Exodus 34:13
Exodus · Old Testament · Chapter 34
“But ye shall destroy their altars, break their images, and cut down their groves:”Exodus 34:13
What Does Exodus 34:13 Mean?
Exodus 34:13 is found in the book of Exodus, chapter 34, verse 13 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Exodus 34:13 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Judges 6:25“And it came to pass the same night, that the LORD said unto him, Take thy father’s young bullock, even the second bullock of seven years old, and throw down the altar of Baal that thy father hath, and cut down the grove that is by it:”Deuteronomy 7:5“But thus shall ye deal with them; ye shall destroy their altars, and break down their images, and cut down their groves, and burn their graven images with fire.”2 Kings 18:4“He removed the high places, and brake the images, and cut down the groves, and brake in pieces the brasen serpent that Moses had made: for unto those days the children of Israel did burn incense to it: and he called it Nehushtan.”Exodus 23:24“Thou shalt not bow down to their gods, nor serve them, nor do after their works: but thou shalt utterly overthrow them, and quite break down their images.”Deuteronomy 7:25“The graven images of their gods shall ye burn with fire: thou shalt not desire the silver or gold that is on them, nor take it unto thee, lest thou be snared therein: for it is an abomination to the LORD thy God.”Judges 3:7“And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD, and forgat the LORD their God, and served Baalim and the groves.”2 Kings 17:10“And they set them up images and groves in every high hill, and under every green tree:”2 Chronicles 14:3“For he took away the altars of the strange gods, and the high places, and brake down the images, and cut down the groves:”Deuteronomy 12:2“Ye shall utterly destroy all the places, wherein the nations which ye shall possess served their gods, upon the high mountains, and upon the hills, and under every green tree:”Deuteronomy 16:21“Thou shalt not plant thee a grove of any trees near unto the altar of the LORD thy God, which thou shalt make thee.”Judges 2:2“And ye shall make no league with the inhabitants of this land; ye shall throw down their altars: but ye have not obeyed my voice: why have ye done this?”1 Kings 14:15“For the LORD shall smite Israel, as a reed is shaken in the water, and he shall root up Israel out of this good land, which he gave to their fathers, and shall scatter them beyond the river, because they have made their groves, provoking the LORD to anger.”1 Kings 16:33“And Ahab made a grove; and Ahab did more to provoke the LORD God of Israel to anger than all the kings of Israel that were before him.”2 Kings 23:14“And he brake in pieces the images, and cut down the groves, and filled their places with the bones of men.”2 Chronicles 15:16“And also concerning Maachah the mother of Asa the king, he removed her from being queen, because she had made an idol in a grove: and Asa cut down her idol, and stamped it, and burnt it at the brook Kidron.”2 Chronicles 31:1“Now when all this was finished, all Israel that were present went out to the cities of Judah, and brake the images in pieces, and cut down the groves, and threw down the high places and the altars out of all Judah and Benjamin, in Ephraim also and Manasseh, until they had utterly destroyed them all. Then all the children of Israel returned, every man to his possession, into their own cities.”2 Chronicles 34:3“For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet young, he began to seek after the God of David his father: and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem from the high places, and the groves, and the carved images, and the molten images.”Micah 5:14“And I will pluck up thy groves out of the midst of thee: so will I destroy thy cities.”2 Chronicles 24:18“And they left the house of the LORD God of their fathers, and served groves and idols: and wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem for this their trespass.”Isaiah 17:8“And he shall not look to the altars, the work of his hands, neither shall respect that which his fingers have made, either the groves, or the images.”
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