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.
Then all the people went to the temple of Baal and tore it down. They smashed his altars and broke his idols into pieces, and they killed Mattan, the priest of Baal, right there in front of the altars.
The people completely destroyed the false temple of Baal and executed its priest as part of their return to worshiping the true God.
📚 Historical Context
This occurred during the reign of young King Joash in Judah, after the evil Queen Athaliah (who had promoted Baal worship) was overthrown. The priest Jehoiada had led a covenant renewal where the people promised to serve only the Lord. This destruction of Baal's temple was part of the religious reforms to remove idolatry and restore proper worship of God in Judah.
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