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After all this was over, those Israelites who had been present went forth to the cities of Judah and smashed the sacred pillars, cut down the sacred poles, and tore down the high places and altars throughout Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim and Manasseh, until all were destroyed. Then the Israelites returned to their various cities, each to his own possession. (2 Chronicles 31, 1)
Has not this same Hezekiah removed his high places and altars and commanded Judah and Jerusalem, 'You shall prostrate yourselves before one altar only, and on it alone you shall offer incense'? (2 Chronicles 32, 12)
He rebuilt the high places which his father Hezekiah had torn down, erected altars for the Baals, made sacred poles, and prostrated himself before the whole host of heaven and worshiped them. (2 Chronicles 33, 3)
He even built altars in the temple of the LORD, of which the LORD had said, "In Jerusalem shall my name be forever": (2 Chronicles 33, 4)
he built altars to the whole host of heaven in the two courts of the LORD'S house. (2 Chronicles 33, 5)
He removed the foreign gods and the idol from the LORD'S house and all the altars he had built on the mount of the LORD'S house and in Jerusalem, and he cast them outside the city. (2 Chronicles 33, 15)
In his presence, the altars of the Baals were destroyed; the incense stands erected above them were torn down; the sacred poles and the carved and molten images were shattered and beaten into dust, which was strewn over the tombs of those who had sacrificed to them; (2 Chronicles 34, 4)
and the bones of the priests he burned upon their altars. Thus he purged Judah and Jerusalem. (2 Chronicles 34, 5)
he destroyed the altars, broke up the sacred poles and carved images and beat them into dust, and tore down the incense stands throughout the land of Israel. Then he returned to Jerusalem. (2 Chronicles 34, 7)
But before he died, he heard of the destruction of Nineveh and saw its effects. He witnessed the exile of the city's inhabitants when Cyaxares, king of Media, led them captive into Media. Tobiah praised God for all that he had done against the citizens of Nineveh and Assyria. Before dying he rejoiced over Nineveh's destruction, and he blessed the Lord God forever and ever. Amen. (Tobit 14, 15)
He summoned all his ministers and nobles, laid before them his secret plan, and urged the total destruction of those countries. (Judith 2, 2)
It was for such conduct that our forefathers were handed over to the sword and to pillage, and fell with great destruction before our enemies. (Judith 8, 19)
