2 Kings 18:4
New American Standard Bible
4 (A)He removed the high places and smashed the memorial stones to pieces, and cut down the [a]Asherah. He also crushed to pieces (B)the bronze serpent that Moses had made, for until those days the sons of Israel had been burning incense to it; and it was called [b]Nehushtan.
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- 2 Kings 18:4 I.e., a wooden symbol of a female deity
- 2 Kings 18:4 I.e., a bronze sculpture
2 Chronicles 31:1
New American Standard Bible
Idols Are Destroyed
31 Now when all this was finished, all Israel who were present went out to the cities of Judah, (A)broke the memorial stones in pieces, cut down the [a]Asherim and pulled down the high places and the altars throughout Judah and Benjamin, as well as in Ephraim and Manasseh, until [b]they had destroyed them all. Then all the sons of Israel returned to their cities, each to his possession.
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- 2 Chronicles 31:1 I.e., wooden symbols of a female deity (Asherah)
- 2 Chronicles 31:1 Lit to completion
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