- the graven:
- "And Joashª saidª° unto all¹ that¹ stoodª° against¹ him, Will ye¹ pleadª° for Baal?ª will ye¹ saveª° him? he that¹ will pleadª° for him, let him be put to deathª° whilst¹ [it is yet] morning:ª if¹ he¹ [be] a god,ª let him pleadª° for himself, because¹ [one] hath cast downª°¹ his altar.ª" {Jdg 6:31} + "Yet he restoredª°¹ the moneyª unto his mother;ª and his motherª tookª° two hundredª [shekels] of silver,ª and gaveª° them to the founder,ª° who madeª° thereof a graven imageª and a molten image:ª and they were¹ in the houseª of Micah.ª ... And the manª Micahª had an houseª of gods,ª and madeª° an ephod,ª and teraphim,ª and consecratedªª°¹ oneª of his sons,ª¹ who became¹ his priest.ª" {Jdg 17:4-5} + "And he tookª°¹ the calfª which¹ they had made,ª° and burntª° [it] in the fire,ª and groundª° [it] to¹ powder,ª°¹ and strawedª° [it] uponª¹ the water,ª and made¹ the childrenª of Israelª drinkª° [of it]." {Exd 32:20} + "And the arkª of Godª was taken;ª° and the twoª sonsª of Eli,ª Hophniª and Phinehas,ª were slain.ª°" {1Sm 4:11} + "And the Philistinesª calledª° for the priestsª and the diviners,ª° saying,ª° What¹ shall we doª° to the arkª of the LORD?ª tellª° us wherewith¹ we shall sendª° it to his place.ª ... And see,ª° if¹ it goeth upª° by the wayª of his own coastª to Bethshemesh,ª [then] he¹ hath doneª° us¹ this¹ greatª evil:ª but if¹ not,¹ then we shall knowª° that¹ [it is] not¹ his handª [that] smoteª° us: it¹ [was] a chanceª [that] happened¹ to us.²°" {1Sm 6:2-9} + "And have castª°¹ their godsª into the fire:ª for¹ they¹ [were] no¹ gods,ª but¹¹ the workª of men'sª hands,ª woodª and stone:ª therefore they have destroyedª° them. ... Now¹ therefore, O LORDª our God,ª I beseech thee,¹ saveª° thou us out of his hand,ª¹ that all¹ the kingdomsª of the earthª may knowª° that¹ thou¹ [art] the LORDª God,ª [even] thou only.¹" {2Kg 19:18-19} + "Belª boweth down,ª° Neboª stoopeth,ª° their idolsª were¹ upon the beasts,ª and upon the cattle:ª your carriagesª [were] heavy loaden;ª° [they are] a burdenª to the wearyª [beast]. ... They stoop,ª° they bow downª° together;ª they couldª° not¹ deliverª° the burden,ª but themselvesª are goneª° into captivity.ª" {Isa 46:1-2} + "They bearª° him upon¹ the shoulder,ª they carryª° him, and set¹ him in his place,²°¹ and he standeth;ª° from his placeª¹ shall he not¹ remove:ª° yea,¹ [one] shall cryª° unto¹ him, yet can he not¹ answer,ª° nor¹ saveª° him out of his trouble.ª¹" {Isa 46:7}
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