1 Chronicles 14:12

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There the Philistines abandoned their gods, and David gave orders to burn them in the fire.

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  • Exod 32:20 : 20 He took the calf they had made, burned it with fire, ground it to powder, scattered it on the water, and made the Israelites drink it.
  • Deut 7:5 : 5 Instead, this is what you must do to them: Tear down their altars, smash their sacred pillars, chop down their Asherah poles, and burn their carved images with fire.
  • Deut 7:25 : 25 You must burn the carved images of their gods in the fire. Do not covet the silver or gold on them, and do not take it for yourself, or you will be ensnared by it. For it is detestable to the LORD your God.
  • 1 Sam 5:2-6 : 2 The Philistines took the Ark of God and carried it into the temple of Dagon, placing it beside Dagon. 3 When the people of Ashdod woke early the next morning, they found Dagon fallen face down on the ground before the Ark of the LORD. They picked up Dagon and returned it to its place. 4 But when they awoke early the next morning, they found Dagon fallen face down on the ground before the Ark of the LORD again. This time, Dagon’s head and the palms of his hands were broken off, lying on the threshold; only the trunk of Dagon remained. 5 For this reason, to this day, neither the priests of Dagon nor anyone who enters Dagon’s temple in Ashdod step on the threshold. 6 The LORD’s hand was heavy upon the people of Ashdod. He devastated them and afflicted them with tumors, both in Ashdod and its surrounding territory.
  • 2 Kgs 19:18 : 18 They have cast their gods into the fire and destroyed them, for they were not gods but merely the work of human hands—wood and stone.
  • Exod 12:12 : 12 For I will pass through the land of Egypt that night and strike down every firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast, and I will execute judgments against all the gods of Egypt. I am the LORD.

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    20So David went to Baal Perazim, where he defeated them. He said, "The LORD has broken through my enemies before me like a rushing flood." Therefore, that place is called Baal Perazim.

    21The Philistines abandoned their idols there, and David and his men carried them away.

  • 1 Chr 14:13
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    13Once again the Philistines raided the valley.

  • Isa 37:19
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    19They have thrown their gods into the fire and destroyed them, for they were not gods but the work of human hands—wood and stone. So they have destroyed them.

  • 1 Chr 14:16
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    16David did as God commanded him, and they struck down the Philistine army from Gibeon to Gezer.

  • 2 Kgs 19:18
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    18They have cast their gods into the fire and destroyed them, for they were not gods but merely the work of human hands—wood and stone.

  • Deut 12:2-3
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    2Completely destroy all the places where the nations you are dispossessing worshiped their gods—on the high mountains, on the hills, and under every green tree.

    3Tear down their altars, smash their sacred pillars, burn their Asherah poles with fire, cut down their carved idols, and obliterate the names of their gods from those places.

  • 1 Chr 14:10-11
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    10David inquired of God, saying, "Should I go up against the Philistines? Will you deliver them into my hand?" The LORD replied, "Go up, and I will deliver them into your hand."

    11So they went up to Baal-perazim, and there David defeated the Philistines. He said, "God has broken through my enemies by my hand, like a flood of water." Therefore, the place was named Baal-perazim.

  • Num 31:10
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    10They burned all the towns where the Midianites had lived and all their encampments with fire.

  • 2 Kgs 10:26
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    26They brought out the sacred pillars of the temple of Baal and burned them.

  • Deut 7:5
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    5Instead, this is what you must do to them: Tear down their altars, smash their sacred pillars, chop down their Asherah poles, and burn their carved images with fire.

  • 1 Sam 30:3
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    3When David and his men came to the city, they saw that it had been burned, and their wives, sons, and daughters had been taken captive.

  • 2 Kgs 17:11-12
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  • Deut 12:31
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    31You must not worship the Lord your God in their way, because they practice for their gods every abomination that the Lord hates. They even burn their sons and daughters in the fire as sacrifices to their gods.

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  • 1 Chr 22:1
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    18Fire blazed among their company; flames consumed the wicked.

  • 2 Kgs 17:31
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  • Judg 15:5
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    5Then he lit the torches and released the foxes into the standing grain of the Philistines. He burned up both the shocks of grain and the standing grain, as well as the vineyards and olive groves.

  • Lev 10:2
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    2Fire came out from the presence of the LORD and consumed them, and they died before the LORD.

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    4Then take some of these again, throw them into the fire, and burn them. From it, a fire will spread to all the house of Israel.

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    7They set Your sanctuary on fire; they profaned the dwelling place of Your name, bringing it to the ground.

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    26There David built an altar to the LORD and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. He called on the LORD, and He answered him with fire from heaven on the altar of the burnt offering.

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    12They abandoned the LORD, the God of their ancestors, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt. They followed other gods, the gods of the peoples around them. They bowed down to them and provoked the LORD to anger.

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