2 Tawarikh 19:3

19:3 Nevertheless you have done some good things; ¹  you removed ²  the Asherah poles from the land and you were determined to follow the Lord.” ³ 

2 Tawarikh 31:1

31:1 When all this was over, the Israelites ⁴  who were in the cities of Judah went out and smashed the sacred pillars, cut down the Asherah poles, and demolished ⁵  all the high places and altars throughout Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh. ⁶  Then all the Israelites returned to their own homes in their cities. ⁷ 

[19:3]  ¹ tn Heb “nevertheless good things are found with you.”

[19:3]  ² tn Here בָּעַר (ba’ar) is not the well attested verb “burn,” but the less common homonym meaning “devastate, sweep away, remove.” See HALOT 146 s.v. II בער.

[19:3]  ³ tn Heb “and you set your heart to seek the Lord.”

[31:1]  ⁴ tn Heb “all Israel.”

[31:1]  ⁵ tn Or “tore down.”

[31:1]  ⁶ tn Heb “the high places and the altars from all Judah and Benjamin and in Ephraim and in Manasseh until finished.”

[31:1]  ⁷ tn Heb “and the sons of Israel returned, each to his possession to their cities.”