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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 arrived back from Damascus and saw the altar, he approached it and offered a sacrifice on it.

Because the gods

Habakkuk 1:11
They sweep by like the wind and pass on. But the one who considers himself a god will be held guilty."

Sacrifice to them

Jeremiah 10:5
Such idols are like scarecrows in a cucumber field. They cannot talk. They must be carried because they cannot walk. Do not be afraid of them because they cannot hurt you. And they do not have any power to help you."
Jeremiah 44:15
Then all the men who were aware that their wives were sacrificing to other gods, as well as all their wives, answered Jeremiah. There was a great crowd of them representing all the people who lived in northern and southern Egypt. They answered,

But they were

Isaiah 1:28
All rebellious sinners will be shattered, those who abandon the Lord will perish.
Jeremiah 44:20
Then Jeremiah replied to all the people, both men and women, who responded to him in this way.
Hosea 13:9
I will destroy you, O Israel! Who is there to help you?

General references

Proverbs 27:22
If you should pound the fool in the mortar among the grain with the pestle, his foolishness would not depart from him.
Ezekiel 16:28
You engaged in prostitution with the Assyrians because your sexual desires were insatiable; you prostituted yourself with them and yet you were still not satisfied.

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