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Numbers 33:52
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Numbers 33:52
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52 (A)then you shall drive out all the inhabitants of the land from before you, destroy all their engraved stones, destroy all their molded images, and demolish all their [a]high places;
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- Numbers 33:52 Places for pagan worship
Numbers 33:52
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Numbers 33:52
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52 drive out all the inhabitants of the land before you. Destroy all their carved images and their cast idols, and demolish all their high places.(A)
Leviticus 26:1
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Leviticus 26:1
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Promise of Blessing and Retribution(A)
26 ‘You shall (B)not make idols for yourselves;
neither a carved image nor a sacred pillar shall you rear up for yourselves;
nor shall you set up an engraved stone in your land, to bow down to it;
for I am the Lord your God.
Leviticus 26:1
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Leviticus 26:1
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Reward for Obedience
26 “‘Do not make idols(A) or set up an image(B) or a sacred stone(C) for yourselves, and do not place a carved stone(D) in your land to bow down before it. I am the Lord your God.
Exodus 23:24
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Exodus 23:24
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24 You shall not (A)bow down to their gods, nor serve them, (B)nor do according to their works; (C)but you shall utterly overthrow them and completely break down their sacred pillars.
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Exodus 23:24
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Exodus 23:24
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24 Do not bow down before their gods or worship(A) them or follow their practices.(B) You must demolish(C) them and break their sacred stones(D) to pieces.
Deuteronomy 20:16-18
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Deuteronomy 20:16-18
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16 “But (A)of the cities of these peoples which the Lord your God gives you as an inheritance, you shall let nothing that breathes remain alive, 17 but you shall utterly destroy them: the Hittite and the Amorite and the Canaanite and the Perizzite and the Hivite and the Jebusite, just as the Lord your God has commanded you, 18 lest (B)they teach you to do according to all their [a]abominations which they have done for their gods, and you (C)sin against the Lord your God.
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- Deuteronomy 20:18 detestable things
Deuteronomy 20:16-18
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Deuteronomy 20:16-18
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16 However, in the cities of the nations the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance, do not leave alive anything that breathes.(A) 17 Completely destroy[a] them—the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites—as the Lord your God has commanded you. 18 Otherwise, they will teach you to follow all the detestable things they do in worshiping their gods,(B) and you will sin(C) against the Lord your God.
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- Deuteronomy 20:17 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord, often by totally destroying them.
Judges 2:2
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Judges 2:2
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2 And (A)you shall make no [a]covenant with the inhabitants of this land; (B)you shall tear down their altars.’ (C)But you have not obeyed My voice. Why have you done this?
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- Judges 2:2 treaty
Judges 2:2
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Judges 2:2
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2 and you shall not make a covenant with the people of this land,(A) but you shall break down their altars.(B)’ Yet you have disobeyed(C) me. Why have you done this?
Deuteronomy 12:2-3
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Deuteronomy 12:2-3
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2 (A)You shall utterly destroy all the places where the nations which you shall dispossess served their gods, (B)on the high mountains and on the hills and under every green tree. 3 And (C)you shall destroy their altars, break their sacred pillars, and burn their [a]wooden images with fire; you shall cut down the carved images of their gods and destroy their names from that place.
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- Deuteronomy 12:3 Heb. Asherim
Deuteronomy 12:2-3
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Deuteronomy 12:2-3
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2 Destroy completely all the places on the high mountains,(A) on the hills and under every spreading tree,(B) where the nations you are dispossessing worship their gods. 3 Break down their altars, smash(C) their sacred stones and burn(D) their Asherah(E) poles in the fire; cut down the idols of their gods and wipe out their names(F) from those places.
Deuteronomy 7:2-5
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Deuteronomy 7:2-5
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2 and when the Lord your God delivers (A)them over to you, you shall conquer them and utterly destroy them. (B)You shall make no covenant with them nor show mercy to them. 3 (C)Nor shall you make marriages with them. You shall not give your daughter to their son, nor take their daughter for your son. 4 For they will turn your sons away from following Me, to serve other gods; (D)so the anger of the Lord will be aroused against you and destroy you suddenly. 5 But thus you shall deal with them: you shall (E)destroy their altars, and break down their sacred pillars, and cut down their [a]wooden images, and burn their carved images with fire.
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- Deuteronomy 7:5 Heb. Asherim, Canaanite deities
Deuteronomy 7:2-5
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Deuteronomy 7:2-5
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2 and when the Lord your God has delivered(A) them over to you and you have defeated them, then you must destroy(B) them totally.[a](C) Make no treaty(D) with them, and show them no mercy.(E) 3 Do not intermarry with them.(F) Do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons, 4 for they will turn your children away from following me to serve other gods,(G) and the Lord’s anger will burn against you and will quickly destroy(H) you. 5 This is what you are to do to them: Break down their altars, smash their sacred stones, cut down their Asherah poles[b](I) and burn their idols in the fire.(J)
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- Deuteronomy 7:2 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord, often by totally destroying them; also in verse 26.
