Deuteronomy 12:2

¹ These are the statutes and ordinances you must be careful to follow all the days you live in the land that the LORD, the God of your fathers, has given you to possess.

Destroy completely all the places where the nations you are dispossessing have served their gods—atop the high mountains, on the hills, and under every green tree.

³ 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.

⁴ You shall not worship the LORD your God in this way.

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: Destroy completely all the places where the nations you are dispossessing have served their gods—atop the high mountains, on the hills, and under every green tree.
KJV: Ye shall utterly destroy all the places, wherein the nations which ye shall possess served their gods, upon the high mountains, and upon the hills, and under every green tree:
WEB: You shall surely destroy all the places in which the nations that you shall dispossess served their gods: on the high mountains, and on the hills, and under every green tree.
ASV: Ye shall surely destroy all the places wherein the nations that ye shall dispossess served their gods, upon the high mountains, and upon the hills, and under every green tree:
DARBY: Ye shall utterly destroy all the places wherein the nations which ye shall dispossess have served their gods, upon the high mountains, and upon the hills, and under every green tree;
BLB: You⁺ shall utterly destroy all the places where the nations that you⁺ shall dispossess served their gods—on the high mountains, and on the hills, and under every green tree.

ÅB: Dere skal ødelegge alle de steder hvor hedningene som dere skal drive bort, har dyrket sine guder, på de høye fjell og på haugene og under hvert grønt tre;
OTB: Dere skal fullstendig ødelegge alle stedene hvor de folkene dere driver ut, dyrker sine guder, på de høye fjellene, på haugene og under hvert frodig tre.
B1930: I skal ødelegge alle de steder hvor hedningene som I skal drive bort, har dyrket sine guder, på de høie fjell og på haugene og under hvert grønt tre;

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Deuteronomy 7:5
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.
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2 Kings 16:4
And he sacrificed and burned incense on the high places, on the hills, and under every green tree.
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Numbers 33:51–52
“Speak to the Israelites and tell them: When you cross the Jordan into the land of Canaan,
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Exodus 34:12–17
Be careful not to make a treaty with the inhabitants of the land you are entering, lest they become a snare in your midst.
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2 Kings 17:10–11
They set up for themselves sacred pillars and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree.
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Deuteronomy 7:25–26
You must burn up the images of their gods; do not covet the silver and gold that is on them or take it for yourselves, or you will be ensnared by it; for it is detestable to the LORD your God.
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Ezekiel 20:28–29
When I brought them into the land that I swore to give them and they saw any high hill or leafy tree, there they offered their sacrifices, presented offerings that provoked Me, sent up their fragrant incense, and poured out their drink offerings.
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Jeremiah 3:6
Now in the days of King Josiah, the LORD said to me, “Have you seen what faithless Israel has done? She has gone up on every high hill and under every green tree to prostitute herself there.
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