Deuteronomy 12:2
Ye shall utterly destroy all the places whereon the nations which ye are about to drive out served their gods, upon the high mountains, and upon the hills, and under every green tree;
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Exodus 34:12Take heed to thyself, lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land against which thou goest up, lest it be for a snare in the midst of thee;
Numbers 33:51Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye pass over the Jordan into the land of Canaan:
Deuteronomy 7:25The graven images of their gods shall ye burn with fire: thou shalt not covet the silver or gold that is on them, so that thou wouldst take it unto thyself, lest thou be ensnared thereby; for it is an abomination to the Lord thy God.
1 Kings 14:23And they also built themselves high-places, and standing images, and groves, on every high hill, and under every green tree.
2 Kings 17:10And had set themselves up statues and groves on every high hill, and under every green tree;
Psalms 78:58And they provoked him to anger with their high-places, and with their graven images they moved him to jealousy.
Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 12:2-5
Relics of Idolatry to Be Destroyed. ( b. c. 1451.) 1 These are the statutes and judgments, which ye shall observe to do in the land, which the Lord God of thy fathers giveth thee to possess it, all the days that ye live upon the earth. 2 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: 3 And ye shall overthrow their altars, and break their pillars, and burn their groves with fire; and ye… Read the whole commentary →