- Deuteronomy 7:5 That is, wooden symbols of the goddess Asherah; here and elsewhere in Deuteronomy
Joshua 23:7
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Joshua 23:7
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7 and lest you (A)go[a] among these nations, these who remain among you. You shall not (B)make mention of the name of their gods, nor cause anyone to (C)swear by them; you shall not (D)serve them nor bow down to them,
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- Joshua 23:7 associate with
Joshua 23:7
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Joshua 23:7
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7 Do not associate with these nations that remain among you; do not invoke the names of their gods or swear(A) by them. You must not serve them or bow down(B) to them.
Joshua 11:11-12
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Joshua 11:11-12
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11 And they struck all the people who were in it with the edge of the sword, (A)utterly destroying them. There was none left (B)breathing. Then he burned Hazor with fire.
12 So all the cities of those kings, and all their kings, Joshua took and struck with the edge of the sword. He utterly destroyed them, (C)as Moses the servant of the Lord had commanded.
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Joshua 11:11-12
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Joshua 11:11-12
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11 Everyone in it they put to the sword. They totally destroyed[a] them,(A) not sparing anyone that breathed,(B) and he burned(C) Hazor itself.
12 Joshua took all these royal cities and their kings and put them to the sword. He totally destroyed them, as Moses the servant of the Lord had commanded.(D)
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- Joshua 11:11 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord, often by totally destroying them; also in verses 12, 20 and 21.
Deuteronomy 12:30-31
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Deuteronomy 12:30-31
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30 take heed to yourself that you are not ensnared to follow them, after they are destroyed from before you, and that you do not inquire after their gods, saying, ‘How did these nations serve their gods? I also will do likewise.’ 31 (A)You shall not worship the Lord your God in that way; for every [a]abomination to the Lord which He hates they have done to their gods; for (B)they burn even their sons and daughters in the fire to their gods.
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- Deuteronomy 12:31 detestable action
Deuteronomy 12:30-31
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Deuteronomy 12:30-31
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30 and after they have been destroyed before you, be careful not to be ensnared(A) by inquiring about their gods, saying, “How do these nations serve their gods? We will do the same.”(B) 31 You must not worship the Lord your God in their way, because in worshiping their gods, they do all kinds of detestable things the Lord hates.(C) They even burn their sons(D) and daughters in the fire as sacrifices to their gods.(E)
Deuteronomy 7:25-26
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Deuteronomy 7:25-26
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25 You shall burn the carved images of their gods with fire; you shall not (A)covet[a] the silver or gold that is on them, nor take it for yourselves, lest you be snared by it; for it is an abomination to the Lord your God. 26 Nor shall you bring an abomination into your house, lest you be doomed to destruction like it. You shall utterly detest it and utterly abhor it, (B)for it is an [b]accursed thing.
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- Deuteronomy 7:25 desire
- Deuteronomy 7:26 devoted or banned
Deuteronomy 7:25-26
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Deuteronomy 7:25-26
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25 The images of their gods you are to burn(A) in the fire. Do not covet(B) the silver and gold on them, and do not take it for yourselves, or you will be ensnared(C) by it, for it is detestable(D) to the Lord your God. 26 Do not bring a detestable thing into your house or you, like it, will be set apart for destruction.(E) Regard it as vile and utterly detest it, for it is set apart for destruction.
Exodus 34:12-17
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Exodus 34:12-17
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12 (A)Take heed to yourself, lest you make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land where you are going, lest it be a snare in your midst. 13 But you shall (B)destroy their altars, break their sacred pillars, and (C)cut down their wooden images 14 (for you shall worship (D)no other god, for the Lord, whose (E)name is Jealous, is a (F)jealous God), 15 lest you make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, and they (G)play the harlot with their gods and make sacrifice to their gods, and one of them (H)invites you and you (I)eat of his sacrifice, 16 and you take of (J)his daughters for your sons, and his daughters (K)play the harlot with their gods and make your sons play the harlot with their gods.
17 (L)“You shall make no molded gods for yourselves.
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Exodus 34:12-17
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Exodus 34:12-17
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12 Be careful not to make a treaty(A) with those who live in the land where you are going, or they will be a snare(B) among you. 13 Break down their altars, smash their sacred stones and cut down their Asherah poles.[a](C) 14 Do not worship any other god,(D) for the Lord, whose name(E) is Jealous, is a jealous God.(F)
15 “Be careful not to make a treaty(G) with those who live in the land; for when they prostitute(H) themselves to their gods and sacrifice to them, they will invite you and you will eat their sacrifices.(I) 16 And when you choose some of their daughters as wives(J) for your sons and those daughters prostitute themselves to their gods,(K) they will lead your sons to do the same.
17 “Do not make any idols.(L)
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- Exodus 34:13 That is, wooden symbols of the goddess Asherah
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