At that time Solomon also built a high place for Chemosh, the detested thing of Moab, on the mountain near Jerusalem, as well as for Molech the detested thing of the children of Ammon.
Numbers 33:52 - Tree of Life Version You must drive out all the inhabitants of the land before you. You must destroy all their idols and cast images, and demolish their high places. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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, |
At that time Solomon also built a high place for Chemosh, the detested thing of Moab, on the mountain near Jerusalem, as well as for Molech the detested thing of the children of Ammon.
You are not to bow down to their gods or serve them, or do what they do. Rather, you are to utterly overthrow them, and break their pillars in pieces.
“You are not to make idols for yourselves, nor raise up an engraved image or a standing-stone, or place any carved stone in your land to bow down to it. For I am Adonai your God.
Adonai will give them over to you, and you are to do to them according to all the mitzvot that I commanded you.
Happy are you, O Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by Adonai, the Shield of your help and the Sword of your triumph? Your enemies will cower before you, and you will trample on their backs.”
Just as Adonai had commanded Moses His servant, so Moses commanded Joshua, and so Joshua did. He left nothing undone of all that Adonai had commanded Moses.
and not intermingle with these nations who are still remaining among you. Do not mention the names of their gods or swear by them or worship them or bow down to them.
Then the men of Israel said to the Hivites: “Perhaps you are living among us. How then should we make a covenant with you?”
Now as for you, you must make no covenant with the inhabitants of this land. You must break down their altars.’ But you have not listened to My voice. What is this you have done?