There now remained an important work in which those who were returning to their homes must take an active part, and the accomplishment of this work bore evidence to the genuineness of the reformation wrought. The record reads: "All Israel that were present went out to the cities of Judah, and brake the images in pieces, and cut down the groves, and threw down the high places and the altars out of all Judah and Benjamin, in Ephraim also and Manasseh, until they had utterly destroyed them all. Then all the children of Israel returned, every man to his possession, into their own cities." 2 Chronicles 31:1.

Nu forestod der en betydningsfuld opgave, som de israelitter, der havde besøgt Jerusalem, skulle tage aktivt del i. Den måde, den blev grebet an på, var et udtryk for den stedfundne reformations ægthed, Der står: "Da alt det var til ende, drog alle de israelitter, som var til stede, ud til Judas byer, og de sønderbrød stenstøtterne, omhuggede asjerastøtterne og nedrev offerhøjene og altrene i hele Juda og Benjamin og i Efraim og Manasse, så der ikke blev spor tilbage; så vendte alle israelitterne hjem, hver til sin ejendom i deres byer." 2Krøn. 31,1.