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2 Kings 16:4

And he sacrificed and burned incense on the high places, on the hills, and under every green tree.

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ASV

And he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.

KJV

And he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.

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9 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיְזַבֵּ֧חַvay.za.Be.achand he sacrificedH2076 →
וַיְקַטֵּ֛רvay.ka.Terand he made smokeH6999 →
בַּבָּמ֖וֹתba.ba.Motat the high placesH1116 →
וְעַל־ve.'al-and onH5921 →
הַגְּבָע֑וֹתha.ge.va.'otthe hillsH1389 →
וְתַ֖חַתve.Ta.chatand underH8478 →
כָּל־kol-everyH3605 →
עֵ֥ץ'etztreeH6086 →
רַעֲנָֽן׃ra.'a.NanluxuriantH7488 →

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Deuteronomy 12:2Destroy completely all the places where the nations you are dispossessing have served their gods—atop the high mountains, on the hills, and under every green tree.2 Kings 17:10They set up for themselves sacred pillars and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree.1 Kings 14:23They also built for themselves high places, sacred pillars, and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree.Ezekiel 6:13Then you will know that I am the LORD, when their slain lie among their idols around their altars, on every high hill, on all the mountaintops, and under every green tree and leafy oak—the places where they offered fragrant incense to all their idols.Jeremiah 17:2Even their children remember their altars and Asherah poles by the green trees and on the high hills.Isaiah 57:5–7who burn with lust among the oaks, under every luxuriant tree, who slaughter your children in the valleys, under the clefts of the rocks?2 Kings 14:4Nevertheless, the high places were not taken away, and the people continued sacrificing and burning incense on the high places.Isaiah 66:17“Those who consecrate and purify themselves to enter the groves—to follow one in the center of those who eat the flesh of swine and vermin and rats—will perish together,” declares the LORD.Isaiah 65:4sitting among the graves, spending nights in secret places, eating the meat of pigs and polluted broth from their bowls.Ezekiel 20:28–29When I brought them into the land that I swore to give them and they saw any high hill or leafy tree, there they offered their sacrifices, presented offerings that provoked Me, sent up their fragrant incense, and poured out their drink offerings.Leviticus 17:5For this reason the Israelites will bring to the LORD the sacrifices they have been offering in the open fields. They are to bring them to the priest at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and offer them as sacrifices of peace to the LORD.2 Chronicles 28:4And he sacrificed and burned incense on the high places, on the hills, and under every green tree.Isaiah 65:7both for your iniquities and for those of your fathers,” says the LORD. “Because they burned incense on the mountains and scorned Me on the hills, I will measure into their laps full payment for their former deeds.”

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