The Philistines left the statues of their gods behind at Baal Perazim. David and his men took those statues away.
2 Kings 19:18 - Easy To Read Version They did throw the gods of the nations into the fire. But those were not real gods. They were only wood and stone—statues that men made. That is why the kings of Assyria could destroy them. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 and have cast their gods into the fire: for they were no gods, but the work of men's hands, wood and stone: therefore they have destroyed them. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And have cast the gods of those peoples into the fire, for they were not gods but the work of men's hands, wood and stone. So they [could destroy and] have destroyed them. American Standard Version (1901) and have cast their gods into the fire; for they were no gods, but the work of men’s hands, wood and stone; therefore they have destroyed them. Common English Bible The Assyrians burned the gods of those nations with fire because they aren’t real gods. They are only man-made creations of wood and stone. That’s how the Assyrians could destroy them. Catholic Public Domain Version And they have cast their gods into the fire. For they were not gods, but instead were the works of men's hands, out of wood and stone. And so they destroyed them. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And they have cast their gods into the fire. For they were not gods, but the works of men's hands of wood and stone: and they destroyed them. |
The Philistines left the statues of their gods behind at Baal Perazim. David and his men took those statues away.
They brought out the memorial stones [130] that were in the temple of Baal and burned the temple.
It is true, Lord. The kings of Assyria did destroy all those nations!
I defeated those evil kingdoms and now I control them. The idols {\cf2\super [115]} those people worship are better than the idols of Jerusalem and Samaria.
Can people make real gods for themselves?\par No! They can make statues,\par but those statues are not really gods.\par
That’s right. We are God’s children. So, you must not think that God is like something that people imagine or make. He is not like gold, silver, or rock.