Then Solomon built a high place for Chemosh the abomination of Moab and for Molech the abomination of the Ammonites on the mountain east of Jerusalem.
Numbers 33:52 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 you shall drive out all the inhabitants of the land from before you, destroy all their figured stones, destroy all their cast images, and demolish all their high places. Plus de versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 then ye shall drive out all the inhabitants of the land from before you, and destroy all their pictures, and destroy all their molten images, and quite pluck down all their high places: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then you shall drive out all the inhabitants of the land before you and destroy all their figured stones and all their molten images and completely demolish all their [idolatrous] high places, American Standard Version (1901) then ye shall drive out all the inhabitants of the land from before you, and destroy all their figured stones, and destroy all their molten images, and demolish all their high places: Common English Bible you will drive out all the inhabitants of the land before you. You will destroy all their carved figures. You will also destroy all their cast images. You will eliminate all their shrines. Catholic Public Domain Version destroy all the inhabitants of that land. Break their monuments, and shatter their statues, and lay waste to every exalted thing, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Destroy all the inhabitants of that land. Beat down their pillars, and break in pieces their statues, and waste all their high places, |
Then Solomon built a high place for Chemosh the abomination of Moab and for Molech the abomination of the Ammonites on the mountain east of Jerusalem.
you shall not bow down to their gods or serve them or follow their practices, but you shall utterly demolish them and break their pillars in pieces.
“You shall make for yourselves no idols and erect no carved images or pillars, and you shall not place figured stones in your land, to worship at them, for I am the Lord your God.
The Lord will give them over to you, and you shall deal with them in full accord with the command that I have given to you.
Happy are you, O Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the Lord, the shield of your help and the sword of your triumph! Your enemies shall come fawning to you, but you shall tread on their backs.”
As the Lord had commanded his servant Moses, so Moses commanded Joshua, and so Joshua did; he left nothing undone of all that the Lord had commanded Moses.
so that you may not be mixed with these nations left here among you, or make mention of the names of their gods, or swear by them, or serve them, or bow yourselves down to them,
But the Israelites said to the Hivites, “Perhaps you live among us; then how can we make a treaty with you?”
For your part, do not make a covenant with the inhabitants of this land; tear down their altars.’ But you have not obeyed my command. See what you have done!