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groves

Meaning of “groves”

1. Groups of trees. 2. Objects or places connected with idolatrous worship.

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First occurrence: Exodus 34:13

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Exodus 34:13
But ye shall destroy their altars, break their images, and cut down their groves:
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1611 witness · Exodus 34:13 · retained source text

But ye shall destroy their altars, breake their images, and cut downe their groues.

1611 marginal noteHebr. statues.

Deuteronomy 7:5
But thus shall ye deal with them; ye shall destroy their altars, and break down their images, and cut down their groves, and burn their graven images with fire.
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1611 witness · Deuteronomy 7:5 · retained source text

But thus shal ye deale with them; ye shall destroy their altars, and breake downe their images, and cut downe their groues, and burne their grauen images with fire.

1611 marginal noteHebr. statues, or pillars.

Deuteronomy 12:3
And ye shall overthrow their altars, and break their pillars, and burn their groves with fire; and ye shall hew down the graven images of their gods, and destroy the names of them out of that place.
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1611 witness · Deuteronomy 12:3 · retained source text

And you shall ouerthrow their altars, and breake their pillars, and burne their groues with fire, and you shall hew downe the grauen images of their gods, and destroy the names of them out of that place.

1611 marginal noteHeb. break downe.

1611 marginal noteIudg. 2.2.

Judges 3:7
And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord, and forgat the Lord their God, and served Baalim and the groves.
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1611 witness · Judges 3:7 · retained source text

And the children of Israel did euill in the sight of the LORD, and forgate the LORD their God, and serued Baalim, and the groues.

1 Kings 14:15
For the Lord shall smite Israel, as a reed is shaken in the water, and he shall root up Israel out of this good land, which he gave to their fathers, and shall scatter them beyond the river, because they have made their groves, provoking the Lord to anger.
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1611 witness · 1 Kings 14:15 · retained source text

For the LORD shall smite Israel, as a reede is shaken in the water, and hee shall root vp Israel out of this good land, which hee gaue to their fathers, and shall scatter them beyond the Riuer, because they haue made their groues, prouoking the LORD to anger.

1 Kings 14:23
For they also built them high places, and images, and groves, on every high hill, and under every green tree.
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1611 witness · 1 Kings 14:23 · retained source text

For they also built them high places, and images, and groues on euery high hill, and vnder euery greene tree.

1611 marginal noteOr, standing images, or statues.

1 Kings 18:19
Now therefore send, and gather to me all Israel unto mount Carmel, and the prophets of Baal four hundred and fifty, and the prophets of the groves four hundred, which eat at Jezebel’s table.
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1611 witness · 1 Kings 18:19 · retained source text

Now therefore send, and gather to mee all Israel vnto mount Carmel, and the prophets of Baal foure hundred and fiftie, and the prophets of the groues foure hundred, which eate at Iezebels table.

2 Kings 17:10
And they set them up images and groves in every high hill, and under every green tree:
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1611 witness · 2 Kings 17:10 · retained source text

And they set them vp images, and groues in euery high hill, and vnder euery greene tree.

1611 marginal noteHeb. statues.

2 Kings 18:4
¶ He removed the high places, and brake the images, and cut down the groves, and brake in pieces the brasen serpent that Moses had made: for unto those days the children of Israel did burn incense to it: and he called it Nehushtan.
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¶ He remooued the high places, and brake the images, and cut downe the groues, and brake in pieces the brasen serpent that Moses had made: for vnto those dayes the children of Israel did burne incense to it: and he called it Nehushtan.

1611 marginal noteHeb. statues.

1611 marginal noteNumb. 21.8.

2 Kings 23:14
And he brake in pieces the images, and cut down the groves, and filled their places with the bones of men.
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And he brake in pieces the images, and cut downe the groues, and filled their places with the bones of men.

1611 marginal noteHeb. statues.

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