1 Kings 16:2

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Summary

Forasmuch as I exalted thee out of the dust, and made thee prince over my people Israel; and thou hast walked in the way of Jeroboam, and hast made my people Israel to sin, to provoke me to anger with their sins;

I exalted thee

Thou hast walked

1 Kings 13:33

1 Kings 15:34

Hast made my people

Bible References

I exalted thee

Go, tell Jeroboam, Thus hath the LORD God of Israel said, Forasmuch as I exalted thee from among the people and made thee prince over my people Israel,

He raises up the poor out of the dust and lifts up the beggar from the dunghill to set them among princes and to make them inherit the throne of glory. For the pillars of the earth are the LORD's, and he has set the world upon them.

And Samuel said, When thou wast little in thine own sight, wast thou not made the head of the tribes of Israel, and the LORD anointed thee king over Israel?

Then Nathan said to David, Thou art the man. Thus hath said the LORD God of Israel, I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul,

He raises up the poor out of the dust and lifts the destitute out of the dunghill;

He has put down the mighty from their thrones and exalted the humble.

Thou hast walked

After this thing Jeroboam did not return from his evil way, but made again of the lowest of the people priests of the high places; whoever would, he consecrated him, and he became one of the priests of the high places.

And he did evil in the sight of the LORD and walked in the way of Jeroboam and in his sin with which he caused Israel to sin.

Hast made my people

And he shall give Israel up because of the sins of Jeroboam, who sinned and who has made Israel sin.

And he did evil in the sight of the LORD and walked in the way of his father and in his sins with which he made Israel sin.

And Moses said unto Aaron, What did this people do unto thee that thou hast brought so great a sin upon them?

No, my sons, for it is no good report that I hear that ye cause the people of the LORD to transgress.

Now, therefore, I pray thee, let my lord the king hear the words of his slave. If the LORD has stirred thee up against me, let him smell the fragrance of an offering, but if they were the sons of men, let them be cursed before the LORD, for they have driven me out this day from joining myself to the inheritance of the LORD, saying, Go, serve other gods.

Whosoever therefore shall undo one of these least commandments and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of the heavens; but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of the heavens.