2 Kings 17:12

Easy To Read Version

They served idols. [204] And the Lord had said to the Israelites, “You must not do this thing.”

Cross References

1 Kings 21:26

Ahab did a very bad sin and worshiped those blocks of wood (idols). This was the same thing that the Amorite people did. And the Lord took the land from them and gave it to the people of Israel.

2 Kings 17:11

The Israelites burned incense [203] there in all those places of worship. They did these things like the nations that the Lord forced out of the land before them. The Israelites did evil things that made the Lord angry.

2 Kings 17:40

But the Israelites did not listen. They kept on doing the same things they did before.

Exodus 20:2

“I am the Lord [123] your God. I led you out of the land of Egypt where you were slaves. {So you must obey these commands:}

Exodus 34:14

Don’t worship any other god. I am YAHWEH KANAH—the jealous Lord. That is my name. I am EL KANAH—the jealous God.

Ezekiel 20:28

But I still brought them to the land I promised to give to them. They saw all the hills and green trees, so they went to all those places to worship. They took their sacrifices and anger offerings {\cf2\super [144]} to all those places. They offered their sacrifices that made a sweet smell and they offered their drink offerings at those places.

Leviticus 26:1

“Don’t make idols for yourselves. Don’t set up statues or memorials [440] in your land to bow down to. Why? Because I am the Lord your God!

Deuteronomy 12:4

“You must not worship the Lord your God in the same way that those people worship their gods.

Joshua 23:7

There are still some people living among us that are not people of Israel. Those people worship their own gods. Don’t become friends with those people. Don’t serve or worship their gods.