Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And Ahaz gathered together the vessels of the house of God, and cut in pieces the vessels of the house of God, and shut up the doors of the house of the LORD, and he made him altars in every corner of Jerusalem.
Cut in pieces
Shut up
General references
Bible References
Cut in pieces
2 Kings 16:17
King Ahaz took off the sides of the wheeled bases, and took down the great water-vessel from off the copper bulls which were under it and put it on a floor of stone.
2 Kings 25:13
The copper pillars in the Temple of Jehovah, and the wheeled bases, and the great copper water-vessel in the Temple of Jehovah were broken up by the Chaldaeans. They took the copper to Babylon.
Shut up
2 Chronicles 29:3
In the first month of his first year as king, he opened the doors of Jehovah's temple and repaired them.
He made
2 Chronicles 33:3
He rebuilt the illegal places of worship that his father Hezekiah had torn down. He set up altars dedicated to other gods such as the Baals. He erected a pole dedicated to the goddess Asherah as King Ahab of Israel had done. Manasseh, like Ahab, worshiped and served the entire army of heaven.
Jeremiah 2:28
Where are the gods that you made for yourselves? Let them come and rescue you when you have trouble. You have as many gods as you have cities, Judah!
Hosea 12:11
The people of Gilead are evil. They are worthless. They sacrifice bulls in Gilgal. But their altars will become like piles of rubble beside a plowed field.
Acts 17:16
Paul waited for them at Athens. His spirit was irritated within him when he saw the city full of idols.
General references
Ezekiel 16:16
You took some of your clothes and made your worship sites colorful. This is where you acted like a prostitute. Such things should not happen. They should not occur.