2 Kings 17:16
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16 They rejected all the commandments of the Lord their God and made for themselves cast images of two calves; they made a sacred pole,[a] worshiped all the host of heaven, and served Baal.(A)
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- 17.16 Or Asherah
1 Kings 16:31
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Ahab Marries Jezebel and Worships Baal
31 And as if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, he took as his wife Jezebel daughter of King Ethbaal of the Sidonians and went and served Baal and worshiped him.(A)
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1 Kings 14:23
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23 For they also built for themselves high places, pillars, and sacred poles[a] on every high hill and under every green tree;(A)
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- 14.23 Or Asherahs
1 Kings 14:15
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15 “The Lord will strike Israel as a reed is shaken in the water; he will root up Israel out of this good land that he gave to their ancestors and scatter them beyond the Euphrates, because they have made their sacred poles,[a] provoking the Lord to anger.(A)
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- 14.15 Or Asherahs
1 Kings 12:28
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28 So the king took counsel and made two calves of gold. He said to the people,[a] “You have gone up to Jerusalem long enough. Here are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.”(A)
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- 12.28 Gk: Heb to them
Deuteronomy 4:19
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19 And when you look up to the heavens and see the sun, the moon, and the stars, all the host of heaven, do not be led astray and bow down to them and serve them, things that the Lord your God has allotted to all the peoples everywhere under heaven.(A)
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2 Kings 21:3
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3 For he rebuilt the high places that his father Hezekiah had destroyed; he erected altars for Baal, made a sacred pole,[a] as King Ahab of Israel had done, worshiped all the host of heaven and served them.(A)
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- 21.3 Or Asherah
2 Kings 11:18
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18 Then all the people of the land went to the house of Baal and tore it down; his altars and his images they broke in pieces, and they killed Mattan, the priest of Baal, in front of the altars. The priest posted guards over the house of the Lord.(A)
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1 Kings 22:53
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53 He served Baal and worshiped him; he provoked the Lord, the God of Israel, to anger, just as his father had done.(A)
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1 Kings 16:33
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33 Ahab also made a sacred pole.[a] Ahab did more to provoke the anger of the Lord, the God of Israel, than had all the kings of Israel who were before him.(A)
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- 16.33 Or Asherah
1 Kings 15:13
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13 He also removed his mother Maacah from being queen mother, because she had made an abominable image for Asherah; Asa cut down her image and burned it at the Wadi Kidron.(A)
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Jeremiah 8:2
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2 and they shall be spread before the sun and the moon and all the host of heaven, which they have loved and served, which they have followed, and which they have inquired of and worshiped, and they shall not be gathered or buried; they shall be like dung on the surface of the ground.(A)
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Isaiah 44:9-10
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The Absurdity of Idol Worship
9 All who make idols are nothing, and the things they delight in do not profit; their witnesses neither see nor know, and so they will be put to shame.(A) 10 Who would fashion a god or cast an image that can do no good?(B)
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Psalm 106:18-20
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2 Kings 17:10
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10 they set up for themselves pillars and sacred poles[a] on every high hill and under every green tree;(A)
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- 17.10 Or Asherahs
2 Kings 10:18-28
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Slaughter of Worshipers of Baal
18 Then Jehu assembled all the people and said to them, “Ahab offered Baal small service, but Jehu will offer much more.(A) 19 Now therefore summon to me all the prophets of Baal, all his servants, and all his priests; let none be missing, for I have a great sacrifice to offer to Baal; whoever is missing shall not live.” But Jehu was acting with cunning in order to destroy the servants of Baal.(B) 20 Jehu decreed, “Sanctify a solemn assembly for Baal.” So they proclaimed it.(C) 21 Jehu sent word throughout all Israel; all the servants of Baal came, so that there was no one left who did not come. They entered the temple of Baal until the temple of Baal was filled from wall to wall.(D) 22 He said to the keeper of the wardrobe, “Bring out the vestments for all the servants of Baal.” So he brought out the vestments for them. 23 Then Jehu entered the temple of Baal with Jehonadab son of Rechab; he said to the servants of Baal, “Search and see that there is no servant of the Lord here among you but only servants of Baal.” 24 Then they proceeded to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings.
Now Jehu had stationed eighty men outside, saying, “Whoever allows any of those to escape whom I deliver into your hands shall forfeit his life.”(E) 25 As soon as he had finished presenting the burnt offering, Jehu said to the guards and to the officers, “Come in and kill them; let no one escape.” So they put them to the sword. The guards and the officers threw them out and then went into the citadel of the temple of Baal.(F) 26 They brought out the pillar[a] that was in the temple of Baal and burned it.(G) 27 Then they demolished the pillar of Baal and destroyed the temple of Baal and made it a latrine to this day.(H)
28 Thus Jehu wiped out Baal from Israel.
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- 10.26 Gk Vg Syr Tg: Heb pillars
Exodus 32:8
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8 they have been quick to turn aside from the way that I commanded them; they have cast for themselves an image of a calf and have worshiped it and sacrificed to it and said, ‘These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt!’ ”(A)
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Exodus 32:4
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4 He took these from them, formed them in a mold,[a] and cast an image of a calf, and they said, “These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt!”(A)
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- 32.4 Or fashioned it with an engraving tool; meaning of Heb uncertain
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