So Jacob said to his household and to all who were with him, “Put away the foreign gods that are among you, and purify yourselves, and change your garments;
Judges 6:25 - Revised Standard Version CI That night the Lord said to him, “Take your father's bull, the second bull seven years old, and pull down the altar of Baal which your father has, and cut down the Asherah that is beside it; Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And it came to pass the same night, that the LORD said unto him, Take thy father's young bullock, even the second bullock of seven years old, and throw down the altar of Baal that thy father hath, and cut down the grove that is by it: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition That night the Lord said to Gideon, Take your father's bull, the second bull seven years old, and pull down the altar of Baal that your father has and cut down the Asherah [symbol of the goddess Asherah] that is beside it; American Standard Version (1901) And it came to pass the same night, that Jehovah said unto him, Take thy father’s bullock, even the second bullock seven years old, and throw down the altar of Baal that thy father hath, and cut down the Asherah that is by it; Common English Bible That night the LORD said to him, “Take your father’s bull and a second bull seven years old. Break down your father’s altar to Baal and cut down the Asherah that is beside it. Catholic Public Domain Version that night, the Lord said to him: "Take a bull of your father's, and another bull of seven years, and you shall destroy the altar of Baal, which is your father's. And you shall cut down the sacred grove which is around the altar. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version That night the Lord said to him: Take a bullock of thy father's, and another bullock of seven years. And thou shalt destroy the altar of Baal, which is thy father's: and cut down the grove that is about the altar. |
So Jacob said to his household and to all who were with him, “Put away the foreign gods that are among you, and purify yourselves, and change your garments;
And Elijah came near to all the people, and said, “How long will you go limping with two different opinions? If the Lord is God, follow him; but if Baal, then follow him.” And the people did not answer him a word.
If you return to the Almighty and humble yourself, if you remove unrighteousness far from your tents,
I will give heed to the way that is blameless. Oh when wilt thou come to me? I will walk with integrity of heart within my house;
You shall tear down their altars, and break their pillars, and cut down their Asherim
He who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and he who loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me;
“No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.
But Peter and John answered them, “Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than to God, you must judge;
But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than men.
But thus shall you deal with them: you shall break down their altars, and dash in pieces their pillars, and hew down their Asherim, and burn their graven images with fire.
And the people of Israel did what was evil in the sight of the Lord and served the Baals;
And the people of Israel did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, forgetting the Lord their God, and serving the Baals and the Asheroth.
and build an altar to the Lord your God on the top of the stronghold here, with stones laid in due order; then take the second bull, and offer it as a burnt offering with the wood of the Asherah which you shall cut down.”