^4 (A)He destroyed the pagan places of worship, broke the stone pillars, and cut down the images of the goddess Asherah. He also broke in pieces the bronze snake that Moses had made, which was called Nehushtan. Up to that time the people of Israel had burned incense in its honor.

^14 (A)As Moses lifted up the bronze snake on a pole in the desert, in the same way the Son of Man must be lifted up,