1 Kings 11:33

God's Word

I will do this because he has abandoned me and worshiped Astarte (the goddess of the Sidonians), Chemosh (the god of Moab), and Milcom (the god of Ammon). He has not followed my ways. He did not do what I consider right or keep my laws and decrees as his father David did.

Cross References

1 Kings 11:34

“I will not take the whole kingdom from him. Instead, I will allow him to be ruler as long as he lives because of my servant David whom I chose, who obeyed my commands and laws.

1 Kings 11:4

In his old age, his wives tempted him to follow other gods. He was no longer committed to the Lord his God as his father David had been.

1 Kings 11:9

So the Lord became angry with Solomon because his heart had turned from the Lord God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice.

1 Kings 14:8

I tore the kingdom away from David’s heirs and gave it to you. But you have not been like my servant David. He obeyed my commands and faithfully followed me by doing only what I considered right.

1 Kings 3:14

And if you follow me and obey my laws and commands as your father David did, then I will also give you a long life.”

2 Kings 1:3

Then the angel of the Lord said to Elijah from Tishbe, “Meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and ask them, ‘Do you seek advice from Baalzebub, the god of Ekron, because ⌞you think⌟ there is no God in Israel?

2 Kings 21:22

He abandoned the Lord God of his ancestors and didn’t live the Lord’s way.

1 Chronicles 28:9

“And you, my son Solomon, learn to know your father’s God. Serve the Lord wholeheartedly and willingly because he searches every heart and understands every thought ⌞we have⌟. If you dedicate your life to serving him, he will accept you. But if you abandon him, he will reject you from then on.

2 Chronicles 15:2

Azariah went to Asa and said to him, “Listen to me, Asa and all you men from Judah and Benjamin. The Lord is with you when you are with him. If you will dedicate your lives to serving him, he will accept you. But if you abandon him, he will abandon you.

Jeremiah 2:11

Has any nation ever exchanged gods? (Their gods aren’t really gods.) Yet, my people have exchanged their Glory for something that doesn’t help them.

Jeremiah 2:13

“My people have done two things wrong. They have abandoned me, the fountain of life-giving water. They have also dug their own cisterns, broken cisterns that can’t hold water.

Jeremiah 48:13

Then Moab will be ashamed of Chemosh as the nation of Israel was ashamed when it trusted Bethel.

Jeremiah 48:7

Since you trust the things you do and your treasures, you will be captured. Chemosh will go into captivity with all its priests and officials.

Hosea 4:17

The people of Ephraim have chosen to worship idols. Leave them alone!

Zephaniah 1:5

I will remove those who worship all the stars in the sky on their rooftops and those who worship by swearing loyalty to the Lord while also swearing loyalty to the god Milcom.

Numbers 21:29

How horrible it is for you, Moab! You are destroyed, you people of the god Chemosh. Chemosh let his sons become refugees and he let his daughters become prisoners of King Sihon of the Amorites.

1 Samuel 7:3

Samuel told the entire nation of Israel, “If you are returning to the Lord wholeheartedly, get rid of the foreign gods you have, including the statues of the goddess Astarte. Make a commitment to the Lord, and serve only him. Then he will rescue you from the Philistines.”