Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleHe removed the foreign altars and high places, shattered the sacred pillars, and chopped down the Asherah poles. Young's Literal Translation and turneth aside the altars of the stranger, and the high places, and breaketh the standing-pillars, and cutteth down the shrines, King James Bible For he took away the altars of the strange [gods], and the high places, and brake down the images, and cut down the groves: Hebrew He removedוַיָּ֛סַר (way·yā·sar) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5493: To turn aside the foreign הַנֵּכָ֖ר (han·nê·ḵār) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5236: That which is foreign, foreignness altars מִזְבְּח֥וֹת (miz·bə·ḥō·wṯ) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 4196: An altar and high places, וְהַבָּמ֑וֹת (wə·hab·bā·mō·wṯ) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine plural Strong's 1116: An elevation shattered וַיְשַׁבֵּר֙ (way·šab·bêr) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7665: To break, break in pieces their sacred pillars, הַמַּצֵּב֔וֹת (ham·maṣ·ṣê·ḇō·wṯ) Article | Noun - feminine plural Strong's 4676: Something stationed, a column, an idol and chopped down וַיְגַדַּ֖ע (way·ḡad·da‘) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1438: To fell a, tree, to destroy anything the Asherah poles. הָאֲשֵׁרִֽים׃ (hā·’ă·šê·rîm) Article | Noun - feminine plural Strong's 842: A Phoenician goddess, also an image of the same |