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2 Chronicles 28:24
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2 Chronicles 28:24
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24 And Ahaz gathered together the vessels of the house of God and (A)cut in pieces the vessels of the house of God, and he shut up the doors of the house of the Lord, and he made himself (B)altars in every corner of Jerusalem.
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2 Chronicles 28:24
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2 Chronicles 28:24
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24 Ahaz gathered together the furnishings(A) from the temple of God(B) and cut them in pieces. He shut the doors(C) of the Lord’s temple and set up altars(D) at every street corner in Jerusalem.
2 Chronicles 29:7
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2 Chronicles 29:7
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7 They also (A)shut the doors of the vestibule and put out the lamps and have not burned incense or offered burnt offerings in the Holy Place to the God of Israel.
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2 Chronicles 29:7
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2 Chronicles 29:7
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7 They also shut the doors of the portico and put out the lamps. They did not burn incense(A) or present any burnt offerings at the sanctuary to the God of Israel.
2 Chronicles 33:3-5
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2 Chronicles 33:3-5
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3 For he rebuilt the high places (A)that his father Hezekiah had broken down, and he erected altars to the Baals, and made (B)Asheroth, and worshiped all the host of heaven and served them. 4 And he built altars in the house of the Lord, of which the Lord had said, (C)“In Jerusalem shall my name be forever.” 5 And he built altars for all the host of heaven in (D)the two courts of the house of the Lord.
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2 Chronicles 33:3-5
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2 Chronicles 33:3-5
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3 He rebuilt the high places his father Hezekiah had demolished; he also erected altars to the Baals and made Asherah poles.(A) He bowed down(B) to all the starry hosts and worshiped them. 4 He built altars in the temple of the Lord, of which the Lord had said, “My Name(C) will remain in Jerusalem forever.” 5 In both courts of the temple of the Lord,(D) he built altars to all the starry hosts.
2 Chronicles 30:14
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2 Chronicles 30:14
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14 They set to work and removed (A)the altars that were in Jerusalem, and all the altars for burning incense they took away (B)and threw into the brook Kidron.
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2 Chronicles 30:14
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2 Chronicles 30:14
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14 They removed the altars(A) in Jerusalem and cleared away the incense altars and threw them into the Kidron Valley.(B)
2 Kings 16:17-18
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2 Kings 16:17-18
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17 And King Ahaz cut off the frames of the stands and removed the basin from them, and he took down (A)the sea[a] from off the bronze oxen that were under it and put it on a stone pedestal. 18 And the covered way for the Sabbath that had been built inside the house and the outer entrance for the king he caused to go around the house of the Lord, because of the king of Assyria.
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- 2 Kings 16:17 Compare 1 Kings 7:23
2 Kings 16:17-18
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2 Kings 16:17-18
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17 King Ahaz cut off the side panels and removed the basins from the movable stands. He removed the Sea from the bronze bulls that supported it and set it on a stone base.(A) 18 He took away the Sabbath canopy[a] that had been built at the temple and removed the royal entryway outside the temple of the Lord, in deference to the king of Assyria.(B)
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- 2 Kings 16:18 Or the dais of his throne (see Septuagint)
Acts 17:23
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Acts 17:23
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23 For as I passed along and observed the objects of your worship, I found also an altar with this inscription: (A)‘To the unknown god.’ (B)What therefore you worship (C)as unknown, this I proclaim to you.
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Acts 17:23
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Acts 17:23
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23 For as I walked around and looked carefully at your objects of worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: to an unknown god. So you are ignorant of the very thing you worship(A)—and this is what I am going to proclaim to you.
Acts 17:16
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Acts 17:16
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Paul in Athens
16 Now while Paul was waiting for them at Athens, his spirit was (A)provoked within him as he saw that the city was (B)full of idols.
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Acts 17:16
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Acts 17:16
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In Athens
16 While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, he was greatly distressed to see that the city was full of idols.
Hosea 12:11
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Hosea 12:11
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11 (A)If there is iniquity in Gilead,
they shall surely come to nothing:
(B)in Gilgal they sacrifice bulls;
(C)their altars also are like stone heaps
(D)on the furrows of the field.
Hosea 12:11
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Hosea 12:11
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Jeremiah 2:28
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Jeremiah 2:28
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28 But (A)where are your gods
that you made for yourself?
Let them arise, (B)if they can save you,
in your time of trouble;
for (C)as many as your cities
are your gods, O Judah.
Jeremiah 2:28
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Jeremiah 2:28
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2 Chronicles 29:3
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2 Chronicles 29:3
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Hezekiah Cleanses the Temple
3 In the first year of his reign, in the first month, he (A)opened the doors of the house of the Lord and repaired them.
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2 Chronicles 29:3
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2 Chronicles 29:3
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3 In the first month of the first year of his reign, he opened the doors of the temple of the Lord and repaired(A) them.
2 Kings 25:13-17
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2 Kings 25:13-17
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13 (A)And the pillars (B)of bronze that were in the house of the Lord, and (C)the stands and (D)the bronze sea that were in the house of the Lord, the Chaldeans broke in pieces and carried the bronze to Babylon. 14 (E)And they took away the pots and the shovels and the snuffers and the dishes for incense and all the vessels of bronze used in the temple service, 15 the fire pans also and the bowls. What was of gold the captain of the guard took away as gold, and what was of silver, as silver. 16 As for the two pillars, the one sea, and the stands that Solomon had made for the house of the Lord, (F)the bronze of all these vessels was beyond weight. 17 (G)The height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits,[a] and on it was a capital of bronze. The height of the capital was three cubits. A latticework and pomegranates, all of bronze, were all around the capital. And the second pillar had the same, with the latticework.
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- 2 Kings 25:17 A cubit was about 18 inches or 45 centimeters
2 Kings 25:13-17
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2 Kings 25:13-17
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13 The Babylonians broke(A) up the bronze pillars, the movable stands and the bronze Sea that were at the temple of the Lord and they carried the bronze to Babylon. 14 They also took away the pots, shovels, wick trimmers, dishes(B) and all the bronze articles(C) used in the temple service. 15 The commander of the imperial guard took away the censers and sprinkling bowls—all that were made of pure gold or silver.(D)
16 The bronze from the two pillars, the Sea and the movable stands, which Solomon had made for the temple of the Lord, was more than could be weighed. 17 Each pillar(E) was eighteen cubits[a] high. The bronze capital on top of one pillar was three cubits[b] high and was decorated with a network and pomegranates of bronze all around. The other pillar, with its network, was similar.
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- 2 Kings 25:17 That is, about 27 feet or about 8.1 meters
- 2 Kings 25:17 That is, about 4 1/2 feet or about 1.4 meters
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