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the Week of Proper 16 / Ordinary 21
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Christian Standard Bible ®
2 Kings 17:10
They set up for themselves sacred pillars and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree.
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Hebrew Names Version
and they set them up pillars and Asherim on every high hill, and under every green tree;
and they set them up pillars and Asherim on every high hill, and under every green tree;
King James Version
And they set them up images and groves in every high hill, and under every green tree:
And they set them up images and groves in every high hill, and under every green tree:
English Standard Version
They set up for themselves pillars and Asherim on every high hill and under every green tree,
They set up for themselves pillars and Asherim on every high hill and under every green tree,
New Century Version
They put up stone pillars to gods and Asherah idols on every high hill and under every green tree.
They put up stone pillars to gods and Asherah idols on every high hill and under every green tree.
New English Translation
They set up sacred pillars and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree.
They set up sacred pillars and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree.
Amplified Bible
They set up for themselves sacred pillars (memorial stones) and Asherim on every high hill and under every green tree.
They set up for themselves sacred pillars (memorial stones) and Asherim on every high hill and under every green tree.
New American Standard Bible
And they set up for themselves memorial stones and Asherim on every high hill and under every green tree,
And they set up for themselves memorial stones and Asherim on every high hill and under every green tree,
World English Bible
and they set them up pillars and Asherim on every high hill, and under every green tree;
and they set them up pillars and Asherim on every high hill, and under every green tree;
Geneva Bible (1587)
And had made them images and groues vpon euery hie hill, and vnder euery greene tree,
And had made them images and groues vpon euery hie hill, and vnder euery greene tree,
Legacy Standard Bible
And they set for themselves sacred pillars and Asherim on every high hill and under every green tree,
And they set for themselves sacred pillars and Asherim on every high hill and under every green tree,
Berean Standard Bible
They set up for themselves sacred pillars and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree.
They set up for themselves sacred pillars and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree.
Contemporary English Version
They also built stone images of foreign gods and set up sacred poles for the worship of Asherah on every hill and under every shady tree.
They also built stone images of foreign gods and set up sacred poles for the worship of Asherah on every hill and under every shady tree.
Complete Jewish Bible
They set up standing-stones and sacred poles for themselves on any high hill and under any green tree.
They set up standing-stones and sacred poles for themselves on any high hill and under any green tree.
Darby Translation
And they set them up columns and Asherahs on every high hill and under every green tree;
And they set them up columns and Asherahs on every high hill and under every green tree;
Easy-to-Read Version
They put up memorial stones and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree.
They put up memorial stones and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree.
George Lamsa Translation
And they set up for themselves statues and idols on every high hill and under every green tree;
And they set up for themselves statues and idols on every high hill and under every green tree;
Good News Translation
On all the hills and under every shady tree they put up stone pillars and images of the goddess Asherah,
On all the hills and under every shady tree they put up stone pillars and images of the goddess Asherah,
Lexham English Bible
They set up for themselves stone pillars and poles of Asherah worship on every high hill and under every green tree.
They set up for themselves stone pillars and poles of Asherah worship on every high hill and under every green tree.
Literal Translation
and set up for themselves pillars and Asherahs on every high hill, and under every green tree;
and set up for themselves pillars and Asherahs on every high hill, and under every green tree;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and set vp pilers and groues, vpon all hye hilles, and amonge all grene trees,
and set vp pilers and groues, vpon all hye hilles, and amonge all grene trees,
American Standard Version
and they set them up pillars and Asherim upon every high hill, and under every green tree;
and they set them up pillars and Asherim upon every high hill, and under every green tree;
Bible in Basic English
They put up pillars of stone and wood on every high hill and under every green tree:
They put up pillars of stone and wood on every high hill and under every green tree:
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And they made the images & groues in euery hye hill, & vnder euery thicke tree.
And they made the images & groues in euery hye hill, & vnder euery thicke tree.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
and they set them up pillars and Asherim upon every high hill, and under every leafy tree;
and they set them up pillars and Asherim upon every high hill, and under every leafy tree;
King James Version (1611)
And they set them vp images, and groues in euery high hill, and vnder euery greene tree.
And they set them vp images, and groues in euery high hill, and vnder euery greene tree.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
and they built for themselves high places in all their cities, from the tower of the watchmen to the fortified city. And they made for themselves pillars and groves on every high hill, and under every shady tree.
and they built for themselves high places in all their cities, from the tower of the watchmen to the fortified city. And they made for themselves pillars and groves on every high hill, and under every shady tree.
English Revised Version
and they set them up pillars and Asherim upon every high hill, and under every green tree:
and they set them up pillars and Asherim upon every high hill, and under every green tree:
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And thei maden to hem ymagis, and wodis, in ech hiy hil, and vndur ech tree ful of bowis;
And thei maden to hem ymagis, and wodis, in ech hiy hil, and vndur ech tree ful of bowis;
Young's Literal Translation
and set up for them standing-pillars and shrines on every high height, and under every green tree,
and set up for them standing-pillars and shrines on every high height, and under every green tree,
Update Bible Version
and they set themselves up pillars and Asherim on every high hill, and under every green tree;
and they set themselves up pillars and Asherim on every high hill, and under every green tree;
Webster's Bible Translation
And they set up for themselves images and groves on every high hill, and under every green tree:
And they set up for themselves images and groves on every high hill, and under every green tree:
New King James Version
They set up for themselves sacred pillars and wooden images [fn] on every high hill and under every green tree.
