Catholic Public Domain Version
"And he broke apart the statues, and he cut down the sacred groves. "
— 2 Chronicles 14:3, Catholic Public Domain Version
“For he took away the altars of the strange gods, and the high places, and brake down the images, and cut down the groves:”
“for he took away the foreign altars, and the high places, and brake down the pillars, and hewed down the Asherim, ”
“for he took away the foreign altars, and the high places, and broke down the pillars, and cut down the Asherim,”
“He removed the pagan altars and the high places, smashed the sacred pillars, and cut down the Asherah poles.”
“And broke the statues, and cut down the groves.”
“For he took away the altars of strange gods and the high places, and had the upright stones broken and the wood pillars cut down;”
“For he took away the altars of the strange gods, and the high places, and brake down the images, and cut down the groves:”
Then Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the City of David. And his son, Asa, reigned in his place. During his days, the land was quiet for ten years.
Now Asa did what was good and pleasing in the sight of his God. And he overturned the altars of foreign worship, and the high places.
And he broke apart the statues, and he cut down the sacred groves.
And he instructed Judah that they should seek the Lord, the God of their fathers, and that they should carry out the law and all the commandments.
And he took away, from all the cities of Judah, the altars and the shrines. And he reigned in peace.
Also, he built fortified cities in Judah. For it was quiet, and in his time no wars had arisen. For the Lord was generously granting peace.