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He destroyed the local shrines[a] and the altars to foreign gods. He smashed the stone images of gods and cut down the sacred poles[b] used in worshiping the goddess Asherah. Then he told everyone in Judah to worship the Lord God, just as their ancestors had done, and to obey his laws and teachings. He destroyed every local shrine and incense altar in Judah.

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Footnotes

  1. 14.3 local shrines: See the note at 11.15.
  2. 14.3 sacred poles: Or “trees,” used as symbols of Asherah, the goddess of fertility.

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