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Exodus 34:13

King James Version (KJV)

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Exodus 34:13

Verse 13 of 35

Scripture focus

But ye shall destroy their altars, break their images, and cut down their groves:

Exodus 34:13 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Exodus 34:13

Theological / Devotional

Destroy their altars. This comprehends more than the corresponding command in the “book of the covenant” (ch. 23:24), which mentions “images” only. Regarding these “altars” see Num. 23:1, 29, 30; Judges 2:2; 1 Kings 16:32 ; 18:26.

Their groves. From ’asherim. The “groves” seem to have been wooden cult objects in the form of truncated trees. These stumps of trees, possibly with the stubs of some branches still in place, were objects of worship. The well-known sacred tree of the Assyrians was probably an ’asherah.

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