2 Chronicles 14:3-5
Legacy Standard Bible
3 for he removed (A)the foreign altars and (B)high places, shattered the sacred pillars, cut the [a](C)Asherim in pieces, 4 and said for Judah to seek Yahweh, the God of their fathers, and to do the law and the commandment. 5 He also [b]removed the high places and the (D)incense altars from all the cities of Judah. And the kingdom was quiet before him.
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- 2 Chronicles 14:3 Wooden symbols of a female deity
- 2 Chronicles 14:5 Or took away, cf. 2 Kin 15:35; 18:4; 2 Chr 17:6
2 Chronicles 14:3-5
New International Version
3 He removed the foreign altars(A) and the high places, smashed the sacred stones(B) and cut down the Asherah poles.[a](C) 4 He commanded Judah to seek the Lord,(D) the God of their ancestors, and to obey his laws and commands. 5 He removed the high places(E) and incense altars(F) in every town in Judah, and the kingdom was at peace under him.
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 14:3 That is, wooden symbols of the goddess Asherah; here and elsewhere in 2 Chronicles
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