1 Kings 13:2
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2 Then he cried out against the altar [a]by the word of the Lord, and said, “O altar, altar! Thus says the Lord: ‘Behold, a child, (A)Josiah by name, shall be born to the house of David; and on you he shall sacrifice the priests of the high places who burn incense on you, and men’s bones shall be (B)burned on you.’ ”
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- 1 Kings 13:2 at the Lord’s command
1 Kings 13:2
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2 By the word of the Lord he cried out against the altar: “Altar, altar! This is what the Lord says: ‘A son named Josiah(A) will be born to the house of David. On you he will sacrifice the priests of the high places(B) who make offerings here, and human bones will be burned on you.’”
2 Chronicles 34:3
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3 For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was still (A)young, he began to (B)seek the God of his father David; and in the twelfth year he began (C)to purge Judah and Jerusalem (D)of the [a]high places, the wooden images, the carved images, and the molded images.
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- 2 Chronicles 34:3 Places for pagan worship
2 Chronicles 34:3
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3 In the eighth year of his reign, while he was still young, he began to seek the God(A) of his father David. In his twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem of high places, Asherah poles and idols.
Isaiah 27:9
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9 Therefore by this the iniquity of Jacob will be covered;
And this is all the fruit of taking away his sin:
When he makes all the stones of the altar
Like chalkstones that are beaten to dust,
[a]Wooden images and incense altars shall not stand.
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- Isaiah 27:9 Heb. Asherim, Canaanite deities
Isaiah 27:9
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Ezekiel 6:3-6
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3 and say, ‘O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord God! Thus says the Lord God to the mountains, to the hills, to the ravines, and to the valleys: “Indeed I, even I, will bring a sword against you, and (A)I will destroy your [a]high places. 4 Then your altars shall be desolate, your incense altars shall be broken, and (B)I will cast down your slain men before your idols. 5 And I will lay the corpses of the children of Israel before their idols, and I will scatter your bones all around your altars. 6 In all your dwelling places the cities shall be laid waste, and the [b]high places shall be desolate, so that your altars may be laid waste and made desolate, your idols may be broken and made to cease, your incense altars may be cut down, and your works may be abolished.
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- Ezekiel 6:3 Places for pagan worship
- Ezekiel 6:6 Places for pagan worship
Ezekiel 6:3-6
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3 and say: ‘You mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Sovereign Lord. This is what the Sovereign Lord says to the mountains and hills, to the ravines and valleys:(A) I am about to bring a sword against you, and I will destroy your high places.(B) 4 Your altars will be demolished and your incense altars(C) will be smashed; and I will slay your people in front of your idols.(D) 5 I will lay the dead bodies of the Israelites in front of their idols, and I will scatter your bones(E) around your altars.(F) 6 Wherever you live,(G) the towns will be laid waste and the high places(H) demolished, so that your altars will be laid waste and devastated, your idols(I) smashed and ruined, your incense altars(J) broken down, and what you have made wiped out.(K)
Ezekiel 6:13
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13 Then you shall know that I am the Lord, when their slain are among their idols all around their altars, (A)on every high hill, (B)on all the mountaintops, (C)under every green tree, and under every thick oak, wherever they offered sweet incense to all their idols.
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Ezekiel 6:13
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13 And they will know that I am the Lord, when their people lie slain among their idols(A) around their altars, on every high hill and on all the mountaintops, under every spreading tree and every leafy oak(B)—places where they offered fragrant incense to all their idols.(C)
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