2 Kings 17:21

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

He tore them from the family of David, and they made Jeroboam son of Nebat their king. Jeroboam pulled the Israelites away from following the Lord. He caused them to commit a great sin.

Cross References

1 Kings 11:11

So the Lord said to Solomon, “You have chosen to break your agreement with me. You have not obeyed my commands. So I promise that I will tear your kingdom away from you and give it to one of your servants.

1 Kings 11:31

Then he said to Jeroboam, “Take ten pieces of this coat for yourself because the Lord, the God of Israel, says: ‘I will tear the kingdom away from Solomon, and I will give you ten of the tribes.

1 Kings 14:16

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

John 19:11

Jesus answered, “The only power you have over me is the power given to you by God. So the one who handed me over to you is guilty of a greater sin.”

Isaiah 7:17

“But the Lord will bring troubled times to you. These troubles will be worse than anything that has happened since the time Israel separated from Judah. This will happen to your people and to your father’s family when God brings the king of Assyria to fight against you.

Psalm 25:11

Lord, I have done many wrong things. But I ask you to forgive them all to show your goodness.

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.

2 Chronicles 11:11

When Rehoboam made these cities strong, he put commanders in them. He also put supplies of food, oil, and wine in them.

1 Kings 14:8

David’s family was ruling the kingdom of Israel, but I took the kingdom away from them and gave it to you. But you are not like my servant David. He always obeyed my commands and followed me with his whole heart. He did only what I accepted.

1 Samuel 2:24

Sons, stop that! The Lord’s people are saying bad things about you.

1 Samuel 2:17

In this way Hophni and Phinehas showed that they did not respect the offerings made to the Lord. This was a terrible sin against the Lord.

Exodus 32:21

Moses said to Aaron, “What did these people do to you that would make you do this? Why did you lead them to do such a terrible sin?”

Genesis 20:9

Then Abimelech called Abraham and said to him, “Why have you done this to us? What wrong did I do to you? Why did you lie and say that she was your sister? You brought great trouble to my kingdom. You should not have done this to me.

1 Kings 13:34

This is the sin that caused the ruin and destruction of his kingdom.

2 Kings 17:22

So the Israelites sinned in all the ways Jeroboam did. And they did not stop committing these sins

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.