2 Kings 17:12
For they served idols, whereof the Lord had said unto them, Ye shall not do this thing.
Context
This verse from 2 Kings Chapter 17 connects to 10 cross-references. The Assyrian king Shalmaneser besieges Samaria for three years; his successor Sargon II deports Israel to Assyria. The theological analysis is explicit: Israel fell because they sinned against God from the exodus onward, following other gods, erecting high places, and …
Other Translations
and they served idols, whereof Jehovah had said unto them, Ye shall not do this thing.
and serve the idols, of which Jehovah said to them, `Ye do not do this thing;'
And they made themselves servants of disgusting things, though the Lord had said, You are not to do this.
Cross References
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For thou shalt worship no other god: for the Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God:
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And lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun, and the moon, and the …
Take heed unto yourselves, lest ye forget the covenant of the Lord your God, which he made with you, and …
When thou shalt beget children, and children’s children, and ye shall have remained long in the land, and shall corrupt …
Thou shalt have none other gods before me.
Thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous …