2 Chronicles 31:1-2

New International Reader's Version

31 The Passover Feast came to an end. The people of Israel who were in Jerusalem went out to the towns of Judah. They smashed the sacred stones. They cut down the poles used to worship the female god named Asherah. They destroyed the high places and the altars. They did those things all through Judah and Benjamin. They also did them in Ephraim and Manasseh. They destroyed all the objects used to worship other gods. Then the Israelites returned to their own towns and property.

The People Bring Gifts to the Lord

²Hezekiah put the priests and Levites in groups based on their duties. The priests sacrificed burnt offerings and friendship offerings. The Levites served the Lord by giving thanks and singing praises at the gates of his house.

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2 Chronicles 31:1-2

New International Version

31 When all this had ended, the Israelites who were there went out to the towns of Judah, smashed the sacred stones and cut down^(A) the Asherah poles. They destroyed the high places and the altars throughout Judah and Benjamin and in Ephraim and Manasseh. After they had destroyed all of them, the Israelites returned to their own towns and to their own property.

Contributions for Worship^(B)

²Hezekiah^(C) assigned the priests and Levites to divisions^(D)—each of them according to their duties as priests or Levites—to offer burnt offerings and fellowship offerings, to minister,^(E) to give thanks and to sing praises^(F) at the gates of the Lord’s dwelling.^(G)