He took away the foreign gods, and the idol out of Yahweh’s house, and all the altars that he had built in the mountain of Yahweh’s house, and in Jerusalem, and cast them out of the city.
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He took away the foreign gods, and the idol out of Yahweh’s house, and all the altars that he had built in the mountain of Yahweh’s house, and in Jerusalem, and cast them out of the city.
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And he took away the strange gods, and the idol out of the house of the LORD, and all the altars that he had built in the mount of the house of the LORD, and in Jerusalem, and cast them out of the city.
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And he took away the strange gods, and the idol out of the house of the LORD, and all the altars that he had built in the mount of the house of the LORD, and in Jerusalem, and cast them out of the city.
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Passages linked to 2 Chronicles 33:15 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 2 Chronicles 33:3-7 For he built again the high places which Hezekiah his father had broken down; and he raised up altars for the Baals, made Asheroth, and worshiped all the army of the sky, and served them. He built altars in Yahweh’s house, of which Yahweh said, “My name shall be in Jerusalem forever.” He built altars for all the army of the sky in the two courts of Yahweh’s house. He also made his children to pass through the fire in the valley of the son of Hinnom. He practiced sorcery, divination, and witchcraft, and dealt with those who had familiar spirits and with wizards. He did much evil in Yahweh’s sight, to provoke him to anger. He set the engraved image of the idol, which he had made, in God’s house, of which God said to David and to Solomon his son, “In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, I will put my name forever.
- 2 Kings 21:7 He set the engraved image of Asherah that he had made in the house of which Yahweh said to David and to Solomon his son, “In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, I will put my name forever;
- Isaiah 2:17-21 The loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the arrogance of men shall be brought low; and Yahweh alone shall be exalted in that day. The idols shall utterly pass away. Men shall go into the caves of the rocks, and into the holes of the earth, from before the terror of Yahweh, and from the glory of his majesty, when he arises to shake the earth mightily. In that day, men shall cast away their idols of silver and their idols of gold, which have been made for themselves to worship, to the moles and to the bats, to go into the caverns of the rocks, and into the clefts of the ragged rocks, from before the terror of Yahweh, and from the glory of his majesty, when he arises to shake the earth mightily.
- Ezekiel 18:20-22 The soul who sins, he shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son. The righteousness of the righteous shall be on him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be on him. “But if the wicked turns from all his sins that he has committed, and keeps all my statutes, and does that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live. He shall not die. None of his transgressions that he has committed will be remembered against him. In his righteousness that he has done, he shall live.
- Hosea 14:1-3 Israel, return to Yahweh your God; for you have fallen because of your sin. Take words with you, and return to Yahweh. Tell him, “Forgive all our sins, and accept that which is good: so we offer our lips like bulls. Assyria can’t save us. We won’t ride on horses; neither will we say any more to the work of our hands, ‘Our gods!’ for in you the fatherless finds mercy.”
- Matthew 3:8 Therefore produce fruit worthy of repentance!
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 2Ch 33:15 And he took away the strange gods,…
2Ch 33:15 And he took away the strange gods, and the idol out of the house of the LORD, and all the altars that he had built in the mount of the house of the LORD, and in Jerusalem, and cast [them] out of the city.
Ver. 15. And he took away the strange gods.] This he had promised to do, doubtless, in his distress; and now he doth it. "Vow, and perform to the Lord your God," &c.
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And cast them out of the city.] Saying unto them, "Get you hence." {Isa 30:22} "What have I to do any more with idols?" {Hos 14:8} This was his repentance from sin.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And he repaired the altar of the Lord,.... Which…
And he repaired the altar of the Lord,.... Which was fallen to ruin, being neglected and disused in his times of idolatry: or, according to the Keri, or marginal reading, and so the Targum, "he built it"; which perhaps he had before pulled down and destroyed:
and sacrificed thereon peace offerings and thank offerings; to the Lord, for bringing him out of captivity, and restoring him to his kingdom; and especially for converting him from his idolatries, giving him repentance for them, and forgiveness of sins:
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and commanded Judah to serve the Lord God of Israel; and him only; another instance of the truth of his repentance, in endeavouring to reform those whom he had misled, and restore the true worship of God among them, and bring them back to that.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 15. He took away the strange gods] He…
Verse 15. He took away the strange gods] He appears to have done every thing in his power to destroy the idolatry which he had set up, and to restore the pure worship of the true God. His repentance brought forth fruits meet for repentance. How long he was in captivity, and when or by whom he was delivered, we know not. The fact of his restoration is asserted; and we believe it on Divine testimony.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain 2Ch 33:15-16. He took away the strange gods —…
2Ch 33:15-16. He took away the strange gods — The images of them, and that idol, whatever it was, which he had set up with so much solemnity in the house of the Lord. And all the altars — The idolatrous altars, as detestable things, loathing them as much, it is to be hoped, as ever he had loved them. And he repaired the altar of the Lord — Which had either been abused or broken down by some of the idolatrous priests, or at least neglected, and was therefore gone out of repair. And sacrificed thereon peace-offerings — To implore God’s favour; and thank-offerings — To praise him for his deliverance. And commanded Judah to serve the Lord — Using his power to reform his people, as he had before abused it to corrupt them. Thus he brought forth fruit meet for repentance, and endeavoured, as far as he could, to repair the injuries which he had done to the cause of God by his impious commands, 2Ch 33:9. Observe, reader, those that truly repent of their sins, will not only return to God themselves, but will do all they can to bring those back to him that have, by their example, been seduced and drawn away from him.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 15. the idol] Cp. 2Ch_33:7.
15. the idol] Cp. 2Ch_33:7.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (15) Took away the strange gods.—Comp. 2Ch_33:3-7. For the…
(15) Took away the strange gods.—Comp. 2Ch_33:3-7. For the phrase “strange gods” (ĕlôhê nçkâr), see Gen_35:2.
The idol.—That is, the Asherah (2Ch_33:3; 2Ch_33:7; 2Ki_21:7; 2Ki_17:16).
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In the mount of the house.—The temple hill. Thenius says: the courts with the altars in them (2 Kings xxi 4, 5).
Cast them out.—Comp. 2Ch_29:16; 2Ch_30:14 Manasseh’s reform was hardly complete, for some of his altars remained for Josiah to pull down (2Ki_23:12).
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain It will be noted how the mount of the…
It will be noted how the mount of the house of the Lord is here differenced from the city. "The city" seems to have comprised the two hills east and west of the Tyropoean valley, and the "fore" city enclosed by the new wall (see Dr. Murphy"s valuable little "Handbook to Chronicles"). The strange gods, the idol, and the altars have all been mentioned in vers. 3-7.
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