2 Chronicles 14:3

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 2 Chronicles 14:3 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “for he took away the foreign altars, and the high places, and brake down the pillars, and hewed down the Asherim,” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

for he took away the foreign altars, and the high places, and brake down the pillars, and hewed down the Asherim,
2 Chronicles 14:3 — American Standard Version

Context — 2 Chronicles 14

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
3for he took away the foreign altars, and the high places, and brake down the pillars, and hewed down the Asherim,

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“For he took away the altars of the strange gods, etc.] Or of a strange people, of the Zidonians, Ammonites, and Moabites, which had remained from the times of Solomon, and which he built for his wives, (<111107>1 Kings 11:7,8) and the high places; built for idols; for as for those on which the true God was worshipped, they were not removed in his days, (<111514>1 Kings 15:14) and brake down the images: or statues, or pillars, erected to the honour of idols, and on which the images of them were placed: and cut down the groves; in the midst of which they stood.”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“brake down the images--of Baal (see on Ch2 34:4; Lev 26:30). cut down the groves--rather, "Asherim."”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“For he took: Deu 7:5; Kg1 11:7, Kg1 11:8, Kg1 14:22-24 the high places: Ch2 15:17; Lev 26:30; Kg1 15:12-14 brake: Ch2 34:4; Exo 34:13; Deu 7:5, Deu 7:25 images: Heb. statue, Kg2 23:14 \*marg. cut down: Jdg 6:25-28; Kg1 11:7; Kg2 18:4, Kg2 23:6, Kg2 23:14 2 Chronicles 14:4”
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