Reference: Quarry
Hastings
In the story of the slaughter of Eglon by Ehud (Jg 3) we are told (Jg 3:19) that Ehud turned back from 'the quarries that were by Gilgal,' while after the assassination he 'escaped while they tarried, and passed beyond the quarries' (Jg 3:26). An alternative translation 'graven images' is given in Authorized Version margin and Revised Version margin, while other versions, e.g. Septuagint and Vulgate, read 'idols.' The Heb. word p?s
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Verily, thus, shall ye do unto them: Their altars, shall ye tear down, And their pillars, shall ye break in pieces, - And their sacred stems, shall ye hew down, And their carved images, a shall ye burn up in the fire.
The carved images of their gods, shalt thou consume with fire, - thou shalt not covet the silver and gold upon them to take unto thee, lest thou be ensnared thereby; for the abomination of Yahweh thy God, it is;
And ye must tear down their altars And break in pieces their pillars, And, their sacred stems, must ye consume with fire, And the carved images of their gods, must ye fell to the ground, - And destroy their name out of that place.
but, he himself, turned back from the images that were by Gilgal, and said, A secret word, have I, unto thee, O king! And he said - Silence! Thereupon went out from his presence all who had been standing near him.
But, Ehud, escaped while they delayed, - yea, he, passed the images, and escaped into Seirah.
Now, the house, when it was in building, with whole quarry-stones, was built, - neither hammer, nor axe, nor any tools of iron, was heard in the house, when it was in building.
When lo! here was a train of men coming. With horsemen in double rank, - And one began and said, Fallen! fallen! is Babylon, And all the images of her gods, are smashed to the ground!
Then will ye defile - The overlaying of thy graven images of silver, And the coating of thy molten image, of gold, - Thou wilt cash them away, as a woman the token of her sickness, Begone! shalt thou say thereto,