2 Kings 17:9

New Century Version

secretly sinning against the Lord their God. They built places to worship gods in all their cities, from the watchtower to the strong, walled city.

Cross References

2 Kings 18:8

Hezekiah defeated the Philistines all the way to Gaza and its borders, including the watchtowers and the strong, walled cities.

Job 31:27

so that my heart was pulled away from God. My hand has never offered the sun and moon a kiss of worship.

Psalm 78:58

They made God angry by building places to worship gods; they made him jealous with their idols.

Isaiah 29:15

How terrible it will be for those who try to hide things from the Lord and who do their work in darkness. They think no one will see them or know what they do.

Ezekiel 20:28

When I had brought them into the land I promised to give them, they saw every high hill and every leafy tree. There they offered their sacrifices to gods. They brought offerings that made me angry and burned their incense and poured out their drink offerings.

Ezekiel 8:12

Then he said to me, “Human, have you seen what the elders of Israel are doing in the dark? Have you seen each man in the room of his own idol? They say, ‘The Lord doesn’t see us. The Lord has left the land.’ ”

Hosea 12:11

The people of Gilead are evil, worth nothing. Though people sacrifice bulls at Gilgal, their altars will become like piles of stone in a plowed field.

Deuteronomy 13:6

Someone might try to lead you to serve other gods—it might be your brother, your son or daughter, the wife you love, or a close friend. The person might say, “Let’s go and worship other gods.” (These are gods that neither you nor your ancestors have known,

Deuteronomy 27:15

“Anyone will be cursed who makes an idol or statue and secretly sets it up, because the Lord hates the idols people make.” Then all the people will say, “Amen!”

Deuteronomy 29:25

And the answer will be, “It is because the people broke the Agreement of the Lord, the God of their ancestors, which he made with them when he brought them out of Egypt.