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For he took away the altars of the strange gods and the high places, and broke down the images, and cut down the Asherah poles;
for he took away the foreign altars, and the high places, and brake down the pillars, and hewed down the Asherim,
He removed the foreign altars and high places and tore down the [pagan] pillars (obelisks, memorial stones), and cut to pieces the Asherim [the symbols of the goddess Asherah].
He took away the foreign altars and high places and broke down the idol pillars or obelisks and cut down the Asherim [symbols of the goddess Asherah]
For he took away the altars of the strange gods, and the high places, and brake down the images, and cut down the groves:
He removed the pagan altars and the high places. He shattered their sacred pillars and chopped down their Asherah poles.
He removed the foreign altars and shrines, smashed the sacred pillars, cut down the sacred poles,
He ordered Y’hudah to seek Adonai, the God of their ancestors, and to obey the Torah and the mitzvah.
He destroyed the local shrines and the altars to foreign gods. He smashed the stone images of gods and cut down the sacred poles used in worshiping the goddess Asherah.
and he took away the altars of the strange [gods] and the high places, and broke the columns, and cut down the Asherahs;
And broke the statues, and cut down the groves.
He took away the altars of the foreigners and the high places. He also smashed the memorial stones and cut down the Asherah poles.
He removed the altars and other places where people worshipped foreign gods. He broke the stone pillars and he cut down the Asherah poles.
He removed the foreign altars and the high places. He demolished the sacred memorial stones and chopped down the Asherah poles.
He took away the foreign altars and the high places and broke down the pillars and cut down the Asherim
He took away the foreign altars and the high places and broke down the pillars and cut down the Asherim
He removed the foreign altars and the ·places where gods were worshiped [L high places; 11:15]. He smashed the ·stone pillars that honored other gods [L pillars], and he ·tore [cut] down the Asherah [C a Canaanite fertility goddess] ·idols [poles; Deut. 7:5; 12:3; 16:21; Judg. 6:25, 28, 30; 2 Kin. 18:4].
For he took away the altars of the strange gods, and the high places, and brake down the images, and cut down the groves,
He got rid of the altars of foreign gods, broke down the sacred stones, and cut down the poles dedicated to the goddess Asherah.
He removed the foreign altars and the pagan places of worship, broke down the sacred stone columns, and cut down the symbols of the goddess Asherah.
He removed the pagan altars and the high places. He shattered their sacred pillars and chopped down their Asherah poles.
He removed the foreign altars used for idol worship. He removed the places where false gods were worshiped. He smashed the stone pillars that honored false gods. And he tore down the Asherah idols.
by removing the foreign altars and high places, tearing down the sacred pillars, cutting down the Asherim, and
for he took away the altars of the strange gods and the high places and broke down the images and cut down the groves
For he took away the altars of the strange gods, and the high places, and brake down the images, and cut down the groves:
for he took away the altars of the strange gods, and the high places, and brake down the images, and cut down the groves:
for he removed the foreign altars and high places, shattered the sacred pillars, cut the Asherim in pieces,
He removed the foreign altars and high places, broke down the stone pillars, and cut down the Asherahs.
He demolished the heathen altars on the hills, and broke down the obelisks, and chopped down the shameful Asherim idols,
Asa was a good king. He did things right in God’s eyes. He cleaned house: got rid of the pagan altars and shrines, smashed the sacred stone pillars, and chopped down the sex-and-religion groves (Asherim). He told Judah to center their lives in God, the God of their fathers, to do what the law said, and to follow the commandments. Because he got rid of all the pagan shrines and altars in the cities of Judah, his kingdom was at peace. Because the land was quiet and there was no war, he was able to build up a good defense system in Judah. God kept the peace.
He took down the foreign altars and high places, and he shattered the pillars and cut down the images of Asherah.
He got rid of the altars of foreign gods, broke down the sacred stones, and cut down the poles dedicated to the goddess Asherah.
He told Judah to seek the Lord, the God of their ancestors, and to observe the law and the commandment.
for he removed the foreign altars and high places, tore down the memorial stones, cut down the Asherim,
for he removed the foreign altars and high places, tore down the sacred pillars, cut down the Asherim,
He further commanded Judah to seek the Lord, the God of their ancestors, and to obey his laws and his commandments.
He removed the foreign altars and the places where gods were worshiped. He smashed the stone pillars that honored other gods, and he tore down the Asherah idols.
He removed the pagan altars and the high places, smashed the sacred pillars, and cut down the Asherah poles.
Asa removed the altars where false gods were worshiped. He took away the high places. He smashed the sacred stones. He cut down the poles used to worship the female god named Asherah.
He removed the foreign altars and the high places, smashed the sacred stones and cut down the Asherah poles.
He removed the foreign altars and the high places, smashed the sacred stones and cut down the Asherah poles.
for he removed the altars of the foreign gods and the high places, and broke down the sacred pillars and cut down the wooden images.
For he put away the strange altars and high places. He tore down the pillars used in worship of false gods. And he cut down the false goddesses, the Asherim.
He removed the foreign altars and the pagan shrines. He smashed the sacred pillars and cut down the Asherah poles.
He took away the foreign altars and the high places, broke down the pillars, hewed down the sacred poles,
He took away the foreign altars and the high places, broke down the pillars, hewed down the sacred poles,
He took away the foreign altars and the high places, broke down the pillars, hewed down the sacred poles,
He took away the foreign altars and the high places, broke down the pillars, cut down the sacred poles,
For he took away the mizbechot hanekhar (foreign altars), and the high places, and smashed the matzevot, and cut down the Asherim;
He took away the foreign altars and the high places, and broke down the pillars and hewed down the Ashe′rim,
He took away the foreign altars and the high places, and broke down the pillars and hewed down the Ashe′rim,
He commanded Judah to seek Adonai, the God of their fathers, and to obey the Torah and the mitzvah.
by removing remnants of idol worship in Judah: foreign altars and high places, incense altars, sacred pillars, and statues of Asherah. Asa commanded Judah to seek the Eternal One, the True God of their ancestors, and to obey His laws and commandments. The kingdom was peaceful during Asa’s reign.
for he took away the foreign altars and the high places, broke down the pillars, cut down the Asherah poles,
and he destroyed the altars of strange worshipping, that is, of idolatry, and the high places, and brake altogether the images, and cutted down [the] maumet woods; (and he destroyed the altars of idolatry, and the hill shrines, and broke in pieces the sacred pillars, and cut down the idol groves, or the sacred poles;)
and turneth aside the altars of the stranger, and the high places, and breaketh the standing-pillars, and cutteth down the shrines,
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