Deuteronomy 16:21
¶ Thou shalt not plant thee a grove of any trees near unto the altar of the Lord thy God, which thou shalt make thee.
¶ Thou shalt not plant thee a groue of any trees neere vnto the Altar of the LORD thy God, which thou shalt make thee:
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- 2 Chronicles 33:3Rank 1 from verse 21
3¶ For he built again the high places which Hezekiah his father had broken down, and he reared up altars for Baalim, and made groves, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served them.
3¶ For †hee built againe the high places, which Hezekiah his father had *broken downe, and he reared vp altars for Baalim, and made groues, and worshipped all the host of heauen, and serued them.
- 2 Kings 17:16Rank 2 from verse 21
16And they left all the commandments of the Lord their God, and made them molten images, even two calves, and made a grove, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served Baal.
16And they left all the Commandements of the LORD their God, and *made them molten images, euen two calues, and made a groue, and worshipped all the hoste of heauen, and serued Baal.
- 2 Kings 21:3Rank 3 from verse 21
3For he built up again the high places which Hezekiah his father had destroyed; and he reared up altars for Baal, and made a grove, as did Ahab king of Israel; and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served them.
3For he built vp againe the high places, *which Hezekiah his father had destroyed, and hee reared vp altars for Baal, and made a groue, as did Ahab king of Israel, and worshipped all the hoste of heauen, and serued them.
- Exodus 34:13Rank 4 from verse 21
- 1 Kings 14:15Rank 5 from verse 21
15For 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.
15For 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 16:33Rank 6 from verse 21
- Judges 3:7Rank 7 from verse 21
- Deuteronomy 7:5Rank 8 from verse 21
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.
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Deuteronomy 16:21
The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Sense 1: A living growth springing from the ground. Sense 2: To set or establish growth in soil for cultivation. Sense 3: To establish, settle, or cause to take root and grow.
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A planted group or place of trees; a grove or image associated with idolatrous worship.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
The divine name of the living God, also named JEHOVAH.
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The one true God.
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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.
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To form, create, produce, cause, appoint, perform, or render into a stated condition.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893
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20That which is altogether just shalt thou follow, that thou mayest live, and inherit the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.
20That which is †altogether iust shalt thou followe, that thou mayest liue, and inherite the land which the LORD thy God giueth thee.
21¶ Thou shalt not plant thee a grove of any trees near unto the altar of the Lord thy God, which thou shalt make thee.
21¶ Thou shalt not plant thee a groue of any trees neere vnto the Altar of the LORD thy God, which thou shalt make thee:
Selected passage22Neither shalt thou set thee up any image; which the Lord thy God hateth.
22*Neither shalt thou set thee vp any ‖image, which the LORD thy God hateth.