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Now when all this was finished, all Israel who were present went out to the cities of Judah, and broke in pieces the pillars, and hewed down the Asherim, and broke down the high places and the altars out of all Judah and Benjamin, in Ephraim also and Manasseh, until they had destroyed them all. Then all the children of Israel returned, every man to his possession, into their own cities.

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Worship Fuels Action

Commentators agree that the people's zealous destruction of idols was a direct result of their participation in the Passover festival. As Matthew Henry notes, experiencing God's presence through public worship should motivate believers to actively cleanse their own lives, homes, and communities from sin. True worship inspires tangible action.

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2 Chronicles

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

On 2 Chronicles 31:1

18th Century

Theologian

Jerusalem had been cleansed (2 Chronicles 30:14), and now the land had to be purged. Hezekiah, therefore, gave his sanction to a popula…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

On 2 Chronicles 31:1

19th Century

Bishop

Destruction of the images and high places in both kingdoms. (Compare to 2 Kings 18:4.)

Now when all this was finished.

John Gill

John Gill

On 2 Chronicles 31:1

17th Century

Pastor

Now when all this was finished
The temple cleansed, the priests and Levites sanctified, the passover and feast of un…

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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On 2 Chronicles 31:1–21

17th Century

Minister

After the Passover, the people of Israel applied themselves with vigor to destroy the monuments of idolatry. Public ordinances should motivate us t…