'Sacred' in the Bible

He did evil in the sight of the Lord, but not to the same degree as his father and mother. He did remove the sacred pillar of Baal that his father had made.

They hauled out the sacred pillar of the temple of Baal and burned it.

They demolished the sacred pillar of Baal and the temple of Baal; it is used as a latrine to this very day.

King Jehoash of Judah collected all the sacred items that his ancestors Jehoshaphat, Jehoram, and Ahaziah, kings of Judah, had consecrated, as well as his own sacred items and all the gold that could be found in the treasuries of the Lord's temple and the royal palace. He sent it all to King Hazael of Syria, who then withdrew from Jerusalem.

They set up sacred pillars and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree.

He eliminated the high places, smashed the sacred pillars to bits, and cut down the Asherah pole. He also demolished the bronze serpent that Moses had made, for up to that time the Israelites had been offering incense to it; it was called Nehushtan.

He smashed the sacred pillars to bits, cut down the Asherah pole, and filled those shrines with human bones.