Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Now it came to pass, after that Amaziah was come from the slaughter of the Edomites, that he brought the gods of the children of Seir, and set them up to be his gods, and bowed down himself before them, and burned incense unto them.
He brought
His gods
Bible References
He brought
2 Chronicles 28:23
He sacrificed to the gods of Damascus. These were the gods who had defeated him. He thought: The gods of the kings of Aram are helping them. I will sacrifice to them so that they will help me. But they ruined him and all Israel.
Isaiah 44:19
No one stops to think. No one has enough knowledge or understanding to say: I burned half of the wood in the fire. I also baked bread over its coals. I roasted meat and ate it. Now I am making the rest of the wood into a disgusting thing and bowing to a block of wood.
His gods
Exodus 20:3
Do not have any other god.
Deuteronomy 7:5
Deal with them in this way: Destroy their altars and break down their sacred pillars. Cut down their idols and burn them with fire.
2 Samuel 5:21
The Philistines left their idols there. David and his men carried them all away.