- the house of Baal:
- "And they brake downª°¹ the altarsª of Baalimª in his presence;ª and the images,ª that¹ [were] on high¹ above¹¹ them,² he cut down;ª° and the groves,ª and the carved images,ª and the molten images,ª he brake in pieces,ª° and made dustª° [of them], and strowedª° [it] uponª¹ the gravesª of them that had sacrificedª° unto them." {2Ch 34:4} + "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} + "And it came to pass,¹ as soon as he had made an endª° of offeringª° the burnt offering,ª that Jehuª saidª° to the guardª° and to the captains,ª Go in,ª° [and] slayª° them; let noneª¹ come forth.ª° And they smoteª° them with the edgeª of the sword;ª and the guardª° and the captainsª cast [them] out,ª° and went²°¹ to¹ the cityª of the houseª of Baal.ª ... Thus Jehuª destroyedª°¹ Baalª out of Israel.ª¹" {2Kg 10:25-28} + "And all¹ the peopleª of the landª wentª° into the houseª of Baal,ª and brake it down;ª° his altarsª and his imagesª brake they in piecesª° thoroughly,ª° and slewª°¹ Mattanª the priestª of Baalª beforeª the altars.ª And the priestª appointedª° officersª²°° over¹ the houseª of the LORD.ª" {2Kg 11:18} + "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}
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