1 Kings 16:13

New International Reader's Version

Baasha and his son Elah had committed all kinds of sin. They had also caused Israel to commit the same sins. So Israel made the Lord very angry. They did it by worshiping worthless statues of gods. The Lord is the God of Israel.

Cross References

1 Kings 14:16

I will give Israel up because of the sins Jeroboam has committed. He has also caused Israel to commit those same sins.”

1 Kings 15:16

There was war between Asa and Baasha, the king of Israel. It lasted the whole time they were kings.

1 Kings 15:30

The Lord judged Jeroboam’s family because of the sins Jeroboam had committed. He had also caused Israel to commit those same sins. He had made the Lord very angry. The Lord is the God of Israel.

1 Kings 16:26

He lived the way Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, had lived. He committed the same sin Jeroboam had caused Israel to commit. Israel made the Lord very angry. They did it by worshiping worthless statues of gods. The Lord is the God of Israel.

2 Kings 17:15

They refused to obey his rules. They broke the covenant he had made with them. They didn’t pay any attention to the rules he had warned them to keep. They worshiped worthless statues of gods. Then they themselves became worthless. They followed the example of the nations around them. They did it even though the Lord had ordered them not to. He had said, “Do not do as they do.”

Isaiah 41:29

So they are not really gods at all. What they do does not amount to anything. They are as useless as wind.

Jeremiah 10:15

They are worthless things that people make fun of. When the Lord judges them, they will be destroyed.

Jeremiah 10:8

All of them are foolish. They don’t have any sense. They think they are taught by worthless wooden gods.

Jonah 2:8

“Some people worship the worthless statues of their gods. They turn away from God’s love for them.

1 Corinthians 8:4

So then, here is what I say about eating food sacrificed to statues of gods. We know that “a god made by human hands is really nothing at all in the world.” We know that “there is only one God.”

Deuteronomy 32:21

They made me jealous by serving what is not even a god. They made me angry by worshiping worthless statues of gods. I will use people who are not a nation to make them jealous. A nation that has no understanding will make them angry.

1 Samuel 12:21

Don’t turn away and worship statues of gods. They are useless. They can’t do you any good. They can’t save you either. They are completely useless.