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2 Kings 17:16-18 Elijah Taken Up to Heaven

16 They forsook all the commands of the Lord their God and made for themselves two idols cast in the shape of calves, and an Asherah pole. They bowed down to all the starry hosts, and they worshiped Baal.

17 They sacrificed their sons and daughters in the fire. They practiced divination and sorcery and sold themselves to do evil in the eyes of the Lord, provoking him to anger.

18 So the Lord was very angry with Israel and removed them from his presence. Only the tribe of Judah was left,

Cross References for 2 Kings 17:16-18

Deuteronomy 4:19 - And when you look up to the sky and see the sun, the moon and the stars—all the heavenly array—... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 4:19 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 4:19

Acts 7:42 - But God turned away and gave them over to the worship of the heavenly bodies. This agrees with ... Click to read the verse Acts 7:42 Click to read the verse Acts 7:42

Jeremiah 8:2 - They will be exposed to the sun and the moon and all the stars of the heavens, which they have ... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 8:2 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 8:2

Deuteronomy 16:21 - Worshiping Other Gods Do not set up any wooden Asherah pole beside the altar you build to the L... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 16:21 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 16:21

Hosea 10:14 - the roar of battle will rise against your people, so that all your fortresses will be devastate... Click to read the verse Hosea 10:14 Click to read the verse Hosea 10:14

1 Kings 12:28 - After seeking advice, the king made two golden calves. He said to the people, “It is too much f... Click to read the verse 1 Kings 12:28 Click to read the verse 1 Kings 12:28

Exodus 32:8 - They have been quick to turn away from what I commanded them and have made themselves an idol c... Click to read the verse Exodus 32:8 Click to read the verse Exodus 32:8

Exodus 32:4 - He took what they handed him and made it into an idol cast in the shape of a calf, fashioning i... Click to read the verse Exodus 32:4 Click to read the verse Exodus 32:4

Isaiah 44:9-10 - All who make idols are nothing, and the things they treasure are worthless. Those who would spe... Click to read the verse Isaiah 44:9-10 Click to read the verse Isaiah 44:9-10

Hosea 10:5 - The people who live in Samaria fear for the calf-idol of Beth Aven. Its people will mourn over ... Click to read the verse Hosea 10:5 Click to read the verse Hosea 10:5

2 Kings 17:10 - They set up sacred stones and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every spreading tree. Click to read the verse 2 Kings 17:10 Click to read the verse 2 Kings 17:10

1 Kings 14:23 - They also set up for themselves high places, sacred stones and Asherah poles on every high hill... Click to read the verse 1 Kings 14:23 Click to read the verse 1 Kings 14:23

Ezekiel 23:8 - She did not give up the prostitution she began in Egypt, when during her youth men slept with h... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 23:8 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 23:8

2 Kings 21:3 - He rebuilt the high places his father Hezekiah had destroyed; he also erected altars to Baal an... Click to read the verse 2 Kings 21:3 Click to read the verse 2 Kings 21:3

1 Kings 15:13 - He even deposed his grandmother Maacah from her position as queen mother, because she had made ... Click to read the verse 1 Kings 15:13 Click to read the verse 1 Kings 15:13

Judges 10:6 - Jephthah Again the Israelites did evil in the eyes of the Lord. They served the Baals and the A... Click to read the verse Judges 10:6 Click to read the verse Judges 10:6

1 Kings 16:33 - Ahab also made an Asherah pole and did more to provoke the Lord, the God of Israel, to anger th... Click to read the verse 1 Kings 16:33 Click to read the verse 1 Kings 16:33

1 Kings 14:15 - And the Lord will strike Israel, so that it will be like a reed swaying in the water. He will u... Click to read the verse 1 Kings 14:15 Click to read the verse 1 Kings 14:15

1 Kings 16:31 - He not only considered it trivial to commit the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, but he also marr... Click to read the verse 1 Kings 16:31 Click to read the verse 1 Kings 16:31

2 Kings 13:6 - But they did not turn away from the sins of the house of Jeroboam, which he had caused Israel t... Click to read the verse 2 Kings 13:6 Click to read the verse 2 Kings 13:6

1 Kings 22:53 - He served and worshiped Baal and provoked the Lord, the God of Israel, to anger, just as his fa... Click to read the verse 1 Kings 22:53 Click to read the verse 1 Kings 22:53

2 Kings 11:18 - All the people of the land went to the temple of Baal and tore it down. They smashed the altars... Click to read the verse 2 Kings 11:18 Click to read the verse 2 Kings 11:18

2 Kings 23:4 - The king ordered Hilkiah the high priest, the priests next in rank and the doorkeepers to remov... Click to read the verse 2 Kings 23:4 Click to read the verse 2 Kings 23:4

Jeremiah 44:17 - We will certainly do everything we said we would: We will burn incense to the Queen of Heaven a... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 44:17 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 44:17

Psalms 106:18-20 - Fire blazed among their followers; a flame consumed the wicked. Click to read the verse Psalms 106:18-20 Click to read the verse Psalms 106:18-20

2 Kings 10:18-28 - Ministers of Baal Killed Then Jehu brought all the people together and said to them, “Ahab serv... Click to read the verse 2 Kings 10:18-28 Click to read the verse 2 Kings 10:18-28

2 Kings 18:6 - He held fast to the Lord and did not cease to follow him; he kept the commands the Lord had giv... Click to read the verse 2 Kings 18:6 Click to read the verse 2 Kings 18:6

Amos 5:2 - “Fallen is Virgin Israel, never to rise again, deserted in her own land, with no one to lift he... Click to read the verse Amos 5:2 Click to read the verse Amos 5:2