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idols

Meaning of “idols”

False objects of worship or devotion; images treated as gods.

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101 occurrences95 verses22 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Leviticus 19:4

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Leviticus 19:4
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¶ Turn ye not unto idols, nor make to yourselves molten gods: I am the Lord your God.
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The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Leviticus 19:4 · retained source text

¶ Turne ye not vnto idoles, nor make to your selues molten gods: I am the LORD your God.

Leviticus 26:1
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YE shall make you no idols nor graven image, neither rear you up a standing image, neither shall ye set up any image of stone in your land, to bow down unto it: for I am the Lord your God.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Leviticus 26:1 · retained source text

¶ Yee shall make you no Idoles nor grauen Image, neither reare you vp a standing image, neither shall yee set vp any Image of stone in your land, to bow downe vnto it: For I am the LORD your God.

1611 marginal noteOr, pillar.

1611 marginal noteOr, figured stone. Hebr. a stone of picture.

1611 marginal noteExod. 20.4. deut. 5.8. and 16.22. psal. 97.7.

Leviticus 26:30
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And I will destroy your high places, and cut down your images, and cast your carcases upon the carcases of your idols, and my soul shall abhor you.
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1611 witness · Leviticus 26:30 · retained source text

And I will destroy your high places, and cut downe your images, and cast your carkeises vpon the carkeises of your idoles, and my soule shall abhorre you.

1611 marginal note2.Chro. 34.7.

Complete reference index — all 95 verses
Leviticus 19:4Leviticus 26:1Leviticus 26:30Deuteronomy 29:171 Samuel 31:91 Kings 15:121 Kings 21:262 Kings 17:122 Kings 21:112 Kings 21:212 Kings 23:241 Chronicles 10:91 Chronicles 16:262 Chronicles 15:82 Chronicles 24:182 Chronicles 34:7Psalms 96:5Psalms 97:7Psalms 106:36Psalms 106:38Psalms 115:4Psalms 135:15Isaiah 2:8Isaiah 2:18Isaiah 2:20Isaiah 10:10Isaiah 10:11Isaiah 19:1Isaiah 19:3Isaiah 31:7Isaiah 45:16Isaiah 46:1Isaiah 57:5Jeremiah 50:2Jeremiah 50:38Ezekiel 6:4Ezekiel 6:5Ezekiel 6:6Ezekiel 6:9Ezekiel 6:13Ezekiel 8:10Ezekiel 14:3Ezekiel 14:4Ezekiel 14:5Ezekiel 14:6Ezekiel 14:7Ezekiel 16:36Ezekiel 18:6Ezekiel 18:12Ezekiel 18:15Ezekiel 20:7Ezekiel 20:8Ezekiel 20:16Ezekiel 20:18Ezekiel 20:24Ezekiel 20:31Ezekiel 20:39Ezekiel 22:3Ezekiel 22:4Ezekiel 23:7Ezekiel 23:30Ezekiel 23:37Ezekiel 23:39Ezekiel 23:49Ezekiel 30:13Ezekiel 33:25Ezekiel 36:18Ezekiel 36:25Ezekiel 37:23Ezekiel 44:10Ezekiel 44:12Hosea 4:17Hosea 8:4Hosea 13:2Hosea 14:8Micah 1:7Habakkuk 2:18Zechariah 10:2Zechariah 13:2Acts 15:20Acts 15:29Acts 21:25Romans 2:221 Corinthians 8:11 Corinthians 8:41 Corinthians 8:101 Corinthians 10:191 Corinthians 10:281 Corinthians 12:22 Corinthians 6:161 Thessalonians 1:91 John 5:21Revelation 2:14Revelation 2:20Revelation 9:20

Where “idols” appears

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Leviticus3 occurrences
3 versesDeuteronomy1 occurrence
1 verse1 Samuel1 occurrence
1 verse1 Kings2 occurrences
2 verses2 Kings4 occurrences
4 verses1 Chronicles2 occurrences
2 verses2 Chronicles3 occurrences
3 versesPsalms6 occurrences
6 versesIsaiah14 occurrences
11 versesJeremiah2 occurrences
2 versesEzekiel39 occurrences
36 versesHosea4 occurrences
4 versesMicah1 occurrence
1 verseHabakkuk1 occurrence
1 verseZechariah2 occurrences
2 versesActs3 occurrences
3 versesRomans1 occurrence
1 verse1 Corinthians6 occurrences
6 verses2 Corinthians1 occurrence
1 verse1 Thessalonians1 occurrence
1 verse1 John1 occurrence
1 verseRevelation3 occurrences
3 verses

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Psalms 115:4

Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands.

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