When Labanhad goneto shearhis flock,then Rachelstolethe householdidolsthat were her father's.
but you shall goto my father'shouseand to my relatives,and takea wifefor my son.'
And JacobdeceivedLabanthe Arameanby not tellinghim that he was fleeing.
"Nowyou have indeedgoneaway becauseyou longedgreatlyfor your father'shouse;[but] whydid you stealmy gods?"
"The one with whomyou findyour godsshall not live;in the presenceof our kinsmenpointout whatis yours amongmy belongingsand take[it] for yourself." For Jacobdid not knowthat Rachelhad stolenthem.
Now Rachelhad takenthe householdidolsand putthem in the camel'ssaddle,and she saton them. And Labanfeltthroughallthe tentbut did not find[them].
She saidto her father,"Let not my lordbe angrythat I cannotrisebeforeyou, for the mannerof womenis upon me." So he searchedbut did not findthe householdidols.
So Jacobsaidto his householdand to allwhowere with him, "Putawaythe foreigngodswhichare amongyou, and purifyyourselves and changeyour garments;
It was toldto Tamar,"Behold,your father-in-lawis goingup to Timnahto shearhis sheep."
Now it cameabout after two fullyearsthat Absalomhadsheepshearersin Baal-hazor,whichis nearEphraim,and Absalominvitedallthe king'ssons.
Moreover,Josiahremovedthe mediumsand the spiritistsand the teraphimand the idolsand allthe abominationsthat were seenin the landof Judahand in Jerusalem,that he might confirmthe wordsof the lawwhich were writtenin the bookthat Hilkiahthe priestfoundin the houseof the LORD.
"For the kingof Babylonstandsat the partingof the way,at the headof the twoways,to usedivination;he shakesthe arrows,he consultsthe householdidols,he looksat the liver.
For the sonsof Israelwill remainfor manydayswithoutkingor prince,withoutsacrificeor [sacred] pillarand withoutephodor householdidols.
Joshuasaidto allthe people,"Thussaysthe LORD,the Godof Israel,'From ancienttimesyour fatherslivedbeyondthe River,[namely], Terah,the fatherof Abrahamand the fatherof Nahor,and they servedothergods.
So they setup for themselves Micah'sgravenimagewhichhe had made,allthe timethat the houseof Godwas at Shiloh.
"For rebellionis as the sinof divination,And insubordinationis as iniquityand idolatry.Becauseyou have rejectedthe wordof the LORD,He has also rejectedyou from [being] king."
Michaltookthe householdidoland laid[it] on the bed,and puta quiltof goats'[hair] at its head,and covered[it] with clothes.
Now [there was] a manin Maonwhose businesswas in Carmel;and the manwas veryrich,and he had threethousandsheepand a thousandgoats.And it cameabout while he was shearinghis sheepin Carmel
