Deuteronomy 12:3
And ye shall overthrow their altars, and break their pillars, and burn their groves with fire; and ye shall hew down the graven images of their gods, and destroy the names of them out of that place.
Context
This verse from Deuteronomy Chapter 12 connects to 10 cross-references. Israel is commanded to destroy all Canaanite worship sites and their altars, pillars, and images; worship must be centralized at the place God will choose. In contrast to the permitted killing of animals anywhere for food, all sacrificial offerings must …
Other Translations
and ye shall break down their altars, and dash in pieces their pillars, and burn their Asherim with fire; and ye shall hew down the graven images of their gods; and ye shall destroy their name out of that place.
and ye have broken down their altars, and shivered their standing pillars, and their shrines ye burn with fire, and graven images of their gods ye cut down, and have destroyed their name out of that place.
Their altars and their pillars are to be broken down, and their holy trees burned with fire, and the images of their gods cut down; you are to take away their names out of that place.
Cross References
Whilst their children remember their altars and their groves by the green trees upon the high hills.
And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having …
And ye shall make no league with the inhabitants of this land; ye shall throw down their altars: but ye …
For I will take away the names of Baalim out of her mouth, and they shall no more be remembered …
Their sorrows shall be multiplied that hasten after another god: their drink offerings of blood will I not offer, nor …
And in all things that I have said unto you be circumspect: and make no mention of the name of …
Then ye shall drive out all the inhabitants of the land from before you, and destroy all their pictures, and …
But thus shall ye deal with them; ye shall destroy their altars, and break down their images, and cut down …
And also Maachah his mother, even her he removed from being queen, because she had made an idol in a …
He removed the high places, and brake the images, and cut down the groves, and brake in pieces the brasen …