They set up for themselves sacred pillars and wooden images [fn] on every high hill and under every green tree.
New Living Translation
They set up sacred pillars and Asherah poles at the top of every hill and under every green tree.
They set up sacred pillars and Asherah poles at the top of every hill and under every green tree.
New Life Bible
They set up holy objects of the false goddess Asherim on every high hill and under every green tree.
They set up holy objects of the false goddess Asherim on every high hill and under every green tree.
New Revised Standard
they set up for themselves pillars and sacred poles on every high hill and under every green tree;
they set up for themselves pillars and sacred poles on every high hill and under every green tree;
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And they set up for themselves pillars and Sacred Stems, upon every high hill, and under every green tree;
And they set up for themselves pillars and Sacred Stems, upon every high hill, and under every green tree;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And they made them statues and groves on every high hill, and under every shady tree:
And they made them statues and groves on every high hill, and under every shady tree:
Revised Standard Version
they set up for themselves pillars and Ashe'rim on every high hill and under every green tree;
they set up for themselves pillars and Ashe'rim on every high hill and under every green tree;
New American Standard Bible (1995)
They set for themselves sacred pillars and Asherim on every high hill and under every green tree,
They set for themselves sacred pillars and Asherim on every high hill and under every green tree,
Contextual Overview
7This disaster happened because the people of Israel sinned against the Lord their God who had brought them out of the land of Egypt from the power of Pharaoh king of Egypt and because they worshiped other gods. 8They lived according to the customs of the nations that the Lord had dispossessed before the Israelites and according to what the kings of Israel did. 9The Israelites secretly did things against the Lord their God that were not right. They built high places in all their towns from watchtower to fortified city. 10They set up for themselves sacred pillars and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree. 11They burned incense there on all the high places just like the nations that the Lord had driven out before them had done. They did evil things, angering the Lord. 12They served idols, although the Lord had told them, “You must not do this.” 13Still, the Lord warned Israel and Judah through every prophet and every seer, saying, “Turn from your evil ways and keep my commands and statutes according to the whole law I commanded your ancestors and sent to you through my servants the prophets.” 14But they would not listen. Instead they became obstinate like their ancestors who did not believe the Lord their God. 15They rejected his statutes and his covenant he had made with their ancestors and the warnings he had given them. They followed worthless idols and became worthless themselves, following the surrounding nations the Lord had commanded them not to imitate. 16They abandoned all the commands of the Lord their God. They made cast images for themselves, two calves, and an Asherah pole. They bowed in worship to all the stars in the sky and served Baal.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
they set: 2 Kings 16:4, Exodus 34:13, Leviticus 26:1, 1 Kings 14:23, Isaiah 57:5
images: Heb. statues
groves: Deuteronomy 16:21, Micah 5:14
in every: 2 Kings 16:4, 1 Kings 14:23, Deuteronomy 12:2, Deuteronomy 12:3
Reciprocal: Leviticus 17:5 - in the open 2 Kings 17:16 - a grove
Cross-References
Genesis 17:3
Then Abram fell facedown and God spoke with him:
Then Abram fell facedown and God spoke with him:
Genesis 17:6
I will make you extremely fruitful and will make nations and kings come from you.
I will make you extremely fruitful and will make nations and kings come from you.
Genesis 17:9
God also said to Abraham, “As for you, you and your offspring after you throughout their generations are to keep my covenant.
God also said to Abraham, “As for you, you and your offspring after you throughout their generations are to keep my covenant.
Genesis 17:11
You must circumcise the flesh of your foreskin to serve as a sign of the covenant between me and you.
You must circumcise the flesh of your foreskin to serve as a sign of the covenant between me and you.
Genesis 17:12
Throughout your generations, every male among you is to be circumcised at eight days old—every male born in your household or purchased from any foreigner and not your offspring.
Throughout your generations, every male among you is to be circumcised at eight days old—every male born in your household or purchased from any foreigner and not your offspring.
Genesis 17:18
So Abraham said to God, “If only Ishmael were acceptable to you!”
So Abraham said to God, “If only Ishmael were acceptable to you!”
Genesis 17:19
But God said, “No. Your wife Sarah will bear you a son, and you will name him Isaac. I will confirm my covenant with him as a permanent covenant for his future offspring.
But God said, “No. Your wife Sarah will bear you a son, and you will name him Isaac. I will confirm my covenant with him as a permanent covenant for his future offspring.
Genesis 17:25
and his son Ishmael was thirteen years old when the flesh of his foreskin was circumcised.
and his son Ishmael was thirteen years old when the flesh of his foreskin was circumcised.
Genesis 17:26
On that same day Abraham and his son Ishmael were circumcised.
On that same day Abraham and his son Ishmael were circumcised.
Genesis 34:15
We will agree with you only on this condition: if all your males are circumcised as we are.
We will agree with you only on this condition: if all your males are circumcised as we are.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And they set them up images and groves in every high hill, and under every green tree. That is, statues and idols; for groves of trees could not be set under green trees; but they placed idols of stone, and of wood, as the latter were, in such places as Heathens were wont to do; see Jeremiah 3:6
Jeremiah 3:6- :, so the Indians to this day have idols dispersed here and there in the fields, placed in little groves, or at the foot of some hill that casts a shadow h.
h Agreement of Customs between the East Indians and Jews, art. 5. p. 34.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 2 Kings 17:10. Images and groves — Images of different idols, and places for the abominable rites of Ashtaroth or Venus.
