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2 Chronicles

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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.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
and all all manner Noun H3605 כָל־ chol-
Then all the people folk Noun H5971 הָעָ֤ם ha·'am
went abide Verb H935 וַיָּבֹ֨אוּ vai·ya·vo·'u
to the house court Noun H1004 בֵּית־ beit-
of Baal Baal Noun H1168 הַבַּ֙עַל֙ hab·ba·'al
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and brake it down beat down Verb H5422 וַֽיִּתְּצֻ֔הוּ vai·yit·te·tzu·hu,
in pieces break down Verb H7665 שִׁבֵּ֑רוּ shib·be·ru;
his altars altar Noun H4196 מִזְבְּחֹתָ֥יו miz·be·cho·tav
and his images image Noun H6754 צְלָמָ֖יו tze·la·mav
and slew destroy Verb H2026 הָרְג֖וּ ha·re·gu
Mattan Mattan Noun H4977 מַתָּן֙ mat·tan
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the priest chief ruler Noun H3548 כֹּהֵ֣ן ko·hen
of Baal Baal Noun H1168 הַבַּ֔עַל hab·ba·'al,
Analysis:
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before accept Noun H6440 לִפְנֵ֥י lif·nei
the altars altar Noun H4196 הַֽמִּזְבְּחֹֽות׃ ham·miz·be·cho·vt.

People

Baal

Baal [N] [B] [H] [S] lord.  The name appropriated to the principal male god of the Phoenicians. It is found in several places in the plural BAALIM ( Judges 2:11 ;  10:10 ;  1 Kings 18:18 ; Jeremiah 2:23 ;  Hosea 2:17 ). Baal is identified with Molech ( Jeremiah 19:5 ). It was known to the Israelites as Baal-peor ( Numbers 25:3 ; ... View Details

Baal

the name of a city in Simeon, also two Israelites

Mattan

a priest of Baal, also a man of Judah

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King James Bible 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.
Hebrew Greek English Then And all the people went to the house of Baal, Baal and brake tore it down, and brake they broke in pieces his altars and his images in pieces, images, and slew killed Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars.
New American Standard Bible 1995 Then And all the people went to the house of Baal, Baal and brake tore it down, and brake they broke in pieces his altars and his images in pieces, images, and slew killed Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars.