- and there remained:
- Heb. and there stood, "And they leftª°¹ all¹ the commandmentsª of the LORDª their God,ª and madeª° them molten images,ª [even] twoª calves,ª and madeª° a grove,ª and worshippedª° all¹ the hostª of heaven,ª and servedª°¹ Baal.ª" {2Kg 17:16} + "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 the kingª commandedª°¹ Hilkiahª the highª priest,ª and the priestsª of the second order,ª and the keepersª° of the door,ª to bring forthª° out of the templeª¹ of the LORDª¹ all¹ the vesselsª that were madeª° for Baal,ª and for the grove,ª and for all¹ the hostª of heaven:ª and he burnedª° them withoutª¹ Jerusalemª in the fieldsª of Kidron,ª and carriedª°¹ the ashesª of them unto Bethel.ª" {2Kg 23:4} + "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} + "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}
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