73 verses contain “pole” (in the KJV: 2, in the BSB: 73) — showing 1–73
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And thou shalt make
staves of
shittim wood, and overlay them with gold.
And make
poles of
acacia wood and overlay them with gold.
And thou shalt put the
staves into the rings by the sides of the ark, that the ark may be borne with them.
Insert the
poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, in order to carry it.
The
staves shall be in the rings of the ark: they shall not be taken from it.
The poles are to remain in the rings of the ark; they must not be removed.
Over against the border shall the rings be for places of the
staves to bear the table.
The rings are to be close to the
rim, to serve as holders for the
poles used to carry the table.
And thou shalt make the
staves of
shittim wood, and overlay them with gold, that the table may be borne with them.
Make the
poles of
acacia wood and overlay them with gold, so that the table may be carried with them.
Additionally, make
poles of
acacia wood for the altar and overlay them with bronze.
And the
staves shall be put into the rings, and the
staves shall be upon the two sides of the altar, to bear it.
The poles are to be inserted into the rings so that the poles are on two sides of the altar when it is carried.
And two golden rings shalt thou make to it under the crown of it, by the two corners thereof, upon the two sides of it shalt thou make it; and they shall be for places for the
staves to bear it
withal.
And make two gold rings below the
molding on opposite sides to hold the
poles used to carry it.
And thou shalt make the
staves of
shittim wood, and overlay them with gold.
Make the
poles of
acacia wood and overlay them with gold.
But ye shall destroy their altars, break their images, and cut down their groves:
Rather, you must
tear down their altars,
smash their sacred stones, and
chop down their Asherah
poles.
The ark, and the
staves thereof, with the mercy seat, and the
vail of the covering,
the ark with its
poles and mercy seat, and the
veil to shield it;
the table with its poles, all its utensils, and the Bread of the Presence;
And the incense altar, and his
staves, and the
anointing oil, and the sweet incense, and the hanging for the door at the entering in of the tabernacle,
the altar of burnt offering with its bronze
grate, its
poles, and all its utensils; the basin with its stand;
Then he made
poles of
acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.
And he put the
staves into the rings by the sides of the ark, to bear the ark.
He inserted the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark in order to carry it.
Over against the border were the rings, the places for the
staves to bear the table.
The rings were placed close to the
rim, to serve as holders for the
poles used to carry the table.
And he made the
staves of
shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold, to bear the table.
He made the
poles of
acacia wood for carrying the table and overlaid them with gold.
And he made two rings of gold for it under the crown thereof, by the two corners of it, upon the two sides thereof, to be places for the
staves to bear it
withal.
He made two gold rings below the
molding on opposite sides to hold the
poles used to carry it.
And he made the
staves of
shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold.
And he made the
poles of
acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.
And he cast four rings for the four ends of the
grate of brass, to be places for the
staves.
At the four corners of the bronze
grate he cast four rings as holders for the
poles.
And he made the
staves of
shittim wood, and overlaid them with brass.
And he made the
poles of
acacia wood and overlaid them with bronze.
And he put the
staves into the rings on the sides of the altar, to bear it
withal; he made the altar hollow with boards.
Then he inserted the poles into the rings on the sides of the altar for carrying it. He made the altar with boards so that it was hollow.
The ark of the testimony, and the
staves thereof, and the mercy seat,
the ark of the Testimony with its poles and the mercy seat;
the bronze altar with its bronze
grating, its
poles, and all its utensils; the basin with its stand;
And he took and put the testimony into the ark, and set the
staves on the ark, and put the mercy seat above upon the ark:
Moses took the Testimony and placed it in the ark,
attaching the
poles to the ark; and he set the mercy seat
atop the ark.
And shall put
thereon the covering of badgers’ skins, and shall spread over it a cloth wholly of blue, and shall put in the
staves thereof.
They are to place over this a covering of fine leather, spread a solid blue cloth over it, and
insert its
poles.
And they shall spread upon them a cloth of scarlet, and cover the same with a covering of badgers’ skins, and shall put in the
staves thereof.
And they shall spread a scarlet cloth over them, cover them with fine leather, and
insert the
poles.
And upon the golden altar they shall spread a cloth of blue, and cover it with a covering of badgers’ skins, and shall put to the
staves thereof:
Over the gold altar they are to spread a blue cloth, cover it with fine leather, and
insert the
poles.
And they shall put upon it all the vessels thereof,
wherewith they minister about it, even the censers, the fleshhooks, and the shovels, and the basons, all the vessels of the altar; and they shall spread upon it a covering of badgers skins, and put to the
staves of it.
and place on it all the vessels used to serve there: the firepans, meat forks, shovels, and
sprinkling bowls—all the
equipment of the altar. They are to spread over it a covering of fine leather and
insert the
poles.
And they came unto the
brook of
Eshcol, and cut down from thence a branch with one
cluster of grapes, and they bare it between two upon a staff; and they brought of the pomegranates, and of the figs.
When they came to the Valley of
Eshcol, they cut down a branch with a single
cluster of grapes, which they carried on a
pole between two men. They also took some pomegranates and figs.
And the LORD said unto Moses, Make thee a
fiery serpent, and set it upon a
pole: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is
bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live.
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Make a
fiery serpent and mount it on a
pole. When
anyone who is
bitten looks at it, he will live.”
And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a
pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had
bitten any man, when he
beheld the serpent of brass, he lived.
So Moses made a bronze
snake and mounted it on a
pole. If
anyone who was
bitten looked at the bronze
snake, he would live.
But thus shall ye deal with them; ye shall destroy their altars, and break down their images, and cut down their groves, and burn their
graven images with fire.
Instead, 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.
And ye shall overthrow their altars, and break their pillars, and burn their groves with fire; and ye shall
hew down the
graven images of their gods, and destroy the names of them out of that place.
Tear down their altars,
smash their sacred pillars, burn up their Asherah
poles, cut down the idols of their gods, and
wipe out their names from every place.
Thou shalt not plant thee a
grove of any trees near unto the altar of the LORD thy God, which thou shalt make thee.
Do not set up any wooden Asherah pole next to the altar you will build for the LORD your God,
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:
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.
And build an altar unto the LORD thy God upon the top of this rock, in the ordered place, and take the second
bullock, and offer a burnt sacrifice with the wood of the
grove which thou shalt cut down.
Then build a proper altar to the LORD your God on the top of this
stronghold. And with the wood of the Asherah
pole you cut down, take the second bull and offer it as a burnt offering.”
And when the men of the city arose early in the morning, behold, the altar of
Baal was cast down, and the
grove was cut down that was by it, and the second
bullock was offered upon the altar that was built.
When the men of the city got up in the morning, there was
Baal’s altar
torn down, with the Asherah
pole cut down beside it and the second bull offered up on the newly built altar.
Then the men of the city said unto
Joash, Bring out thy son, that he may die: because he hath cast down the altar of
Baal, and because he hath cut down the
grove that was by it.
Then the men of the city said to
Joash, “Bring out your son. He must die, because he has
torn down
Baal’s altar and cut down the Asherah
pole beside it.”
For the cherubims spread forth their two wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubims covered the ark and the
staves thereof above.
For the
cherubim spread their wings over the place of the ark and overshadowed the ark and its
poles.
And they drew out the
staves, that the ends of the
staves were seen out in the holy place before the
oracle, and they were not seen without: and there they are unto this day.
The poles extended far enough that their ends were visible from the Holy Place in front of the inner sanctuary, but not from outside the Holy Place; and they are there to this day.
For the LORD shall
smite Israel, as a reed is
shaken in the water, and he shall root up Israel out of this good land, which he gave to their fathers, and shall
scatter them beyond the river, because they have made their groves,
provoking the LORD to anger.
For the LORD will strike Israel as a reed is
shaken in the water. He will
uproot Israel from this good land that He gave their fathers, and He will
scatter them beyond the Euphrates, because they have made their Asherah
poles,
provoking the LORD to anger.
For they also built them high places, and images, and groves, on every high hill, and under every green tree.
They also built for themselves high places, sacred pillars, and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree.
And also Maachah his mother, even her he removed from being queen, because she had made an
idol in a
grove; and
Asa destroyed her
idol, and burnt it by the
brook Kidron.
And
Ahab made a
grove; and
Ahab did more to
provoke the LORD God of Israel to anger than all the kings of Israel that were before him.
Then he set up an Asherah
pole. Thus
Ahab did more to
provoke the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger than all the kings of Israel before him.
Nevertheless they departed not from the sins of the house of
Jeroboam, who made Israel sin, but walked therein: and there remained the
grove also in Samaria.)
Nevertheless, they did not turn away from the sins that the house of
Jeroboam had caused Israel to commit, but they continued to walk in them. The Asherah
pole even remained standing in Samaria.
And they set them up images and groves in every high hill, and under every green tree:
They set up for themselves sacred pillars and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree.
And they left all the commandments of the LORD their God, and made them
molten images, even two
calves, and made a
grove, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served
Baal.
They abandoned all the commandments of the LORD their God and made for themselves two cast idols of
calves and an Asherah
pole. They bowed down to all the host of heaven and served
Baal.
He removed the high places, and
brake the images, and cut down the groves, and
brake in pieces the
brasen serpent that Moses had made: for unto those days the children of Israel did burn incense to it: and he called it
Nehushtan.
He removed the high places,
shattered the sacred pillars, and cut down the Asherah
poles. He also
demolished the bronze
snake called
Nehushtan that Moses had made, for up to that time the Israelites had burned incense to it.
For he built up again the high places which
Hezekiah his father had destroyed; and he reared up altars for
Baal, and made a
grove, as did
Ahab king of Israel; and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served them.
For he rebuilt the high places that his father
Hezekiah had destroyed, and he raised up altars for
Baal. He made an Asherah
pole, as King
Ahab of Israel had done, and he worshiped and served all the host of heaven.
And he set a
graven image of the
grove that he had made in the house, of which the LORD said to David, and to Solomon his son, In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all tribes of Israel, will I put my name for ever:
Manasseh even took the carved Asherah
pole he had made and set it up in the temple, of which the LORD had said to David and his son Solomon, “In this temple and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, I will establish My Name
forever.
And he brought out the
grove from the house of the LORD, without Jerusalem, unto the
brook Kidron, and burned it at the
brook Kidron, and stamped it small to powder, and cast the powder thereof upon the graves of the children of the people.
He brought the Asherah pole from the house of the LORD to the Kidron Valley outside Jerusalem, and there he burned it, ground it to powder, and threw its dust on the graves of the common people.
And he
brake in pieces the images, and cut down the groves, and filled their places with the bones of men.
He
smashed the sacred pillars to pieces, cut down the Asherah
poles, and covered the sites with human bones.
Moreover the altar that was at
Bethel, and the high place which
Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin, had made, both that altar and the high place he
brake down, and burned the high place, and stamped it small to powder, and burned the
grove.
He even pulled down the altar at
Bethel, the high place set up by
Jeroboam son of Nebat, who had caused Israel to sin. Then he burned the high place, ground it to powder, and burned the Asherah
pole.
And the children of the Levites bare the ark of God upon their shoulders with the
staves thereon, as Moses commanded according to the word of the LORD.
And the Levites carried the ark of God on their shoulders with the poles, as Moses had commanded in accordance with the word of the LORD.
For the cherubims spread forth their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubims covered the ark and the
staves thereof above.
For the
cherubim spread their wings over the place of the ark and overshadowed the ark and its
poles.
And they drew out the
staves of the ark, that the ends of the
staves were seen from the ark before the
oracle; but they were not seen without. And there it is unto this day.
The poles of the ark extended far enough that their ends were visible from in front of the inner sanctuary, but not from outside the Holy Place; and they are there to this day.
For he took away the altars of the strange gods, and the high places, and
brake down the images, and cut down the groves:
He removed the foreign altars and high places,
shattered the sacred pillars, and
chopped down the Asherah
poles.
And also concerning Maachah the mother of
Asa the king, he removed her from being queen, because she had made an
idol in a
grove: and
Asa cut down her
idol, and stamped it, and burnt it at the
brook Kidron.
