- I will destroy:
- "And he criedª° against¹ the altarª in the wordª of the LORD,ª and said,ª° O altar,ª altar,ª thus¹ saithª° the LORD;ª Behold,¹ a childª shall be bornª° unto the houseª of David,ª Josiahª by name;ª and upon¹ thee shall he offerª°¹ the priestsª of the high placesª that burn incenseª° upon¹ thee, and men'sª bonesª shall be burntª° upon¹ thee." {1Kg 13:2} + "And he broughtª°¹ all¹ the priestsª out of the citiesª¹ of Judah,ª and defiledª°¹ the high placesª where¹¹ the priestsª had burned incense,ª° from Gebaª¹ to¹ Beersheba,ª and brake downª°¹ the high placesª of the gatesª that¹ [were] in the entering inª of the gateª of Joshuaª the governorª of the city,ª which¹ [were] on¹ a man'sª left handª at the gateª of the city.ª" {2Kg 23:8} + "And as Josiahª turnedª° himself, he spiedª°¹ the sepulchresª that¹ [were] there¹ in the mount,ª and sent,ª° and tookª°¹ the bonesª out of¹ the sepulchres,ª and burnedª° [them] upon¹ the altar,ª and pollutedª° it, according to the wordª of the LORDª which¹ the manª of Godª proclaimed,ª° who¹ proclaimedª°¹ these¹ words.ª" {2Kg 23:16} + "And he slewª°¹ all¹ the priestsª of the high placesª that¹ [were] there¹ upon¹ the altars,ª and burnedª°¹ men'sª bonesª upon¹ them, and returnedª° to Jerusalem.ª" {2Kg 23:20} + "For he took awayª°¹ the altarsª of the strangeª [gods], and the high places,ª and brake downª°¹ the images,ª and cut downª°¹ the groves:ª ... Also he took awayª° out of all¹¹ the citiesª of Judahª¹ the high placesª and the images:ª and the kingdomª was quietª° beforeª him." {2Ch 14:3-5} + "Then all¹ the peopleª went²° to¹ the houseª of Baal,ª and brake it down,ª° and brake²° his altarsª and his imagesª in pieces,ª° and slewª° Mattanª the priestª of Baalª beforeª the altars.ª" {2Ch 23:17} + "Now when all¹ this¹ was finished,ª° all¹ Israelª that were presentª° went outª° to the citiesª of Judah,ª and brake²° the images² in pieces,ª°¹ and cut downª° the groves,ª and threw downª°¹ the high placesª and the altarsª out of all¹¹ Judahª and Benjamin,ª in Ephraimª also and Manasseh,ª until¹ they had utterly destroyedª° them all. Then all¹ the childrenª of Israelª returned,ª° every manª to his possession,ª into their own cities.ª" {2Ch 31:1} + "For in the eighthª yearª of his reign,ª° while he¹ was yet¹ young,ª he beganª° to seekª° after the Godª of Davidª his father:ª and in the twelfthªª yearª he beganª° to purgeª°¹ Judahª and Jerusalemª from¹ the high places,ª and the groves,ª and the carved images,ª and the molten images.ª ... And when he had broken downª°¹ the altarsª and the groves,ª and had beatenª° the graven imagesª into powder,ª° and cut downª° all¹ the idolsª throughout all¹ the landª of Israel,ª he returnedª° to Jerusalem.ª" {2Ch 34:3-7} + "By thisª therefore¹ shall the iniquityª of Jacobª be purged;ª° and this¹ [is] all¹ the fruitª to take awayª° his sin;ª when he makethª° all¹ the stonesª of the altarª as chalkstonesª¹ that are beaten in sunder,ª° the grovesª and imagesª shall not¹ stand up.ª°" {Isa 27:9} + "At that¹ time,ª saithª° the LORD,ª they shall bring outª°¹ the bonesª of the kingsª of Judah,ª and the bonesª of his princes,ª and the bonesª of the priests,ª and the bonesª of the prophets,ª and the bonesª of the inhabitantsª° of Jerusalem,ª out of their graves:ª¹ ... And deathª shall be chosenª° rather than lifeª¹ by all¹ the residueª of them that remainª° of¹ this¹ evilª family,ª which remainª° in all¹ the placesª whither¹¹ I have drivenª° them, saithª° the LORDª of hosts.ª" {Jer 8:1-3} + "And say,ª° Ye mountainsª of Israel,ª hearª° the wordª of the Lordª GOD;ª Thus¹ saithª° the Lordª GODª to the mountains,ª and to the hills,ª to the rivers,ª and to the valleys;ª Behold,¹ I, [even] I,¹ will bringª° a swordª upon¹ you, and I will destroyª° your high places.ª ... In all¹ your dwellingplacesª the citiesª shall be laid waste,ª° and the high placesª shall be desolate;ª° that¹ your altarsª may be laid wasteª° and made desolate,ª° and your idolsª may be brokenª° and cease,ª° and your imagesª may be cut down,ª° and your worksª may be abolished.ª°" {Ezk 6:3-6} + "Then shall ye knowª° that¹ I¹ [am] the LORD,ª when their slainª [men] shall be¹ amongª their idolsª round aboutª their altars,ª upon¹ every¹ highª° hill,ª in all¹ the topsª of the mountains,ª and under¹ every¹ greenª tree,ª and under¹ every¹ thickª oak,ª the placeª where¹¹ they did offerª° sweetª savourª to all¹ their idols.ª" {Ezk 6:13}
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