Judges 6:25
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“On that very night the LORD said to Gideon, “Take your father’s young bull and a second bull seven years old, tear down your father’s altar to Baal, and cut down the Asherah pole beside it.”
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“On that very night the LORD said to Gideon, “Take your father’s young bull and a second bull seven years old, tear down your father’s altar to Baal, and cut down the Asherah pole beside it.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And it came to pass the same night, that the Lord said unto him, Take thy father’s young bullock, even the second bullock of seven years old, and throw down the altar of Baal that thy father hath, and cut down the grove that is by it:”
King James Version · Public Domain“And it came to pass the same night, that Jehovah said unto him, Take thy father’s bullock, even the second bullock seven years old, and throw down the altar of Baal that thy father hath, and cut down the Asherah that is by it;”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And it cometh to pass, on that night, that Jehovah saith to him, `Take the young ox which <FI>is<Fi> to thy father, and the second bullock of seven years, and thou hast thrown down the altar of Baal which <FI>is<Fi> to thy father, and the shrine which <FI>is<Fi> by it thou dost cut down,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Judges 6:25 — 12 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 35:2So Jacob told his household and all who were with him, “Get rid of the foreign gods that are among you. Purify yourselves and change your garments.
- Exodus 34:13Rather, you must tear down their altars, smash their sacred stones, and chop down their Asherah poles.
- Deuteronomy 7:5Instead, this is what you are to do to them: tear down their altars, smash their sacred pillars, cut down their Asherah poles, and burn their idols in the fire.
- Judges 3:7So the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD; they forgot the LORD their God and served the Baals and the Asherahs.
- 1 Kings 18:21Then Elijah approached all the people and said, “How long will you waver between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow Him. But if Baal is God, follow him.” But the people did not answer a word.
- Job 22:23If you return to the Almighty, you will be restored. If you remove injustice from your tents
- Psalms 101:2I will ponder the way that is blameless— when will You come to me? I will walk in my house with integrity of heart.
- Matthew 6:24No one can serve two masters: Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.
- Matthew 10:37Anyone who loves his father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me;
- Acts 4:19But Peter and John replied, “Judge for yourselves whether it is right in God’s sight to listen to you rather than God.
- Acts 5:29But Peter and the other apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than men.
- 2 Corinthians 6:15What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever?
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