chronicles 23:17
“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. officers: Heb. offices”
Shares key themes with 2 Chronicles 23:17: people, went, house
“Now when all this was finished, all Israel that were present went out to the cities of Judah, and brake the images in pieces, and cut down the groves, and threw down the high places and the altars out of all Judah and Benjamin, in Ephraim also and Manasseh, until they had utterly destroyed them all. Then all the children of Israel returned, every man to his possession, into their own cities. present: Heb. found images: Heb. statues until...: Heb. until to make an end”
Shares key themes with 2 Chronicles 23:17: then, went, brake
“And they brake down the altars of Baalim in his presence; and the images, that were on high above them, he cut down; and the groves, and the carved images, and the molten images, he brake in pieces, and made dust of them, and strowed it upon the graves of them that had sacrificed unto them. the images: or, the sun images graves: Heb. face of the graves”
Shares key themes with 2 Chronicles 23:17: baal, brake, down
“So the people shouted when the priests blew with the trumpets: and it came to pass, when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, and the people shouted with a great shout, that the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they took the city. flat: Heb. under it”
Shares key themes with 2 Chronicles 23:17: people, went, down
“Then all the children of Israel, and all the people, went up, and came unto the house of God, and wept, and sat there before the LORD, and fasted that day until even, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.”
Shares key themes with 2 Chronicles 23:17: then, people, went
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