1 Kings 14:23
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
For they alsoגַם־
(gam-)
1571: also, moreover, yeafrom an unused word
builtוַיִּבְנ֨וּ
(vai·yiv·nu)
1129: to builda prim. root
for themselves high placesבָּמֹ֥ות
(ba·mo·vt)
1116: a high placeof uncertain derivation
and [sacred] pillarsוּמַצֵּבֹ֖ות
(u·ma·tze·vo·vt)
4676: a pillar, stumpfrom natsab
and Asherimוַאֲשֵׁרִ֑ים
(va·'a·she·rim;)
842: a Phoenician goddess, also an image of the sameof foreign origin
on everyכָּל־
(kol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
highגְבֹהָ֔ה
(ge·vo·hah,)
1364: high, exaltedfrom gabah
hillגִּבְעָ֣ה
(giv·'ah)
1389: a hillfem. from the same as Geba
and beneathוְתַ֖חַת
(ve·ta·chat)
8478: underneath, below, instead ofa prim. root
everyכָּל־
(kol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
luxuriantרַעֲנָֽן׃
(ra·'a·nan.)
7488: luxuriant, freshfrom raan
tree.עֵ֥ץ
(etz)
6086: tree, trees, woodfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
For they also built
banah  (baw-naw')
to build (literally and figuratively) -- (begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), surely.
them high places
bamah  (bam-maw')
an elevation -- height, high place, wave.
and images
matstsebah  (mats-tsay-baw')
something stationed, i.e. a column or (memorial stone); by analogy, an idol -- garrison, (standing) image, pillar.
and groves
'asherah  (ash-ay-raw')
happy; Asherah (or Astarte) a Phoenician goddess; also an image of the same -- grove.
on every high
gaboahh  (gaw-bo'-ah)
elevated (or elated), powerful, arrogant -- haughty, height, high(-er), lofty, proud, exceeding proudly.
hill
gib`ah  (ghib-aw')
a hillock -- hill, little hill.
and under every green
ra`anan  (rah-an-awn')
verdant; by analogy, new; figuratively, prosperous -- green, flourishing.
tree
`ets  (ates)
a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks) -- + carpenter, gallows, helve, + pine, plank, staff, stalk, stick, stock, timber, tree, wood.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
For they also built for themselves high places and sacred pillars and Asherim on every high hill and beneath every luxuriant tree.

King James Bible
For they also built them high places, and images, and groves, on every high hill, and under every green tree.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They also built for themselves high places, sacred pillars, and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree;

International Standard Version
They erected high places, sacred pillars, and Asherim for themselves on every high hill and under every green tree.

NET Bible
They even built for themselves high places, sacred pillars, and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They built worship sites for themselves and [put up] large stones and Asherah poles to worship on every high hill and under every large tree.

King James 2000 Bible
For they also built them high places, and images, and idol poles, on every high hill, and under every green tree.
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