2 Chronicles 14:3
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
for he removedוַיָּ֛סַר
(vai·ya·sar)
5493: to turn asidea prim. root
the foreignהַנֵּכָ֖ר
(han·ne·char)
5236: that which is foreign, foreignnessfrom the same as neker
altarsמִזְבְּחֹ֥ות
(miz·be·cho·vt)
4196: an altarfrom zabach
and high places,וְהַבָּמֹ֑ות
(ve·hab·ba·mo·vt;)
1116: a high placeof uncertain derivation
tore downוַיְשַׁבֵּר֙
(vay·shab·ber)
7665: to break, break in piecesa prim. root
the [sacred] pillars,הַמַּצֵּבֹ֔ות
(ham·ma·tze·vo·vt,)
4676: a pillar, stumpfrom natsab
cut downוַיְגַדַּ֖ע
(vay·gad·da)
1438: to hew, hew down or offa prim. root
the Asherim,הָאֲשֵׁרִֽים׃
(ha·'a·she·rim.)
842: a Phoenician goddess, also an image of the sameof foreign origin


















KJV Lexicon
For he took away
cuwr  (soor)
to turn off (literal or figurative)
the altars
mizbeach  (miz-bay'-akh)
an altar -- altar.
of the strange
nekar  (nay-kawr')
foreign, or (concretely) a foreigner, or (abstractly) heathendom -- alien, strange (+ -er).
gods and the high places
bamah  (bam-maw')
an elevation -- height, high place, wave.
and brake down
shabar  (shaw-bar')
to burst -- break (down, off, in pieces, up), broken(-hearted), bring to the birth, crush, destroy, hurt, quench, quite, tear
the images
matstsebah  (mats-tsay-baw')
something stationed, i.e. a column or (memorial stone); by analogy, an idol -- garrison, (standing) image, pillar.
and cut down
gada`  (gaw-dah')
to fell a tree; generally, to destroy anything -- cut (asunder, in sunder, down, off), hew down.
the groves
'asherah  (ash-ay-raw')
happy; Asherah (or Astarte) a Phoenician goddess; also an image of the same -- grove.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
for he removed the foreign altars and high places, tore down the sacred pillars, cut down the Asherim,

King James Bible
For he took away the altars of the strange gods, and the high places, and brake down the images, and cut down the groves:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He removed the pagan altars and the high places. He shattered their sacred pillars and chopped down their Asherah poles.

International Standard Version
by removing the foreign altars and high places, tearing down the sacred pillars, cutting down the Asherim, and

NET Bible
He removed the pagan altars and the high places, smashed the sacred pillars, and cut down the Asherah poles.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He got rid of the altars of foreign gods, broke down the sacred stones, and cut down the poles dedicated to the goddess Asherah.

King James 2000 Bible
For he took away the altars of the foreign gods, and the high places, and broke down the images, and cut down the idol poles:
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