2 Kings 16:4
Old Testament • 8 words with Strong's data
"And he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree."
Word-by-Word Analysis
זָבַח
zâbach
to slaughter an animal (usually in sacrifice)
שָׂרַף
sâraph
to be (causatively, set) on fire
עֶלְיוֹן
ʻelyôwn
an elevation, i.e. (adj.) lofty (compar.); as title, the Supreme
רַעֲנָן
raʻănân
verdant; by analogy, new; figuratively, prosperous
עֵץ
ʻêts
a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)
Key Terms in This Verse
עֶלְיוֹן ʻelyôwn
an elevation, i.e. (adj.) lofty (compar.); as title, the Supreme
Study H5945 →Cross References
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:
For they also built them high places, and images, and groves, on every high hill, and under every green tree.
Howbeit the high places were not taken away: as yet the people did sacrifice and burnt incense on the high places.
Which remain among the graves, and lodge in the monuments, which eat swine’s flesh, and broth of abominable things is in their vessels;
They that sanctify themselves, and purify themselves in the gardens behind one tree in the midst, eating swine’s flesh, and the abomination, and the mouse, shall be consumed together, saith the LORD.
Whilst their children remember their altars and their groves by the green trees upon the high hills.
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