Deuteronomy 12:3

break. smash.

pillars. These "menhirs" constantly dug up to-day. groves. Hebrew. 'asherah. See App-42.

graven images. sculptures, as in Deuteronomy 7:25.

destroy. cause to perish. Hebrew. 'abad. Compare Exodus 23:24; Exodus 34:13.Judges 2:2; Judges 6:28; 2 Kings 10:19; 2 Kings 11:1.Ezekiel 6:3.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Their groves - Render their idols of wood: and see the Deuteronomy 7:5 note.
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Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Pillars — Upon which their images were set. Names — That is, all the memorials of them, and the very names given to the places from the idols.

³ And ye shall overthrowb 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.

Related Commentaries of Deuteronomy 12:3

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Deuteronomy 12:3