# in his presence

"in Josiah's presence"

# he cut apart ... He broke ... He scattered ... He burned

Josiah would have commanded his workers to do these things. AT: "he had them cut apart ... He commanded them to break ... He had them scatter ... He commanded them to burn" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# dust

very small pieces that could be carried away by the wind