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2 Kings 18:22

But if you say to me, ‘We trust in the LORD our God,’ is He not the One whose high places and altars Hezekiah has removed, saying to Judah and Jerusalem: ‘You must worship before this altar in Jerusalem’?

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ASV

But if ye say unto me, We trust in Jehovah our God; is not that he, whose high places and whose altars Hezekiah hath taken away, and hath said to Judah and to Jerusalem, Ye shall worship before this altar in Jerusalem?

KJV

But if ye say unto me, We trust in the Lord our God: is not that he, whose high places and whose altars Hezekiah hath taken away, and hath said to Judah and Jerusalem, Ye shall worship before this altar in Jerusalem?

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְכִי־ve.khi-and ifH3588 →
תֹאמְר֣וּןtom.Runyou will say !H559 →
אֵלַ֔י'e.Laito meH413 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
יְהוָ֥הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
אֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuGod ourH430 →
בָּטָ֑חְנוּba.Ta.che.nuwe trustH982 →
הֲלוֹא־ha.lo'-¿ notH3808 →
ה֗וּאHu'[is] heH1931 →
אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.Sher[the one] whomH834 →
הֵסִ֤ירhe.Sirhe has removedH5493 →
חִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙chiz.ki.Ya.huHezekiahH2396 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
בָּמֹתָ֣יוba.mo.Tavhigh places hisH1116 →
וְאֶת־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853 →
מִזְבְּחֹתָ֔יוmiz.be.cho.Tavaltars hisH4196 →
וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he has saidH559 →
לִֽיהוּדָה֙li.hu.Dahto JudahH3063 →
וְלִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םve.li.Ru.sha.Limand to JerusalemH3389 →
לִפְנֵי֙lif.Nei<to> beforeH6440 →
הַמִּזְבֵּ֣חַha.miz.Be.achthe altarH4196 →
הַזֶּ֔הha.Zeh<the> thisH2088 →
תִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּtish.ta.cha.Vuyou will bow downH7812 →
בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.Limin JerusalemH3389 →

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2 Chronicles 31:1When all this had ended, the Israelites in attendance went out to the cities of Judah and broke up the sacred pillars, chopped down the Asherah poles, and tore down the high places and altars throughout Judah and Benjamin, as well as in Ephraim and Manasseh, until they had utterly destroyed them all. Then all the Israelites returned to their cities, each to his own property.2 Kings 18:4He removed the high places, shattered the sacred pillars, and cut down the Asherah poles. He also demolished the bronze snake called Nehushtan that Moses had made, for up to that time the Israelites had burned incense to it.1 Chronicles 22:1Then David said, “Here shall be the house of the LORD God, as well as the altar of burnt offering for Israel.”Isaiah 36:7But if you say to me, ‘We trust in the LORD our God,’ is He not the One whose high places and altars Hezekiah has removed, saying to Judah and Jerusalem, ‘You must worship before this altar’?Daniel 3:15Now, if you are ready, as soon as you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipes, and all kinds of music, you must fall down and worship the statue I have made. But if you refuse to worship, you will be thrown at once into the blazing fiery furnace. Then what god will be able to deliver you from my hands?”Matthew 27:43He trusts in God. Let God deliver Him now if He wants Him. For He said, ‘I am the Son of God.’”2 Kings 18:4–5He removed the high places, shattered the sacred pillars, and cut down the Asherah poles. He also demolished the bronze snake called Nehushtan that Moses had made, for up to that time the Israelites had burned incense to it.2 Chronicles 32:12Did not Hezekiah himself remove His high places and His altars and say to Judah and Jerusalem, ‘You must worship before one altar, and on it you shall burn sacrifices’?1 Corinthians 2:15The spiritual man judges all things, but he himself is not subject to anyone’s judgment.1 Kings 3:3And Solomon loved the LORD and walked in the statutes of his father David, except that he sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.2 Chronicles 15:8When Asa heard these words and the prophecy of Azariah son of Oded the prophet, he took courage and removed the detestable idols from the whole land of Judah and Benjamin and from the cities he had captured in the hill country of Ephraim. He then restored the altar of the LORD that was in front of the portico of the LORD’s temple.2 Chronicles 30:14They proceeded to remove the altars in Jerusalem and to take away the incense altars and throw them into the Kidron Valley.2 Kings 18:19The Rabshakeh said to them, “Tell Hezekiah that this is what the great king, the king of Assyria, says: What is the basis of this confidence of yours?2 Kings 21:3For he rebuilt the high places that his father Hezekiah had destroyed, and he raised up altars for Baal. He made an Asherah pole, as King Ahab of Israel had done, and he worshiped and served all the host of heaven.Joshua 22:29Far be it from us to rebel against the LORD and turn away from Him today by building an altar for burnt offerings, grain offerings, or sacrifices, other than the altar of the LORD our God, which stands before His tabernacle.”Numbers 23:1Then Balaam said to Balak, “Build for me seven altars here, and prepare for me seven bulls and seven rams.”1 Kings 22:43And Jehoshaphat walked in all the ways of his father Asa; he did not turn away from them, but did what was right in the eyes of the LORD. The high places, however, were not removed; the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.

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