2 Chronicles 36:13

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Zedekiah turned against King Nebuchadnezzar. In the past Nebuchadnezzar forced Zedekiah to make a promise to be faithful to Nebuchadnezzar. Zedekiah used God’s name and promised to be faithful to Nebuchadnezzar. But Zedekiah was very stubborn and refused to change his life and come back and obey the Lord God of Israel.

Cross References

2 Samuel 21:2

The Gibeonites were not Israelites. They were a group of Amorites. The Israelites had promised them {that they would not hurt the Gibeonites}. [120] But Saul tried to kill the Gibeonites. He did this because of his strong feelings for the people of Israel and Judah.)

2 Kings 17:4

Later, Hoshea sent messengers to the king of Egypt {to ask for help}. That king’s name was So. That year, Hoshea did not pay tribute [199] to the king of Assyria like he did every other year. The king of Assyria learned that Hoshea had made plans against him. So the king of Assyria arrested Hoshea and put him in jail.

2 Kings 24:20

The Lord became so angry at Jerusalem and Judah that he threw them away.

2 Chronicles 24:19

God sent prophets to the people to bring them back to the Lord. The prophets warned the people. But the people refused to listen.

2 Chronicles 30:8

Don’t be stubborn like your ancestors {\cf2\super [364]} were. But obey the Lord with a willing heart. Come to the Most Holy Place. {\cf2\super [365]} The Lord has made the Most Holy Place to be holy forever. Serve the Lord your God. Then the Lord’s fearful anger will turn away from you.

2 Chronicles 36:14

Also, all the leaders of the priests and the leaders of the people of Judah sinned worse and became more unfaithful to the Lord. They followed the evil example of the other nations. Those leaders ruined the Lord’s temple. {\cf2\super [453]} The Lord had made the temple holy in Jerusalem.

Ezra 4:12

King Artaxerxes, we wish to inform you that the Jews you sent away from you have come here. Those Jews are now trying to build that city again. Jerusalem is a bad city. The people in that city have always rebelled against other kings. Now those Jews are fixing the foundations and building the walls. {\cf2\super [21]}

Nehemiah 9:29

You warned them.\par You told them to come back.\par But they were too proud.\par They refused to listen to your commands.\par If people obey your laws,\par then they will truly live!\par But our ancestors {\cf2\super [57]} broke your laws.\par They were stubborn.\par They turned their backs on you.\par They refused to listen.\par

Psalm 15:4

That person doesn’t respect the people\par that hate God.\par But that person shows honor to\par all the people who serve the Lord.\par If he makes a promise to his neighbor,\par then he does what he promised to do. {\cf2\super [81]} \par

Exodus 7:13

Pharaoh still refused to let the people go. This happened just like the Lord said it would. The king refused to listen to Moses and Aaron.

Exodus 8:15

Pharaoh saw that they were free of the frogs, and he again became stubborn. Pharaoh did not do what Moses and Aaron had asked him to do. This happened just like the Lord had said.

Exodus 8:32

But Pharaoh again became stubborn and did not let the people go.

Exodus 9:17

You are still against my people. You are not letting them go free.

Isaiah 48:4

I did that because I knew\par you were stubborn.\par \{You refused to believe anything I said\}.\par You were very stubborn—\par like iron \{that does not bend\}\par and as hard as bronze.\par

Jeremiah 43:2

Azariah son of Hoshaiah, Johanan son of Kareah, and some other men were proud and stubborn. Those people became angry at Jeremiah. Those men said to Jeremiah, “Jeremiah, you are lying! The Lord our God didn’t send you to say to us, ‘You people must not go to Egypt to live there.’

Daniel 5:20

But Nebuchadnezzar became proud and stubborn. So his power was taken away from him. He was taken off his royal throne and stripped of his glory.

Zechariah 7:12

They were very stubborn.\par They would not obey the law.\par The Lord All-Powerful used his Spirit\par and sent messages to his people\par through the prophets.\par But the people would not listen.\par So the Lord All-Powerful\par became very angry.\par

Numbers 30:3

“A young woman might still be living in her father’s house. And that young woman might make a special promise to give something to the Lord.

Deuteronomy 29:25

The answer will be: ‘The Lord is angry because the people of Israel left the Agreement of the Lord, the God of their ancestors. [194] They stopped following the Agreement that the Lord made with them when he brought them out of Egypt.

Hebrews 3:13

But encourage each other every day. Do this while it is “today. {\cf2\super [19]} ” Help each other so that none of you will become hardened because of sin and the way sin fools people.

Hebrews 3:8

don’t be stubborn like in the past,\par when you were against God.\par That was the day you tested God\par in the desert.\par

Joshua 9:15

Joshua agreed to make peace with them. He agreed to let them live. The leaders of Israel agreed with this promise of Joshua.