Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Is there iniquity in Gilead? surely they are vanity: they sacrifice bullocks in Gilgal; yea, their altars are as heaps in the furrows of the fields.
Iniquity
Surely
They sacrifice
Their altars
Bible References
Iniquity
Hosea 6:8
Gilead is a city of them that work iniquity; it is tracked with blood.
1 Kings 17:1
And Elijah the Tishbite, of the inhabitants of Gilead, said to Ahab, As Jehovah the God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, except by my word.
Surely
Jeremiah 10:8
But they are one and all senseless and foolish; the teaching of vanities is a stock.
Jonah 2:8
They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy.
They sacrifice
Hosea 4:15
Though thou, Israel, play the harlot, let not Judah trespass; and come ye not unto Gilgal, neither go up to Beth-aven, nor swear As Jehovah liveth!
Hosea 9:15
All their wickedness is in Gilgal; for there I hated them: because of the wickedness of their doings, I will drive them out of my house, I will love them no more: all their princes are rebellious.
Amos 4:4
Come to Bethel, and transgress; at Gilgal multiply transgression; and bring your sacrifices in the morning, your tithes every three days,
Amos 5:5
And seek not Bethel, neither go to Gilgal, and pass not to Beer-sheba; for Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, and Bethel shall come to nought.
Their altars
Hosea 8:11
Because Ephraim hath multiplied altars to sin, altars shall be unto him to sin.
Hosea 10:1
Israel is an unpruned vine, he bringeth forth fruit unto himself: according to the abundance of his fruit he hath multiplied altars; according to the goodness of his land they have made goodly statues.
2 Kings 17:9
And the children of Israel did secretly against Jehovah their God things that were not right; and they built them high places in all their cities, from the watchmen's tower to the fortified city.
Jeremiah 2:20
For of old thou hast broken thy yoke, and burst thy bands; and thou saidst, I will not serve. For upon every high hill, and under every green tree, thou bowest down, playing the harlot.