2 Chronicles 17:6
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6 And his heart took delight in the ways of the Lord; moreover (A)he removed the [a]high places and wooden images from Judah.
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- 2 Chronicles 17:6 Places for pagan worship
2 Chronicles 17:6
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6 His heart was devoted(A) to the ways of the Lord; furthermore, he removed the high places(B) and the Asherah poles(C) from Judah.(D)
Hosea 14:9
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9 Who is wise?
Let him understand these things.
Who is prudent?
Let him know them.
For (A)the ways of the Lord are right;
The righteous walk in them,
But transgressors stumble in them.
Hosea 14:9
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Psalm 119:1
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Meditations on the Excellencies of the Word of God
א ALEPH
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- Psalm 119:1 blameless
Psalm 119:1
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Psalm 119[a]
א Aleph
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- Psalm 119:1 This psalm is an acrostic poem, the stanzas of which begin with successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet; moreover, the verses of each stanza begin with the same letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
2 Chronicles 20:33
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33 Nevertheless (A)the [a]high places were not taken away, for as yet the people had not (B)directed their hearts to the God of their fathers.
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2 Chronicles 20:33
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33 The high places,(A) however, were not removed, and the people still had not set their hearts on the God of their ancestors.
2 Chronicles 15:17
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17 But (A)the [a]high places were not removed from Israel. Nevertheless the heart of Asa was loyal all his days.
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2 Chronicles 15:17
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17 Although he did not remove the high places from Israel, Asa’s heart was fully committed to the Lord all his life.
Psalm 138:5
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5 Yes, they shall sing of the ways of the Lord,
For great is the glory of the Lord.
Psalm 138:5
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Psalm 18:21-22
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21 For I have kept the ways of the Lord,
And have not wickedly departed from my God.
22 For all His judgments were before me,
And I did not put away His statutes from me.
Psalm 18:21-22
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2 Chronicles 19:3
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3 Nevertheless (A)good things are found in you, in that you have removed the [a]wooden images from the land, and have (B)prepared your heart to seek God.”
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- 2 Chronicles 19:3 Or Asherim, Heb. Asheroth
2 Chronicles 19:3
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3 There is, however, some good(A) in you, for you have rid the land of the Asherah poles(B) and have set your heart on seeking God.(C)”
1 Kings 22:43
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43 And (A)he walked in all the ways of his father Asa. He did not turn aside from them, doing what was right in the eyes of the Lord. Nevertheless (B)the high places were not taken away, for the people offered sacrifices and burned incense on the high places.
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1 Kings 22:43
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43 In everything he followed the ways of his father Asa(A) and did not stray from them; he did what was right in the eyes of the Lord. The high places,(B) however, were not removed, and the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense there.[a]
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- 1 Kings 22:43 In Hebrew texts this sentence (22:43b) is numbered 22:44, and 22:44-53 is numbered 22:45-54.
Acts 13:10
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10 and said, “O full of all deceit and all fraud, (A)you son of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness, will you not cease perverting the straight ways of the Lord?
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Acts 13:10
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10 “You are a child of the devil(A) and an enemy of everything that is right! You are full of all kinds of deceit and trickery. Will you never stop perverting the right ways of the Lord?(B)
Job 22:26
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26 For then you will have your (A)delight in the Almighty,
And lift up your face to God.
Job 22:26
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2 Chronicles 34:3-7
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3 For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was still (A)young, he began to (B)seek the God of his father David; and in the twelfth year he began (C)to purge Judah and Jerusalem (D)of the [a]high places, the wooden images, the carved images, and the molded images. 4 (E)They broke down the altars of the Baals in his presence, and the incense altars which were above them he cut down; and the wooden images, the carved images, and the molded images he broke in pieces, and made dust of them (F)and scattered it on the graves of those who had sacrificed to them. 5 He also (G)burned the bones of the priests on their (H)altars, and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem. 6 And so he did in the cities of Manasseh, Ephraim, and Simeon, as far as Naphtali and all around, with [b]axes. 7 When he had broken down the altars and the wooden images, had (I)beaten the carved images into powder, and cut down all the incense altars throughout all the land of Israel, he returned to Jerusalem.
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- 2 Chronicles 34:6 Lit. swords
2 Chronicles 34:3-7
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3 In the eighth year of his reign, while he was still young, he began to seek the God(A) of his father David. In his twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem of high places, Asherah poles and idols. 4 Under his direction the altars of the Baals were torn down; he cut to pieces the incense altars that were above them, and smashed the Asherah poles(B) and the idols. These he broke to pieces and scattered over the graves of those who had sacrificed to them.(C) 5 He burned(D) the bones of the priests on their altars, and so he purged Judah and Jerusalem. 6 In the towns of Manasseh, Ephraim and Simeon, as far as Naphtali, and in the ruins around them, 7 he tore down the altars and the Asherah poles and crushed the idols to powder(E) and cut to pieces all the incense altars throughout Israel. Then he went back to Jerusalem.
2 Chronicles 31:1
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The Reforms of Hezekiah(A)
31 Now when all this was finished, all Israel who were present went out to the cities of Judah and (B)broke the sacred pillars in pieces, cut down the wooden images, and threw down the [a]high places and the altars—from all Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh—until they had utterly destroyed them all. Then all the children of Israel returned to their own cities, every man to his possession.
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2 Chronicles 31:1
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31 When all this had ended, the Israelites who were there went out to the towns of Judah, smashed the sacred stones and cut down(A) the Asherah poles. They destroyed the high places and the altars throughout Judah and Benjamin and in Ephraim and Manasseh. After they had destroyed all of them, the Israelites returned to their own towns and to their own property.
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