2 Chronicles 14:5

“Also he took away out of all the cities of Judah the high places and the images, etc.] Perhaps the high places in (<141403>2 Chronicles 14:3) design only the high places and altars in Jerusalem, and near it; these in all the rest of the cities of the land; the “images were”, as the word signifies, “sun images”, either made in the form of the sun, or dedicated to it, or temples for it; (See Gill on “<032630>Leviticus 26:30”), and the kingdom was quiet before him; he had no foreign enemy to molest him, and so took that opportunity to reform divine worship, and in that he met with no opposition from his people.”

“he took away . . . the high places--that is, those devoted to idolatrous rites. took away out of all the cities of Judah the high places and the images--All public objects and relics of idolatry in Jerusalem and other cities through his kingdom were destroyed; but those high places where God was worshipped under the figure of an ox, as at Beth-el, were allowed to remain (Kg1 15:14); so far the reformation was incomplete.”

“Images - See the margin, sun-images; and Leviticus 26:30 note. return to 'Top of Page'”

“images: Heb. sun-images, Ch2 34:4 \*marg. 2 Chronicles 14:6”