2 Chronicles 14:3 - Easy To Read Version Asa took away the strange altars that were used to worship idols. Asa took away the high places, {\cf2\super [179]} and smashed the memorial stones. {\cf2\super [180]} And Asa broke down the Asherah poles. {\cf2\super [181]} Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 for he took away the altars of the strange gods, and the high places, and brake down the images, and cut down the groves: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition He took away the foreign altars and high places and broke down the idol pillars or obelisks and cut down the Asherim [symbols of the goddess Asherah] American Standard Version (1901) for he took away the foreign altars, and the high places, and brake down the pillars, and hewed down the Asherim, Common English Bible He removed the foreign altars and shrines, smashed the sacred pillars, cut down the sacred poles, Catholic Public Domain Version And he broke apart the statues, and he cut down the sacred groves. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And broke the statues, and cut down the groves. |
I have made a special agreement with Abraham. I did this so he would command his children and his descendants [105] to live the way the Lord wants them to. I did this so they would live right and be fair. Then I, the Lord, can give him the things I promised.”
Hezekiah destroyed the high places. [217] He broke the memorial stones [218] and cut down the Asherah poles. [219] At that time, the people of Israel burned incense [220] to the bronze snake made by Moses. This bronze snake was called “Nehushtan.” [221] Hezekiah broke this bronze snake into pieces {because the people were worshiping that snake}.
King Josiah broke all the memorial stones [293] and Asherah poles. [294] Then he scattered dead men’s bones over that place. [295]
Josiah removed the Asherah Pole [283] from the Lord’s temple. [284] He took the Asherah pole outside the city to the Kidron Valley and burned it there. Then he beat the burnt pieces into dust and scattered the dust over the graves of the common people. [285]
Asa commanded the people of Judah to follow the Lord God. He is the God their ancestors {\cf2\super [182]} followed. And Asa commanded them to obey the Lord’s laws and commandments.
The high places {\cf2\super [191]} were not removed from Judah, but Asa’s heart was faithful to the Lord all of Asa’s life.
Then he set up the Lord’s altar and offered fellowship offerings and thank offerings on it. Manasseh gave a command for all the people of Judah to serve the Lord God of Israel.
The people broke down the altars for the Baal gods. They did this in front of Josiah. Then Josiah cut down the incense {\cf2\super [423]} altars that stood high above the people. He broke the idols that were carved and the idols that were made from molds. He beat those idols into powder. Then Josiah sprinkled the powder on the graves of the people that had offered sacrifices {\cf2\super [424]} to the Baal gods.
So destroy their altars. [342] Break the stones they worship. Cut down their idols. [343]
I will destroy your high places. [445] I will cut down your incense [446] altars. [447] I will put your dead bodies on the dead bodies of your idols. [448] You will be very disgusting to me.
“You must throw the statues of their gods into the fire and burn them. You must not want to keep the silver or the gold that is on those statues. You must not take that silver or gold for yourselves. It will be like a trap to you—{it will ruin your life}. Why? Because the Lord your God hates those idols.
“This is what you must do to those nations: You must smash their altars [41] and break their memorial stones [42] into pieces. Cut down their Asherah poles [43] and burn their statues!