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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:

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Bible References

Utterly

Deuteronomy 7:5
Instead, this is what you must do to them: You must tear down their altars, shatter their sacred pillars, cut down their sacred Asherah poles, and burn up their idols.
Exodus 23:24
"You must not bow down to their gods; you must not serve them or do according to their practices. Instead you must completely overthrow them and smash their standing stones to pieces.
Exodus 34:12
Be careful not to make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land where you are going, lest it become a snare among you.
Numbers 33:51
"Speak to the Israelites and tell them, 'When you have crossed the Jordan into the land of Canaan,
Judges 2:2
but you must not make an agreement with the people who live in this land. You should tear down the altars where they worship.' But you have disobeyed me. Why would you do such a thing?

Possess

Numbers 22:41
Then on the next morning Balak took Balaam, and brought him up to Bamoth Baal. From there he saw the extent of the nation.
2 Kings 16:4
He offered sacrifices and burned incense on the high places, on the hills, and under every green tree.
2 Kings 17:10
They set up sacred pillars and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree.
2 Kings 23:13
The king ruined the high places east of Jerusalem, south of the Mount of Destruction, that King Solomon of Israel had built for the detestable Sidonian goddess Astarte, the detestable Moabite god Chemosh, and the horrible Ammonite god Milcom.
Jeremiah 3:6
When Josiah was king of Judah, the Lord said to me, "Jeremiah, you have no doubt seen what wayward Israel has done. You have seen how she went up to every high hill and under every green tree to give herself like a prostitute to other gods.
Ezekiel 20:28
I brought them to the land which I swore to give them, but whenever they saw any high hill or leafy tree, they offered their sacrifices there and presented the offerings that provoke me to anger. They offered their soothing aroma there and poured out their drink offerings.
Hosea 4:13
They sacrifice on the mountaintops, and burn offerings on the hills; they sacrifice under oak, poplar, and terebinth, because their shade is so pleasant. As a result, your daughters have become cult prostitutes, and your daughters-in-law commit adultery!

General references

Numbers 33:52
you must drive out all the inhabitants of the land before you. Destroy all their carved images, all their molten images, and demolish their high places.
2 Chronicles 28:4
He offered sacrifices and burned incense on the high places, on the hills, and under every green tree.

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