NLT
KJV
3. For he took away the altars of the strange [gods,] and the high places, and brake down the images, and cut down the groves:
ASV
3. for he took away the foreign altars, and the high places, and brake down the pillars, and hewed down the Asherim,
ESV
3. He took away the foreign altars and the high places and broke down the pillars and cut down the Asherim
ERVEN
3. He took away the altars of the foreigners and the high places. He also smashed the memorial stones and cut down the Asherah poles.
WEB
3. for he took away the foreign altars, and the high places, and broke down the pillars, and hewed down the Asherim,
NET
3. He removed the pagan altars and the high places, smashed the sacred pillars, and cut down the Asherah poles.
NLV
3. For he put away the strange altars and high places. He tore down the pillars used in worship of false gods. And he cut down the false goddesses, the Asherim.
HCSB
3. He removed the pagan altars and the high places. He shattered their sacred pillars and chopped down their Asherah poles.
YLT
3. and turneth aside the altars of the stranger, and the high places, and breaketh the standing-pillars, and cutteth down the shrines,
LITV
3. And he removed the altars of the alien, and the high places, and broke down the pillars, and cut down the Asherahs.
RV
3. for he took away the strange altars, and the high places, and brake down the pillars, and hewed down the Asherim;
NCV
3. He removed the foreign altars and the places where gods were worshiped. He smashed the stone pillars that honored other gods, and he tore down the Asherah idols.
MKJV
3. For he took away the altars of the strange gods, and the high places, and broke down the images, and cut down the Asherahs.
AKJV
3. For he took away the altars of the strange gods, and the high places, and broke down the images, and cut down the groves:
LXXEN
3. And he removed the altars of the strange gods, and the high places, and broke the [Or, statues] pillars in pieces, and cut down the groves:
KJV
3. For he took away the altars of the strange [gods,] and the high places, and brake down the images, and cut down the groves:
AMP
3. He took away the foreign altars and high places and broke down the idol pillars or obelisks and cut down the Asherim [symbols of the goddess Asherah]
KJVP
3. For he took away H5493 W-VHY3MS the altars H4196 of the strange H5236 [ gods ] , and the high places H1116 , and broke down H7665 the images H4676 , and cut down H1438 the groves H842 :
YLT
3. and turneth aside the altars of the stranger, and the high places, and breaketh the standing-pillars, and cutteth down the shrines,
ASV
3. for he took away the foreign altars, and the high places, and brake down the pillars, and hewed down the Asherim,
WEB
3. for he took away the foreign altars, and the high places, and broke down the pillars, and hewed down the Asherim,
NASB
3. He commanded Judah to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, and to observe the law and its commands.
ESV
3. He took away the foreign altars and the high places and broke down the pillars and cut down the Asherim
RV
3. for he took away the strange altars, and the high places, and brake down the pillars, and hewed down the Asherim;
RSV
3. He took away the foreign altars and the high places, and broke down the pillars and hewed down the Asherim,
NKJV
3. for he removed the altars of the foreign [gods] and the high places, and broke down the [sacred] pillars and cut down the wooden images.
MKJV
3. For he took away the altars of the strange gods, and the high places, and broke down the images, and cut down the Asherahs.
AKJV
3. For he took away the altars of the strange gods, and the high places, and broke down the images, and cut down the groves:
NRSV
3. He took away the foreign altars and the high places, broke down the pillars, hewed down the sacred poles,
NIV
3. He removed the foreign altars and the high places, smashed the sacred stones and cut down the Asherah poles.
NIRV
3. He removed the altars where strange gods were worshiped. He took away the high places. He smashed the sacred stones. He cut down the poles that were used to worship the goddess Asherah.
NLT
3. He removed the foreign altars and the pagan shrines. He smashed the sacred pillars and cut down the Asherah poles.
MSG
3. He cleaned house: got rid of the pagan altars and shrines, smashed the sacred stone pillars, and chopped down the sex-and-religion groves (Asherim).
GNB
3. He removed the foreign altars and the pagan places of worship, broke down the sacred stone columns, and cut down the symbols of the goddess Asherah.
NET
3. He removed the pagan altars and the high places, smashed the sacred pillars, and cut down the Asherah poles.
ERVEN
3. He took away the altars of the foreigners and the high places. He also smashed the memorial stones and cut down the Asherah poles.