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2 Chronicles 14:3

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

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KJV ORIGINAL
For he took away the altars of the strange gods, and the high places, and brake down the images, and cut down the groves:
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✦ MADE SIMPLE

He removed the altars of foreign gods and the high places where people worshiped, broke down the idols, and cut down the sacred groves.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

This verse describes how King Asa actively destroyed all the places and objects used to worship false gods in his kingdom.

📚 Historical Context

This refers to King Asa's religious reforms in Judah around 910-870 BC. The 'high places' were hilltop shrines where Canaanite gods were worshiped, and 'groves' were sacred trees or wooden poles (Asherah poles) used in fertility worship. Asa was working to restore proper worship of the Lord after years of idol worship had corrupted the nation.

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