1 Kings 14:9

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

But you have sinned worse than anyone who ruled before you. You stopped following me and made other gods for yourself. You made those statues to make me angry.

Cross References

Ezekiel 23:35

“So this is what the Lord GOD said: ‘Jerusalem, you forgot me. You threw me away and left me behind. So now you must suffer for leaving me and living like a prostitute. You must suffer for your wicked dreams.’”

Psalm 50:17

You hate for me to tell you what to do. You ignore what I say.

Nehemiah 9:26

And then they turned against you. They threw away your teachings. They killed your prophets. Those prophets warned the people. They tried to bring them back to you. But our ancestors said terrible things against you.

2 Chronicles 11:15

Jeroboam chose his own priests to serve in the high places, where he set up the goat and calf idols he had made.

1 Kings 12:28

So the king asked his advisors what to do. They gave him their advice, and King Jeroboam made two golden calves. He said to the people, “You don’t have to go to Jerusalem to worship anymore. Israel, these are the gods that brought you out of Egypt.”

Exodus 34:17

“Don’t make idols.

1 Corinthians 10:22

Doing that would make the Lord jealous. Do you really want to do that? Do you think we are stronger than he is?

Ezekiel 8:17

Then God said, “Son of man, do you see this? The people of Judah think my Temple is so unimportant that they will do these terrible things here in my Temple! This country is filled with violence, and they constantly do things to make me angry. Look, they are wearing rings in their noses to honor the moon as a false god!

Ezekiel 8:3

Then I saw something that looked like an arm. The arm reached out and grabbed me by the hair on my head. Then the Spirit lifted me into the air, and in a vision from God he took me to Jerusalem. He took me to the inner gate—the gate that is on the north side. The statue that makes God jealous is by that gate.

Psalm 106:29

The Lord became angry with his people, so he made them sick.

Psalm 78:40

Oh, they caused him so much trouble in the desert! They made him so sad.

Psalm 78:56

But they tested God Most High and made him very sad. They didn’t obey his commands.

2 Chronicles 33:6

He also burned his own children for a sacrifice in the Valley of Ben Hinnom. He also used magic by doing soothsaying, divination, and sorcery. He talked with mediums and wizards. He did many things that the Lord said were evil and made him angry.

2 Kings 23:26

But the Lord did not stop being angry with the people of Judah. He was still angry with them for everything that Manasseh had done.

2 Kings 21:3

Manasseh rebuilt the high places that his father Hezekiah had destroyed. He also built altars for Baal and made an Asherah pole, just as King Ahab of Israel had done. Manasseh worshiped and served the stars of heaven.

1 Kings 16:31

It was not enough for Ahab to commit the same sins that Jeroboam, son of Nebat, had done. Ahab also married Jezebel, daughter of King Ethbaal of Sidon. Then Ahab began to serve and worship Baal.

1 Kings 15:34

but he did what the Lord said was wrong. He did the same sins that Jeroboam had done that caused the Israelites to sin.

1 Kings 14:22

The people of Judah did things that the Lord considered evil. They made him angry with all their sins—more than any of their ancestors had done.

1 Kings 14:16

He will let the Israelites be defeated because Jeroboam sinned, and then he made the Israelites sin.”

Judges 5:8

“God chose new leaders to fight at the city gates. No one could find a shield or a spear among the 40,000 soldiers of Israel.

Deuteronomy 32:21

They made me jealous with things that are not really gods. They made me angry with their worthless idols. So I will use people who are not really a nation to make them jealous. I will use a worthless nation to make them angry.

Deuteronomy 9:24

All the time that I have known you, you have refused to obey the Lord.

1 Kings 15:29

When Baasha became the new king, he killed everyone in Jeroboam’s family. He left no one in Jeroboam’s family alive. This happened just as the Lord said it would when he spoke through his servant Ahijah at Shiloh.

1 Kings 16:25

Omri did what the Lord said was wrong. He was worse than all the kings who were before him.

1 Kings 16:30

He did what the Lord said was wrong. Ahab was worse than all the kings who were before him.

1 Kings 16:33

He also set up a sacred pole. Ahab did more to make the Lord, the God of Israel, angry than all the other kings who were before him.

2 Kings 3:3

But he continued to do the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat who had caused the Israelites to sin. Joram did not stop committing the sins of Jeroboam.

Psalm 78:58

They built high places and made God angry. They built statues of false gods and made him jealous.

Jeremiah 7:18

This is what the people of Judah are doing: The children gather wood. The fathers use the wood to make a fire. The women make the dough and then make cakes of bread to offer to the Queen of Heaven. The people of Judah pour out drink offerings to worship other gods. They do this to make me angry.

Jeremiah 32:18

You are loyal and kind to thousands of people, but you also bring punishment to children for their fathers’ sins. Great and powerful God, your name is the Lord All-Powerful.

Leviticus 19:4

“Do not worship idols. Do not make statues of gods for yourselves. I am the Lord your God.

1 Kings 15:30

This happened because King Jeroboam had committed many sins and had caused the Israelites to sin. This made the Lord, the God of Israel, very angry.

Nehemiah 9:25

They defeated powerful cities. They took the fertile land. They got houses filled with good things. They got wells that were already dug. They got vineyards, olive trees, and plenty of fruit trees. They ate until they were full and fat. They enjoyed all the wonderful things you gave them.

Jeremiah 7:26

But your ancestors did not listen to me. They did not pay attention to me. They were very stubborn and did evil even worse than their fathers did.