And they arose and took away the altars that were in Jerusalem, and all the altars for incense took they away, and cast them into the brook Kidron.
The people got up and removed all the altars that were in Jerusalem, and they took away all the incense altars and threw them into the Kidron valley.
The people physically destroyed and removed all the false worship altars from Jerusalem, throwing them into a nearby valley.
📚 Historical Context
During the reign of King Hezekiah in Judah, the nation had strayed into idolatry under previous rulers, leading to the construction of unauthorized altars that corrupted true worship. Hezekiah launched a major religious reform to cleanse the land and reinstate faithful observance of God's laws, as described in the context of preparing for a Passover celebration. In 2 Chronicles 30:14, the people's actions of removing and destroying these altars in Jerusalem symbolized a decisive return to covenant faithfulness.
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