Deuteronomy 12:3
Context| NETBible | You must tear down their altars, shatter their sacred pillars, 1 burn up their sacred Asherah poles, 2 and cut down the images of their gods; you must eliminate their very memory from that place. |
| XREF | Ex 23:13; Nu 33:52; Jud 2:2; 1Ki 15:13; 2Ki 18:4; 2Ki 23:14; 2Ch 14:3; 2Ch 19:3; 2Ch 31:1; 2Ch 34:3; Ps 16:4; Jer 17:2; Ho 2:17; Mic 5:14; Zec 13:2; Re 13:1 |
| NET © Notes |
1 sn Sacred pillars. These are the stelae (stone pillars; the Hebrew term is מַצֵּבֹת, matsevot) associated with Baal worship, perhaps to mark a spot hallowed by an alleged visitation of the gods. See also Deut 7:5. 2 sn Sacred Asherah poles. The Hebrew term (plural) is אֲשֵׁרִים (’asherim). See note on the word “(leafy) tree” in v. 2, and also Deut 7:5. |
