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 from Damascus, the king saw the altar, so he went near to the altar and went up on it.

Because the gods

Habakkuk 1:11
Then they sweep [like the] wind and pass on; they become guilty, whose might [is] their god!"

Sacrifice to them

Jeremiah 10:5
They [are] like scarecrows in a cucumber field, they cannot speak. Indeed, they must be carried, for they cannot march. You must not be afraid of them, for they cannot do evil; furthermore, to do good [is] not in them."
Jeremiah 44:15
Then all the men who knew that their wives [were] making smoke offerings to other gods, and all the women who stood [by], a great assembly, and all the people who lived in the land of Egypt in Pathros, answered Jeremiah, {saying},

But they were

Isaiah 1:28
But [the] destruction [of] rebels and sinners [shall be] together, and those who forsake Yahweh will perish.
Jeremiah 44:20
Then Jeremiah said to all the people, to the men and to the women, and to all the people who answered him a word, {saying},
Hosea 13:9
I will destroy you, Israel; who will help you?

General references

Proverbs 27:22
If you crush a fool in the mortar with the pestle {along with} the crushed grain, it will not drive folly from upon him.
Ezekiel 16:28
And you prostituted with the {Assyrians} on account of {your insatiable lust}, and you prostituted [with] them, and still you were not satisfied.