2 Chronicles 30:14 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

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.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

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 BOTTOM LINE

The people physically destroyed and removed all the false worship altars from Jerusalem, throwing them into a nearby valley.

📚 Historical Context

This occurred during King Hezekiah's religious reforms around 715 BC, when he was trying to restore proper worship of God in Judah. The altars mentioned were likely used for worshiping foreign gods or conducting unauthorized worship practices that violated God's commands. The Kidron valley was east of Jerusalem and served as a common dumping ground for items considered religiously unclean or idolatrous.

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