1 Kings 16:2

New International Version

“I lifted you up from the dust and appointed you ruler over my people Israel, but you followed the ways of Jeroboam and caused my people Israel to sin and to arouse my anger by their sins.

Cross References

1 Kings 15:34

He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, following the ways of Jeroboam and committing the same sin Jeroboam had caused Israel to commit.

1 Kings 14:7

Go, tell Jeroboam that this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: ‘I raised you up from among the people and appointed you ruler over my people Israel.

1 Samuel 2:8

He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap; he seats them with princes and has them inherit a throne of honor. “For the foundations of the earth are the Lord’s; on them he has set the world.

Luke 1:52

He has brought down rulers from their thrones but has lifted up the humble.

Matthew 5:19

Therefore anyone who sets aside one of the least of these commands and teaches others accordingly will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

1 Kings 15:26

He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, following the ways of his father and committing the same sin his father had caused Israel to commit.

1 Kings 14:16

And he will give Israel up because of the sins Jeroboam has committed and has caused Israel to commit.”

1 Samuel 26:19

Now let my lord the king listen to his servant’s words. If the Lord has incited you against me, then may he accept an offering. If, however, people have done it, may they be cursed before the Lord! They have driven me today from my share in the Lord’s inheritance and have said, ‘Go, serve other gods.’

1 Samuel 2:24

No, my sons; the report I hear spreading among the Lord’s people is not good.

Exodus 32:21

He said to Aaron, “What did these people do to you, that you led them into such great sin?”

Jeremiah 7:18

The children gather wood, the fathers light the fire, and the women knead the dough and make cakes to offer to the Queen of Heaven. They pour out drink offerings to other gods to arouse my anger.