2 Chronicles 14:3
For he took away the altars of the strange gods, and the high places, and brake down the images, and cut down the groves:
For hee tooke away the altars of the strange gods, and the high places, and brake downe the †images, and cut downe the groues:
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- †Hebrew wordingHebr. statues.
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- Deuteronomy 7:5Rank 1 from verse 3
5But 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.
5But 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.
- 2 Kings 23:14Rank 2 from verse 3
- Exodus 34:13Rank 3 from verse 3
- 1 Kings 15:12–14Rank 4 from verse 3
12And he took away the sodomites out of the land, and removed all the idols that his fathers had made.
13And also Maachah his mother, even her he removed from being queen, because she had made an idol in a grove; and Asa destroyed her idol, and burnt it by the brook Kidron.
14But the high places were not removed: nevertheless Asa’s heart was perfect with the Lord all his days.
12And hee tooke away the Sodomites out of the land, and remooued all the idoles that his fathers had made.
13And also *Maachah his mother, euen her hee remoued from being Queene, because she had made an idole in a groue, and Asa †destroyed her idole, and burnt it by the brooke Kidron.
14But the high places were not remooued: neuerthelesse, Asa his heart was perfect with the LORD all his dayes.
- 2 Chronicles 15:17Rank 5 from verse 3
- 1 Kings 11:7–8Rank 6 from verse 3
7Then did Solomon build an high place for Chemosh, the abomination of Moab, in the hill that is before Jerusalem, and for Molech, the abomination of the children of Ammon.
8And likewise did he for all his strange wives, which burnt incense and sacrificed unto their gods.
7Then did Solomon build an hie place for Chemosh the abomination of Moab, in the hill that is before Ierusalem, and for Molech the abomination of the children of Ammon.
8And likewise did hee for all his strange wiues, which burnt incense and sacrificed vnto their gods.
- 1 Kings 14:22–24Rank 7 from verse 3
22And Judah did evil in the sight of the Lord, and they provoked him to jealousy with their sins which they had committed, above all that their fathers had done.
23For they also built them high places, and images, and groves, on every high hill, and under every green tree.
24And there were also sodomites in the land: and they did according to all the abominations of the nations which the Lord cast out before the children of Israel.
22And Iudah did euill in the sight of the LORD, and they prouoked him to iealousie with their sinnes which they had committed, aboue all that their fathers had done.
23For they also built them high places, and ‖images, and groues on euery high hill, and vnder euery greene tree.
24And there were also Sodomites in the land, and they did according to all the abominations of the nations which the LORD cast out before the children of Israel.
- 2 Chronicles 34:4Rank 8 from verse 3
4And they brake down the altars of Baalim in his presence; and the images, that were on high above them, he cut down; and the groves, and the carved images, and the molten images, he brake in pieces, and made dust of them, and strowed it upon the graves of them that had sacrificed unto them.
4*And they brake downe the altars of Baalim in his presence, and ‖the images that were on high aboue them, he cut downe, and the groues, and the carued images, and the molten images he brake in peeces, and made dust of them, and strowed it vpon the †graues of them, that had sacrificed vnto them.
- 2 Kings 18:4Rank 9 from verse 3
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.
4¶ 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.
- 2 Kings 23:6Rank 10 from verse 3
6And he brought out the grove from the house of the Lord, without Jerusalem, unto the brook Kidron, and burned it at the brook Kidron, and stamped it small to powder, and cast the powder thereof upon the graves of the children of the people.
6And he brought out the *groue from the house of the LORD, without Ierusalem, vnto the brooke Kidron, and burnt it at the brooke Kidron, and stampt it small to powder, and cast the powder thereof vpon the graues of the children of the people.
- Deuteronomy 7:25Rank 11 from verse 3
25The graven images of their gods shall ye burn with fire: thou shalt not desire the silver or gold that is on them, nor take it unto thee, lest thou be snared therein: for it is an abomination to the Lord thy God.
25The grauen images of their gods *shall yee burne with fire: thou *shalt not desire the siluer or golde that is on them, nor take it vnto thee, lest thou bee snared therein: for it is an abomination to the LORD thy God.
- Judges 6:25–28Rank 12 from verse 3
25¶ 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:
26And build an altar unto the Lord thy God upon the top of this rock, in the ordered place, and take the second bullock, and offer a burnt sacrifice with the wood of the grove which thou shalt cut down.
27Then Gideon took ten men of his servants, and did as the Lord had said unto him: and so it was, because he feared his father’s household, and the men of the city, that he could not do it by day, that he did it by night.
28¶ And when the men of the city arose early in the morning, behold, the altar of Baal was cast down, and the grove was cut down that was by it, and the second bullock was offered upon the altar that was built.
25¶ And it came to passe the same night, that the LORD said vnto him, Take thy fathers yong bullocke, ‖euen the second bullocke of seuen yeeres old, and throw downe the altar of Baal that thy father hath, and cut downe the groue that is by it:
26And builde an Altar vnto the LORD thy God vpon the top of this †rocke, in the ‖ordered place, and take the second bullocke, and offer a burnt sacrifice with the wood of the groue, which thou shalt cut downe.
27Then Gideon tooke ten men of his seruants, and did as the LORD had said vnto him: And so it was because hee feared his fathers houshold, and the men of the city, that he could not doe it by day, that hee did it by night.
28¶ And when the men of the citie arose earely in the morning, behold, the altar of Baal was cast downe, and the groue was cut downe that was by it, and the second bullocke was offered vpon the altar that was built.
- Leviticus 26:30Rank 13 from verse 3
30And 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.
30And 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.
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2 Chronicles 14:3
1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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Foreign; belonging to another country. Wonderful; causing surprise; exciting curiosity.
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Sense 1: Elevated or far above; great in height, stature, or position; aloft. Sense 2: Elevated or chief in rank, office, power, authority, honor, excellence, or importance. Sense 3: Great in degree, intensity, fullness, or advancement; loud or strongly expressed. Sense 4: Proud, haughty, or self-exalting. Sense 5: Difficult, lofty, or beyond reach or understanding. Sense 6: In high way, a principal or public road; in high place, an elevated site, often used for worship or sacrifice.
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1. Physical locations or rooms. 2. Positions or offices. 3. Occasions, circumstances, or passages.
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From a higher place or position to a lower one; below.
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Likenesses, representations, or visible forms; often idols when made or used as objects of worship.
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Sense 1: To divide, sever, remove, or wound with a sharp instrument. Sense 2: Figuratively, to grieve deeply or bring to an end.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
1. Groups of trees. 2. Objects or places connected with idolatrous worship.
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14:2And Asa did that which was good and right in the eyes of the Lord his God:
14:2And Asa did that which was good and right in the eyes of the LORD his God.
14:3For he took away the altars of the strange gods, and the high places, and brake down the images, and cut down the groves:
14:3For hee tooke away the altars of the strange gods, and the high places, and brake downe the †images, and cut downe the groues:
Selected passage14:4And commanded Judah to seek the Lord God of their fathers, and to do the law and the commandment.
14:4And commanded Iudah to seeke the LORD God of their fathers, and to do the Law, and the Commandement.
14:5Also he took away out of all the cities of Judah the high places and the images: and the kingdom was quiet before him.
14:5Also he tooke away out of all the cities of Iudah, the high places and the †images: and the kingdome was quiet before him.