2 Kings 17:9

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

The Israelites secretly did things  against the Lord their God that were not right. They built high places in all their towns from watchtower  to fortified city.

Cross References

2 Kings 18:8

He defeated the Philistines as far as Gaza and its borders,  from watchtower  to fortified city.

Hosea 12:11

Since Gilead is full of evil, they will certainly come to nothing. They sacrifice bulls in Gilgal; even their altars will be like piles of rocks on the furrows of a field.

Ezekiel 8:12

He said to me, ‘Son of man, do you see what the elders of the house of Israel are doing in the darkness, each at the shrine of his idol? For they are saying, “The Lord does not see us. The Lord has abandoned the land.” ’

Job 31:27

so that my heart was secretly enticed and I threw them a kiss,

Deuteronomy 27:15

“The person who makes a carved idol or cast image, which is detestable to the Lord, the work of a craftsman, and sets it up in secret is cursed.” And all the people will reply, “Amen! ”

Deuteronomy 13:6

‘If your brother, the son of your mother,  or your son or daughter, or the wife you embrace, or your closest friend secretly entices you, saying, “Let’s go and worship other gods” #– #which neither you nor your ancestors have known,

Deuteronomy 29:25

Then people will answer, “It is because they abandoned the covenant of the Lord, the God of their ancestors, which he had made with them when he brought them out of the land of Egypt.

Isaiah 29:15

Woe to those who go to great lengths to hide their plans from the  Lord. They do their works in the dark, and say, ‘Who sees us? Who knows us? ’

Ezekiel 20:28

When I brought them into the land that I swore to give them and they saw any high hill or leafy tree,  they offered their sacrifices and presented their offensive offerings there. They also sent up their pleasing aromas and poured out their drink offerings there.