2 Chronicles 28:23

For he sacrificed to the gods of Damascus which had defeated him, and said, “Because the gods of the kings of Aram helped them, I will sacrifice to them that they may help me.” But they became the downfall of him and all Israel.

2 Chronicles 25:14

Now after Amaziah came from slaughtering the Edomites, he brought the gods of the sons of Seir, set them up as his gods, bowed down before them and burned incense to them.

2 Kings 16:12-13

When the king came from Damascus, the king saw the altar; then the king approached the altar and went up to it,

Isaiah 1:28

But transgressors and sinners will be crushed together,
And those who forsake the Lord will come to an end.

Jeremiah 10:5

“Like a scarecrow in a cucumber field are they,
And they cannot speak;
They must be carried,
Because they cannot walk!
Do not fear them,
For they can do no harm,
Nor can they do any good.”

Jeremiah 44:15-18

Then all the men who were aware that their wives were burning sacrifices to other gods, along with all the women who were standing by, as a large assembly, including all the people who were living in Pathros in the land of Egypt, responded to Jeremiah, saying,

Jeremiah 44:20-28

Then Jeremiah said to all the people, to the men and women—even to all the people who were giving him such an answer—saying,

Hosea 13:9

It is your destruction, O Israel,
That you are against Me, against your help.

Habakkuk 1:11

“Then they will sweep through like the wind and pass on.
But they will be held guilty,
They whose strength is their god.”

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Summary

For he sacrificed unto the gods of Damascus, which smote him: and he said, Because the gods of the kings of Syria help them, therefore will I sacrifice to them, that they may help me. But they were the ruin of him, and of all Israel.

For he sacrificed

Because the gods

Sacrifice to them

General references

Bible References

For he sacrificed

2 Kings 16:12
When the king came from Damascus, the king saw the altar; then the king approached the altar and went up to it,

Because the gods

Habakkuk 1:11
“Then they will sweep through like the wind and pass on.
But they will be held guilty,
They whose strength is their god.”

Sacrifice to them

Jeremiah 10:5
“Like a scarecrow in a cucumber field are they,
And they cannot speak;
They must be carried,
Because they cannot walk!
Do not fear them,
For they can do no harm,
Nor can they do any good.”
Jeremiah 44:15
Then all the men who were aware that their wives were burning sacrifices to other gods, along with all the women who were standing by, as a large assembly, including all the people who were living in Pathros in the land of Egypt, responded to Jeremiah, saying,

But they were

Isaiah 1:28
But transgressors and sinners will be crushed together,
And those who forsake the Lord will come to an end.
Jeremiah 44:20
Then Jeremiah said to all the people, to the men and women—even to all the people who were giving him such an answer—saying,
Hosea 13:9
It is your destruction, O Israel,
That you are against Me, against your help.

General references

Proverbs 27:22
Though you pound a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain,
Yet his foolishness will not depart from him.
Ezekiel 16:28
Moreover, you played the harlot with the Assyrians because you were not satisfied; you played the harlot with them and still were not satisfied.