2 Kings 17:8

Contemporary English Version 1995

followed the customs of the nations that the Lord had forced out of Israel, and were just as sinful as the Israelite kings.

Cross References

2 Kings 16:3

and was even more sinful than the kings of Israel. He sacrificed his own son, which was a disgusting custom of the nations that the Lord had forced out of Israel.

Deuteronomy 18:9

Soon you will go into the land that the Lord your God is giving you. The nations that live there do things that are disgusting to the Lord, and you must not follow their example.

Leviticus 18:3

So don't follow the customs of Egypt where you used to live or those of Canaan where I am bringing you.

Micah 6:16

Jerusalem, this will happen because you followed the sinful example of kings Omri and Ahab. Now I will destroy you and your property. Then the people of every nation will make fun and insult you.

Hosea 5:11

Israel was brutally crushed. They got what they deserved for worshiping useless idols.

Psalm 106:35

Instead they were friendly with those foreigners and followed their customs.

2 Kings 21:2

Manasseh disobeyed the Lord by following the disgusting customs of the nations that the Lord had forced out of Israel.

2 Kings 17:19

but they also disobeyed the Lord's commands and acted like the Israelites.

2 Kings 16:10

Later, Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglath Pileser. And while Ahaz was there, he saw an altar and sent a model of it back to Uriah the priest, along with the plans for building one.

1 Kings 12:28

Jeroboam asked for advice and then made two gold statues of calves. He showed them to the people and said, “Listen everyone! You won't have to go to Jerusalem to worship anymore. Here are your gods who rescued you from Egypt.”

Ezekiel 5:6

But the people of Jerusalem rebelled and refuse to obey me. They ignored my laws and have become even more sinful than the nations around them.

Exodus 23:24

Don't worship their gods or follow their customs. Instead, destroy their idols and shatter their stone images.

Leviticus 26:1

I am the Lord your God! So don't make or worship idols or images.

2 Kings 17:40

But the people living in Israel ignored that command and kept on following their old customs.