- the groves:
- "And it came to pass¹ the same¹ night,ª that the LORDª saidª° unto him, Takeª°¹ thy father'sª young² bullock,ª¹ even the secondª bullockª of sevenª years¹ old,² and throw downª°¹ the altarª of Baalª that¹ thy fatherª hath, and cut downª° the groveª that¹ [is] by¹ it:" {Jdg 6:25} + "But¹ ye shall destroyª°¹ their altars,ª breakª° their images,ª and cut downª° their groves:ª" {Exd 34:13} + "Thou shalt not¹ plantª° thee a groveª of any¹ treesª near¹ unto² the altarª of the LORDª thy God,ª which¹ thou shalt makeª° thee." {Deu 16:21} + "And Ahabª madeª°¹ a grove;ª and Ahabª didª° moreª° to provoke¹¹ the LORDª Godª of Israelª to anger²° than all¹¹ the kingsª of Israelª that¹ were¹ beforeª him." {1Kg 16:33} + "Now¹ therefore send,ª° [and] gatherª° to¹ me¹ all¹ Israelª unto¹ mountª Carmel,ª and the prophetsª of Baalª fourª hundredª and fifty,ª and the prophetsª of the grovesª fourª hundred,ª which eatª° at Jezebel'sª table.ª" {1Kg 18:19} + "And he brought outª°¹ the groveª from the houseª¹ of the LORD,ª withoutª¹ Jerusalem,ª unto¹ the brookª Kidron,ª and burnedª° it at the brookª Kidron,ª and stamped [it] smallª° to powder,ª and castª°¹ the powderª thereof upon¹ the gravesª of the childrenª of the people.ª" {2Kg 23:6} + "And he brake in piecesª°¹ the images,ª and cut downª°¹ the groves,ª and filledª°¹ their placesª with the bonesª of men.ª" {2Kg 23:14} + "And also¹ [concerning] Maachahª the motherª of Asaª the king,ª he removedª° her from [being] queen,ª¹ because¹ she had madeª° an idolª in a grove:ª and Asaª cut downª°¹ her idol,ª and stampedª° [it], and burntª° [it] at the brookª Kidron.ª" {2Ch 15:16} + "And they leftª°¹ the houseª of the LORDª Godª of their fathers,ª and servedª°¹ grovesª and idols:ª and wrathª came¹ upon¹ Judahª and Jerusalemª for this¹ their trespass.ª" {2Ch 24:18} + "For he builtª° againª°¹ the high placesª which¹ Hezekiahª his fatherª had broken down,ª° and he reared upª° altarsª for Baalim,ª and madeª° groves,ª and worshippedª° all¹ the hostª of heaven,ª and servedª° them." {2Ch 33:3} + "His prayerª also, and [how God] was intreatedª° of him, and all¹ his sin,ª and his trespass,ª and the placesª wherein¹ he builtª° high places,ª and set upª° grovesª and graven images,ª beforeª he was humbled:ª° behold,¹ they [are] writtenª° among¹ the sayingsª of the seers.ª²°" {2Ch 33:19} + "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" {2Ch 34:3} + "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 34:7}
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