1 Kings 14:23
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Kings 14:23 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Kings 14:23 is a verse from the book of 1 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "For they also built them high places, and images, and groves, on every high hill, and under every green tree. images: or..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Kings 14:23 — KJV
“For they also built them high places, and images, and groves, on every high hill, and under every green tree. images: or, standing images, or, statues”
— 1 Kings 14:23 (KJV)
1 Kings 14:23 in Context — About the Book of 1 Kings
1 Kings moves from Solomon's golden age — the temple, legendary wisdom, unmatched wealth — to a kingdom torn in two by pride and idolatry. Elijah bursts in with fire from heaven on Mount Carmel, proving the Lord alone is God. Wisdom sought and wisdom squandered frame the whole book.
Cross-References for 1 Kings 14:23
“And they set them up images and groves in every high hill, and under every green tree: images: Heb. statues”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 14:23: high, images, groves
“He sacrificed also and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 14:23: also, high, places
“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: possess: or, inherit”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 14:23: high, places, every
“And he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 14:23: high, places, every
“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. present: Heb. found images: Heb. statues until...: Heb. until to make an end”
Shares key themes with 1 Kings 14:23: also, high, places
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