And his heart was lifted up in the ways of the LORD: moreover he took away the high places and groves out of Judah.
And his heart took delight in the ways of the LORD;
furthermore, he removed the high places and Asherah
poles from Judah.
Nevertheless there are good things found in thee, in that thou hast taken away the groves out of the land, and hast prepared thine heart to seek God.
However, some good is found in you, for you have removed the Asherah poles from the land and have set your heart on seeking God.”
And they left the house of the LORD God of their fathers, and served groves and idols: and wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem for this their
trespass.
They abandoned the house of the LORD, the God of their fathers, and served the Asherah poles and idols. So wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem for this guilt of theirs.
Now when all this was finished, all Israel that were present went out to the cities of Judah, and
brake the images in pieces, and cut down the groves, and threw down the high places and the altars out of all Judah and Benjamin, in Ephraim also and
Manasseh, until they had utterly destroyed them all. Then all the children of Israel returned, every man to his possession, into their own cities.
When all this had ended, the Israelites in attendance went out to the cities of Judah and broke up the sacred pillars,
chopped down the Asherah
poles, and
tore down the high places and altars throughout Judah and Benjamin, as well as in Ephraim and
Manasseh, until they had utterly destroyed them all. Then all the Israelites returned to their cities, each to his own property.
For he built again the high places which
Hezekiah his father had broken down, and he reared up altars for
Baalim, and made groves, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served them.
For he rebuilt the high places that his father
Hezekiah had
torn down, and he raised up altars for the Baals and made Asherah
poles. And he worshiped and served all the host of heaven.
His prayer also, and how God was intreated of him, and all his sin, and his
trespass, and the places wherein he built high places, and set up groves and
graven images, before he was humbled: behold, they are written among the sayings of the seers.
His prayer and how God received his
plea, as well as all his sin and unfaithfulness, and the sites where he built high places and set up Asherah
poles and idols before he humbled himself, they are indeed written in the Records of the Seers.
For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet young, he began to seek after the God of David his father: and in the
twelfth year he began to
purge Judah and Jerusalem from the high places, and the groves, and the carved images, and the
molten images.
In the eighth year of his reign, while he was still young,
Josiah began to seek the God of his father David, and in the
twelfth year he began to
cleanse Judah and Jerusalem of the high places, the Asherah
poles, the carved idols, and the cast images.
And they
brake down the altars of
Baalim in his presence; and the images, that were on high above them, he cut down; and the groves, and the carved images, and the
molten images, he
brake in pieces, and made dust of them, and
strowed it upon the graves of them that had sacrificed unto them.
Then in his presence the altars of the Baals were
torn down, and he cut to pieces the incense altars that were above them. He
shattered the Asherah
poles, the carved idols, and the cast images,
crushed them to dust, and scattered them over the graves of those who had sacrificed to them.
And when he had broken down the altars and the groves, and had beaten the
graven images into powder, and cut down all the idols throughout all the land of Israel, he returned to Jerusalem.
He
tore down the altars and Asherah
poles,
crushed the idols to powder, and cut to pieces all the incense altars throughout the land of Israel. Then he returned to Jerusalem.
By this therefore shall the iniquity of Jacob be
purged; and this is all the fruit to take away his sin; when he maketh all the stones of the altar as chalkstones that are beaten in
sunder, the groves and images shall not stand up.
Therefore Jacob’s guilt will be
atoned for, and the full fruit of the removal of his sin will be this: When he makes all the altar stones like
crushed bits of chalk, no Asherah
poles or incense altars will remain standing.
One thousand shall
flee at the
rebuke of one; at the
rebuke of five shall ye
flee: till ye be left as a
beacon upon the top of a mountain, and as an
ensign on an hill.
A thousand will
flee at the
threat of one; at the
threat of five you will all
flee, until you are left alone like a
pole on a mountaintop, like a
banner on a hill.
Whilst their children remember their altars and their groves by the green trees upon the high hills.
Even their children remember their altars and Asherah poles by the green trees and on the high hills.
And I will
pluck up thy groves out of the midst of thee: so will I destroy thy cities.
I will root out the Asherah
poles from your midst and
demolish your cities.
