2 Chronicles 34:4
And they brake down the altars of Baalim in his presence; and the images, that were on high above them, he cut down; and the groves, and the carved images, and the molten images, he brake in pieces, and made dust of them, and strowed it upon the graves of them that had sacrificed unto them.
Cross-references
2 Chronicles 34:7 summarizes the same actions—breaking altars, beating Asherim to powder—repeating the reform account within the chapter.
In 2 Chronicles 33:3, Manasseh rebuilt the high places Hezekiah destroyed — the very structures Josiah later tears down.
In 2 Chronicles 14:5, Asa similarly removes high places and incense altars from Judah—parallel reform by another righteous king.
In 2 Chronicles 33:4, Manasseh built altars in the temple — the very thing Josiah later destroyed, showing reversal of evil.
In 2 Chronicles 30:14, Hezekiah's men removed altars and incense altars from Jerusalem — same reform pattern.
In 2 Chronicles 23:17, Jehoiada tore down Baal's temple and altars — a parallel purge of Baal worship.
In 2 Chronicles 14:3, Asa similarly removed foreign altars and Asherah poles — a precedent for Josiah's reform.
In Exodus 32:20, Moses grinds the golden calf to powder and scatters it—Josiah’s identical method echoes that decisive action against idolatry.
Isaiah 27:9 prophesies the crushing of altar stones and removal of Asherim and incense altars—exactly what Josiah carries out here.
2 Kings 23:11 records Josiah removing sun-horses and chariots—additional specific idolatry removal from the same reform.
2 Kings 23:6 is Josiah's own parallel account: burning the Asherah, beating it to dust, and scattering it on graves—same actions.
2 Kings 23:5 continues with Josiah deposing idolatrous priests—another aspect of the same purge described in Chronicles.
2 Kings 23:4 gives a parallel account of Josiah burning Baal vessels and carrying ashes to Bethel—same reform campaign, different details.
Deuteronomy 9:21 recounts Moses burning and grinding the calf to fine dust—Josiah’s grinding of idols mirrors this same destructive process.
In Deuteronomy 7:5, God commands Israel to break down altars, dash pillars, cut down Asherim, and burn idols—Josiah's actions directly fulfill this command.
In Exodus 23:24, God commands breaking pillars and overthrowing idols — directly fulfilled by Josiah's actions here.
2 Kings 23:14 details Josiah breaking sacred pillars and cutting Asherim, filling the sites with bones—a parallel account to this verse.
1 Kings 13:2 prophesies a son named Josiah who would defile altars and burn bones—this reform fulfills that prediction.
Exodus 34:13 commands the breaking of altars, pillars, and Asherim—Josiah directly obeys this Mosaic command.
In Ezekiel 6:4, God declares altars and incense altars will be smashed — a judgment Josiah enacted in his reform.
In Zephaniah 1:4, God promises to cut off Baal and idolatrous priests — a prophecy Josiah's purge reflects.
In Leviticus 26:30, God threatens to destroy high places and incense altars — Josiah's reform actively carries out that destruction.
2 Kings 11:18 describes the people tearing down Baal's temple and breaking its images—another instance of covenant reform.
2 Kings 10:27 continues Jehu's reform, demolishing Baal's temple and making it a latrine—parallel to Josiah's destruction of Baal altars.
2 Kings 10:26 describes Jehu burning Baal's pillar—a similar act of destroying Baal worship, though in a different political context.
1 Kings 15:13 records Asa cutting down his mother's Asherah image—a similar reform against idolatry, though less extensive.