Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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 back from Damascus, he saw the altar. Then he approached the altar and ascended it.

Because the gods

Habakkuk 1:11
Then they sweep by like the wind
and pass through.
They are guilty; their strength is their god.

Sacrifice to them

Jeremiah 10:5
Like scarecrows in a cucumber patch,
their idols cannot speak.
They must be carried because they cannot walk.
Do not fear them for they can do no harm
and they cannot do any good.
Jeremiah 44:15
However, all the men who knew that their wives were burning incense to other gods, all the women standing by—a great assembly—and all the people who were living in the land of Egypt at Pathros answered Jeremiah,

But they were

Isaiah 1:28
But both rebels and sinners will be destroyed,
and those who abandon the Lord will perish.
Jeremiah 44:20
But Jeremiah responded to all the people—the men, women, and all the people who were answering him:
Hosea 13:9
I will destroy you, Israel;
you have no help but Me.

General references

Proverbs 27:22
Though you grind a fool
in a mortar with a pestle along with grain,
you will not separate his foolishness from him.
Ezekiel 16:28
Then you engaged in prostitution with the Assyrian men because you were not satisfied. Even though you did this with them, you were still not satisfied.

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