2Ch 31:1 | HCSB | STEP | When all this was completed , all Israel who had attended went out to the cities of Judah and broke up the sacred pillars , chopped down the Asherah poles , and tore down the high places and altars throughout Judah and Benjamin , as well as in Ephraim and Manasseh , to the last one. Then all the Israelites returned to their cities , each to his own possession .

2 Chronicles 31:1

1 When all this was completed, all Israel who had attended went out to the cities of Judah and broke up the sacred pillars, chopped down the ^{▼▼Asherah(s): A Canaanite fertility goddess, who was the mother of the god Baal; also the wooden poles associated with the worship of her}Asherah poles, and tore down the ^{▼▼high place(s): An ancient place of worship most often associated with pagan religions, usually built on an elevated location}high places and altars ^c throughout Judah and Benjamin, as well as in Ephraim and Manasseh, to the last one. ^{▼▼Lit Manasseh, until finishing} Then all the Israelites returned to their cities, each to his own possession.