| 17. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Chronicles 23:17:1 ⧉וַיָּבֹ֨אוּvayavouand they went 2 Chronicles 23:17:2 ⧉כָל־הָעָ֤םkholhaamall the people 2 Chronicles 23:17:3 ⧉בֵּית־הַבַּ֙עַל֙bethaalhouse of the Baal 2 Chronicles 23:17:4 ⧉וַֽיִּתְּצֻ֔הוּvayittsetuhuand they tore it down 2 Chronicles 23:17:5 ⧉וְאֶת־מִזְבְּחֹתָ֥יוveetmizbekhotaivand the altars of him 2 Chronicles 23:17:6 ⧉וְאֶת־צְלָמָ֖יוveettselamaivand the images of him 2 Chronicles 23:17:7 ⧉שִׁבֵּ֑רוּshiberuthey smashed or broke in pieces 2 Chronicles 23:17:8 ⧉וְאֵ֗תveetand 2 Chronicles 23:17:9 ⧉מַתָּן֙matanMattan 2 Chronicles 23:17:10 ⧉כֹּהֵ֣ןkohenpriest 2 Chronicles 23:17:11 ⧉הַבַּ֔עַלhaalthe Baal 2 Chronicles 23:17:12 ⧉הָרְג֖וּhorguthey killed 2 Chronicles 23:17:13 ⧉לִפְנֵ֥יlifnebefore 2 Chronicles 23:17:14 ⧉הַֽמִּזְבְּחֽוֹת׃hammizbekhotthe altars |
| 17. Formal Translation All the people went to the house of Baal and tore it down; they smashed his altars and his images, and they killed Mattan, the priest of Baal, in front of the altars. |
| 17. Dynamic Translation Then all the people went to Baal’s temple and tore it down; they smashed all its altars and images, and they killed Mattan, Baal’s priest, right in front of the altars. |