Deuteronomy 12:2 Cross References
Deuteronomy 12:2
2: "When you drive out the nations that live there, you must destroy all the places where they worship their gods--high on the mountains, up on the hills, and under every green tree.
2 Kings 16:4
- He offered sacrifices and burned incense at the pagan shrines and on the hills and under every green tree.
Deuteronomy 7:25
- "You must burn their idols in fire, and do not desire the silver or gold with which they are made. Do not take it or it will become a snare to you, for it is detestable to the LORD your God.
- Do not bring any detestable objects into your home, for then you will be set apart for destruction just like them. You must utterly detest such things, for they are set apart for destruction.
Deuteronomy 7:5
- Instead, you must break down their pagan altars and shatter their sacred pillars. Cut down their Asherah poles and burn their idols.
Numbers 33:51
- "Speak to the Israelites and tell them: `When you cross the Jordan River into the land of Canaan,
- you must drive out all the people living there. You must destroy all their carved and molten images and demolish all their pagan shrines.
2 Kings 17:10
- They set up sacred pillars and Asherah poles at the top of every hill and under every green tree.
- They burned incense at the shrines, just like the nations the LORD had driven from the land ahead of them. So the people of Israel had done many evil things, arousing the LORD's anger.
Jeremiah 3:6
- During the reign of King Josiah, the LORD said to me, "Have you seen what fickle Israel does? Like a wife who commits adultery, Israel has worshiped other gods on every hill and under every green tree.
Exodus 34:12
- "Be very careful never to make treaties with the people in the land where you are going. If you do, you soon will be following their evil ways.
- Instead, you must break down their pagan altars, smash the sacred pillars they worship, and cut down their carved images.
- You must worship no other gods, but only the LORD, for he is a God who is passionate about his relationship with you.
- "Do not make treaties of any kind with the people living in the land. They are spiritual prostitutes, committing adultery against me by sacrificing to their gods. If you make peace with them, they will invite you to go with them to worship their gods, and you are likely to do it.
- And you will accept their daughters, who worship other gods, as wives for your sons. Then they will cause your sons to commit adultery against me by worshiping other gods.
Numbers 22:41
- The next morning Balak took Balaam up to Bamoth-baal. From there he could see the people of Israel spread out below him.
2 Kings 23:13
- The king also desecrated the pagan shrines east of Jerusalem and south of the Mount of Corruption, where King Solomon of Israel had built shrines for Ashtoreth, the detestable goddess of the Sidonians; and for Chemosh, the detestable god of the Moabites; and for Molech, the detestable god of the Ammonites.
Ezekiel 20:28
- for when I brought them into the land I had promised them, they offered sacrifices and incense on every high hill and under every green tree they saw! They roused my fury as they offered up sacrifices to their gods. They brought their perfumes and incense and poured out their drink offerings to them!
- I said to them, `What is this high place where you are going?' (This idol shrine has been called Bamah--`high place'--ever since.)
Exodus 23:24
- Do not worship the gods of these other nations or serve them in any way, and never follow their evil example. Instead, you must utterly conquer them and break down their shameful idols.
Hosea 4:13
- They offer sacrifices to idols on the tops of mountains. They go up into the hills to burn incense in the pleasant shade of oaks, poplars, and other trees. "That is why your daughters turn to prostitution, and your daughters-in-law commit adultery.
Judges 2:2
- For your part, you were not to make any covenants with the people living in this land; instead, you were to destroy their altars. Why, then, have you disobeyed my command?