Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And there they burnt incense in all the high places, as did the heathen whom the LORD carried away before them; and wrought wicked things to provoke the LORD to anger:
To provoke
Bible References
Burnt
1 Kings 13:1
Right when Jeroboam was standing by the altar to burn some incense, a man of God arrived in Bethel from Judah in obedience to a command from the LORD.
2 Chronicles 28:25
and established high places in every city of Judah where incense was burned to other gods, thus provoking the LORD God of his ancestors to anger.
Jeremiah 44:17
Rather, we will keep doing everything that we said we would by offering sacrifices to the Queen of Heaven and by pouring out liquid offerings to her just as we, our ancestors, our kings, and our leaders did in the cities of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem. Then we had plenty of bread, things went well for us, and we didn't experience disaster.
To provoke
2 Kings 21:6
He made his son into a burnt offering, practiced witchcraft, used divination, and consorted with mediums and spirit-channelers. He practiced many things that the LORD considered to be evil and provoked him.
Psalm 78:56
But they tested the Most High God by rebelling against him, and they did not obey his statutes.