2 Chronicles 26:16

God's Word

But when he became powerful, his pride destroyed him. He was unfaithful to the Lord his God. He went into the Lord’s temple to burn incense on the incense altar.

Cross References

1 Kings 12:33

He went to his altar in Bethel to burn an offering on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, ⌞the festival⌟ he had invented for the Israelites.

1 Kings 13:1

A man of God from Judah had come to Bethel. When he arrived, Jeroboam was standing at the altar to offer a sacrifice.

2 Kings 14:10

You certainly defeated Edom, and now you have become arrogant. Enjoy your fame, but stay home. Why must you invite disaster and your own defeat and take Judah with you?”

2 Kings 15:5

The Lord inflicted the king with a skin disease that lasted until the day the king died. So the king lived in a separate house. The king’s son Jotham was in charge of the palace and governed the country.

2 Chronicles 12:1

When Rehoboam had established his kingdom and made himself strong, he and all Israel abandoned the Lord’s teachings.

2 Chronicles 25:19

You say you defeated Edom, and now you’ve become arrogant enough to look for more fame. Stay home! Why must you invite disaster and your own defeat and take Judah with you?”

2 Chronicles 26:15

In Jerusalem he made machines designed by inventive people. The machines were placed on the towers and corners to shoot arrows and hurl large stones. Uzziah’s fame spread far and wide because he had strong support until he became powerful.

2 Chronicles 27:2

He did what the Lord considered right, as his father Uzziah had done. But unlike his father, he didn’t ⌞illegally⌟ enter the Lord’s temple. Nevertheless, the people continued their corrupt ways.

2 Chronicles 32:25

But Hezekiah was conceited, so he didn’t repay the Lord for his kindness. The Lord became angry with him, with Judah, and with Jerusalem.

Proverbs 16:18

Pride precedes a disaster, and an arrogant attitude precedes a fall.

Daniel 11:12

When that army is captured, the southern king will become conceited. Although he will dominate tens of thousands of people, he will not always be strong.

Daniel 8:8

The male goat became very important. But when the goat became powerful, his large horn broke off. In its place grew four horns. They corresponded to the four winds of heaven.

Habakkuk 2:4

“Look at the proud person. He is not right in himself. But the righteous person will live because of his faithfulness.

Numbers 16:1

Korah (son of Izhar), Dathan and Abiram (sons of Eliab), and On (son of Peleth) dared to challenge Moses. (Korah was a descendant of Kohath and Levi. Dathan, Abiram, and On were descendants of Reuben.)

Numbers 16:18

So each man took his incense burner, put burning coals and incense in it, and stood with Moses and Aaron at the entrance to the tent of meeting.

Numbers 16:35

Fire came from the Lord and consumed the 250 men who were offering incense.

Numbers 16:7

and put burning coals and incense in them in the Lord’s presence. Then the Lord will choose the man who is holy. You’ve gone far enough!”

Numbers 17:5

The staff from the man I choose will begin to grow. In this way I will silence the frequent complaints the Israelites make against you and Aaron.”

Deuteronomy 8:14

When this happens, be careful that you don’t become arrogant and forget the Lord your God, who brought you out of slavery in Egypt.

Deuteronomy 8:17

You may say to yourselves, “I became wealthy because of my own ability and strength.”

Colossians 2:18

Let no one who delights in ⌞false⌟ humility and the worship of angels tell you that you don’t deserve a prize. Such a person, whose sinful mind fills him with arrogance, gives endless details of the visions he has seen.