Verse Comparison: 2 Kings 23:14
American Standard Version
And he brake in pieces the pillars, and cut down the Asherim, and filled their places with the bones of men.
Amplified® Bible
He broke in pieces the pillars (images) and cut down the Asherim and replaced them with the bones of men [to defile the places forever].
Contemporary English Version
He tore down the stone images of foreign gods and cut down the sacred pole used in the worship of Asherah. Then he had the whole area covered with human bones.
Darby English Version
And he broke in pieces the columns, and cut down the Asherahs, and filled their place with the bones of men.
Good News Bible
King Josiah broke the stone pillars to pieces, cut down the symbols of the goddess Asherah, and the ground where they had stood he covered with human bones.
King James Version
And he brake in pieces the images, and cut down the groves, and filled their places with the bones of men.
New American Standard Bible
He broke in pieces the {sacred} pillars and cut down the Asherim and filled their places with human bones.
New International Version
Josiah smashed the sacred stones and cut down the Asherah poles and covered the sites with human bones.
New King James Version
And he broke in pieces the sacred pillars and cut down the wooden images, and filled their places with the bones of men.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
He broke in pieces the sacred pillars and cut down the Asherim and filled their places with human bones.
Revised Standard Version
And he broke in pieces the pillars, and cut down the Ashe'rim, and filled their places with the bones of men.
Young's Literal Translation
And he hath broken in pieces the standing-pillars, and cutteth down the shrines, and filleth their place with bones of men;
