Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And they said to Joas: Bring out thy son hither, that he may die: because he hath destroyed the altar of Baal, and hath cut down his grove. bring Jeremiah 26:11 And the priests and the prophets spoke to the princes, and to all the people, saying: The judgment of death is for this man: because he hath prophesied against this city, as you have heard with your ears. Jeremiah 50:38 A drought upon her waters, and they shall be dried up: because it is a land of idols, and they glory in monstrous things. John 16:2 They will put you out of the synagogues: yea, the hour cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doth a service to God. Acts 26:9 And I indeed did formerly think that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth. Philippians 3:6 According to zeal, persecuting the church of God: According to the justice that is in the law, conversing without blame. Context Gideon Destroys Baal's Altar…29And they said one to another: Who hath done this? And when they inquired for the author of the fact, it was said: Gedeon, the son of Joas, did all this. 30And they said to Joas: Bring out thy son hither, that he may die: because he hath destroyed the altar of Baal, and hath cut down his grove.31He answered them: Are you the avengers of Baal, that you fight for him? he that is his adversary, let him die before to morrow light appear: if he be a god, let him revenge himself on him that hath cast down his altar.… Cross References Judges 6:29 And they said one to another: Who hath done this? And when they inquired for the author of the fact, it was said: Gedeon, the son of Joas, did all this. Judges 6:31 He answered them: Are you the avengers of Baal, that you fight for him? he that is his adversary, let him die before to morrow light appear: if he be a god, let him revenge himself on him that hath cast down his altar. Lexicon Then the menאַנְשֵׁ֤י (’an·šê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 376: A man as an individual, a male person of the city הָעִיר֙ (hā·‘îr) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 5892: Excitement said וַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּ (way·yō·mə·rū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to Joash, יוֹאָ֔שׁ (yō·w·’āš) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3101: Joash “Bring out הוֹצֵ֥א (hō·w·ṣê) Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim your son. בִּנְךָ֖ (bin·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son He must die, וְיָמֹ֑ת (wə·yā·mōṯ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4191: To die, to kill because כִּ֤י (kî) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction he has torn down נָתַץ֙ (nā·ṯaṣ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5422: To pull down, break down Baal’s הַבַּ֔עַל (hab·ba·‘al) Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1168: Baal -- a heathen god altar מִזְבַּ֣ח (miz·baḥ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 4196: An altar and cut down כָרַ֖ת (ḵā·raṯ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3772: To cut, to destroy, consume, to covenant the Asherah pole הָאֲשֵׁרָ֥ה (hā·’ă·šê·rāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 842: A Phoenician goddess, also an image of the same beside it.” עָלָֽיו׃ (‘ā·lāw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against Additional Translations Then the men of the city said to Joash, “Bring out your son. He must die, because he has torn down Baal’s altar and cut down the Asherah pole beside it.”Then the men of the city said to Joash, Bring out your son, that he may die: because he has cast down the altar of Baal, and because he has cut down the grove that was by it. Then the men of the city said unto Joash, Bring out thy son, that he may die, because he hath broken down the altar of Baal, and because he hath cut down the Asherah that was by it. And the men of the city said to Joas, Bring out thy son, and let him die, because he has destroyed the altar of Baal, and because he has destroyed the grove that is by it. And the men of the city said to Joash, Bring out thy son, that he may die, because he has broken down the altar of Baal, and because he has cut down the Asherah that was by it. Then the men of the city said unto Joash, Bring out thy son, that he may die: because he hath broken down the altar of Baal, and because he hath cut down the Asherah that was by it. Then the men of the city said to Joash, Bring out thy son, that he may die: because he hath cast down the altar of Baal, and because he hath cut down the grove that was by it. Then the men of the city said to Joash, "Bring out your son, that he may die, because he has broken down the altar of Baal, and because he has cut down the Asherah that was by it." And the men of the city say unto Joash, 'Bring out thy son, and he dieth, because he hath broken down the altar of Baal, and because he hath cut down the shrine which is by it.' 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