2 Kings 17:10

New International Reader's Version

They set up sacred stones. And they set up poles used to worship the female god named Asherah. They did that on every high hill and under every green tree.

Cross References

1 Kings 14:23

Judah also set up for themselves high places for worship. They set up sacred stones. They set up poles used to worship the female god named Asherah. They did it on every high hill and under every green tree.

2 Kings 16:4

Ahaz offered sacrifices and burned incense at the high places. He also did it on the tops of hills and under every green tree.

2 Kings 17:11

The Lord had driven out nations to make room for Israel. But the Israelites burned incense at every high place, just as those nations had done. The Israelites did evil things that made the Lord very angry.

Exodus 34:12

Be careful. Do not make a peace treaty with those who live in the land where you are going. They will be a trap to you.

Exodus 34:13

Break down their altars. Smash their sacred stones. Cut down the poles they use to worship the female god named Asherah.

Isaiah 2:8

Their land is full of statues of gods. Their people bow down to what their own hands have made. They bow down to what their fingers have shaped.

Isaiah 57:5

You burn with sinful desire among the oak trees. You worship your gods under every green tree. You sacrifice your children in the valleys. You also do it under the cliffs.

Jeremiah 3:6

During the time Josiah was king, the Lord spoke to me. He said, “Have you seen what the people of Israel have done? They have not been faithful to me. They have committed adultery with other gods. They worshiped them on every high hill and under every green tree.

Ezekiel 20:28

But I brought them into the land. I had promised to give the land to them. Then they offered sacrifices that made me very angry. They did it on every high hill and under every green tree. There they brought their sweet-smelling incense. And there they poured out their drink offerings.

Leviticus 26:1

“ ‘Do not make statues of gods for yourselves. Do not set up a likeness of a god or a sacred stone for yourselves. Do not place a carved stone in your land and bow down in front of it. I am the Lord your God.

Micah 5:14

I will pull down the poles you used to worship the female god named Asherah. That will happen when I completely destroy your cities.

Deuteronomy 16:21

Don’t set up a wooden pole used to worship the female god named Asherah. Don’t set it up beside the altar you build to worship the Lord your God.

Deuteronomy 16:22

Don’t set up a sacred stone to honor another god. The Lord your God hates Asherah poles and sacred stones.