Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
For they also built them high places, and images, and groves, on every high hill, and under every green tree.
Under every
Bible References
Built
1 Kings 3:2
However, the people were sacrificing on the high places, because until that time a temple for the Lord’s name had not been built.
Deuteronomy 12:2
Destroy completely all the places where the nations that you are driving out worship their gods—on the high mountains, on the hills, and under every green tree.
Isaiah 57:5 who burn with lust among the oaks,
under every green tree,
who slaughter children in the wadis
below the clefts of the rocks?
under every green tree,
who slaughter children in the wadis
below the clefts of the rocks?
Ezekiel 16:24
“you built yourself a mound and made yourself an elevated place in every square.
Ezekiel 20:28
When I brought them into the land that I swore to give them and they saw any high hill or leafy tree, they offered their sacrifices and presented their offensive offerings there. They also sent up their pleasing aromas and poured out their drink offerings there.
Groves
Micah 5:14 I will pull up the Asherah poles from among you
and demolish your cities.
and demolish your cities.
Deuteronomy 12:2
Destroy completely all the places where the nations that you are driving out worship their gods—on the high mountains, on the hills, and under every green tree.
2 Kings 17:9
The Israelites secretly did what was not right against the Lord their God. They built high places in all their towns from watchtower to fortified city.
2 Kings 21:3
He rebuilt the high places that his father Hezekiah had destroyed and reestablished the altars for Baal. He made an Asherah, as King Ahab of Israel had done; he also worshiped the whole heavenly host and served them.
2 Chronicles 28:4
He sacrificed and burned incense on the high places, on the hills, and under every green tree.
Jeremiah 17:2 while their children remember their altars
and their Asherah poles, by the green trees
on the high hills—
and their Asherah poles, by the green trees
on the high hills—
Under every
Isaiah 57:5 who burn with lust among the oaks,
under every green tree,
who slaughter children in the wadis
below the clefts of the rocks?
under every green tree,
who slaughter children in the wadis
below the clefts of the rocks?
Jeremiah 3:13 Only acknowledge your guilt—
you have rebelled against the Lord your God.
You have scattered your favors to strangers
under every green tree
and have not obeyed My voice.
This is the Lord’s declaration.
you have rebelled against the Lord your God.
You have scattered your favors to strangers
under every green tree
and have not obeyed My voice.
This is the Lord’s declaration.