2 Kings 17:12

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

They served idols, and the Lord had said to them, “You must not do this.”

Cross References

Deuteronomy 12:4

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

Leviticus 26:1

“Don’t make idols for yourselves. Don’t set up statues or memorial stones in your land to bow down to, because I am the Lord your God!

Exodus 34:14

Don’t worship any other god. I am YAHWEH KANAH—the jealous Lord. That is my name. I hate for my people to worship other gods.

1 Kings 21:26

Ahab committed the terrible sin of worshiping those filthy idols, just as the Amorites did. And that is why the Lord took the land from them and gave it to the Israelites.

2 Kings 17:11

They burned incense there in all those places for 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.

Exodus 20:2

“I am the Lord your God. I am the one who freed you from the land of Egypt, where you were slaves.

Joshua 23:7

That’s why you must not make friends with the people of other nations who still live among you. You must not serve or worship their gods. Don’t even mention the names of their gods when you pray or make an oath.

2 Kings 17:40

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

Ezekiel 20:28

But I still brought them to the land I promised to give 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 to all those places. They offered their sacrifices that made a sweet smell, and they offered their drink offerings at those places.