- brake down the image:
- "He¹ removedª°¹ the high places,ª and brakeª°¹ the images,ª and cut downª°¹ the groves,ª and brake in piecesª° the brasenª serpentª that¹ Mosesª had made:ª° for¹ unto¹ those¹ daysª the childrenª of Israelª did¹ burn incenseª° to it: and he calledª° it Nehushtan.ª" {2Kg 18:4} + "And he brake downª°¹ the housesª of the sodomites,ª that¹ [were] by the houseª of the LORD,ª where¹¹ the womenª woveª° hangingsª for the grove.ª ... 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 23:7-14} + "And I will destroyª°¹ your high places,ª and cut downª°¹ your images,ª and castª°¹ your carcasesª upon¹ the carcasesª of your idols,ª and my soulª shall abhorª° you." {Lev 26:30} + "But¹¹ thus¹ shall ye dealª° with them; ye shall destroyª° their altars,ª and break downª° their images,ª and cut downª° their groves,ª and burnª° their graven imagesª with fire.ª" {Deu 7:5} + "The graven imagesª of their godsª shall ye burnª° with fire:ª thou shalt not¹ desireª° the silverª or goldª [that is] on¹ them, nor takeª° [it] unto thee, lest¹ thou be snaredª° therein: for¹ it¹ [is] an abominationª to the LORDª thy God.ª" {Deu 7:25} + "And he reared upª° an altarª for Baalª in the houseª of Baal,ª which¹ he had builtª° in Samaria.ª" {1Kg 16:32} + "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}
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