⁵ He removed the high places^(A) and incense altars^(B) in every town in Judah, and the kingdom was at peace under him.

³ In the eighth year of his reign, while he was still young, he began to seek the God^(A) of his father David. In his twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem of high places, Asherah poles and idols. ⁴ Under his direction the altars of the Baals were torn down; he cut to pieces the incense altars that were above them, and smashed the Asherah poles^(B) and the idols. These he broke to pieces and scattered over the graves of those who had sacrificed to them.^(C)

⁷ he tore down the altars and the Asherah poles and crushed the idols to powder^(A) and cut to pieces all the incense altars throughout Israel. Then he went back to Jerusalem.

³ and say: ‘You mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Sovereign Lord. This is what the Sovereign Lord says to the mountains and hills, to the ravines and valleys:^(A) I am about to bring a sword against you, and I will destroy your high places.^{(B) 4} Your altars will be demolished and your incense altars^(C) will be smashed; and I will slay your people in front of your idols.^{(D) 5} I will lay the dead bodies of the Israelites in front of their idols, and I will scatter your bones^(E) around your altars.^{(F) 6} Wherever you live,^(G) the towns will be laid waste and the high places^(H) demolished, so that your altars will be laid waste and devastated, your idols^(I) smashed and ruined, your incense altars^(J) broken down, and what you have made wiped out.^(K)