Text: 2 Chronicles 34:33
OT Text Referred to: 2 Kings 23:4
Subject: cultic reforms of Jerusalem
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Direct Quotation
Connection Method(s): None
Significance: Josiah's cultic purge in 2 Kings 23:4 — removing Baal and Asherah worship from the temple — connects to the Chronicler's summary in 2 Chronicles 34:33: "Josiah removed all the abominations (הַתּוֹעֵבוֹת, hatto'evot) from all the lands belonging to the Israelites, and he required all who were present in Israel to serve the LORD their God." The Chronicler's summary emphasizes the geographic scope (extending beyond Judah into former northern territory) and the compulsory nature of the reform. Both texts present Josiah's purge as the most thorough cleansing of Israelite worship since the original conquest.