1 Kings 14:9
1 Kings · Old Testament · Chapter 14
“But hast done evil above all that were before thee: for thou hast gone and made thee other gods, and molten images, to provoke me to anger, and hast cast me behind thy back:”1 Kings 14:9
What Does 1 Kings 14:9 Mean?
1 Kings 14:9 is found in the book of 1 Kings, chapter 14, verse 9 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Idolatry.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to 1 Kings 14:9 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Nehemiah 9:26“Nevertheless they were disobedient, and rebelled against thee, and cast thy law behind their backs, and slew thy prophets which testified against them to turn them to thee, and they wrought great provocations.”Psalms 50:17“Seeing thou hatest instruction, and casteth my words behind thee.”Ezekiel 23:35“Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou hast forgotten me, and cast me behind thy back, therefore bear thou also thy lewdness and thy whoredoms.”1 Kings 12:28“Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold, and said unto them, It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem: behold thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.”2 Chronicles 11:15“And he ordained him priests for the high places, and for the devils, and for the calves which he had made.”Exodus 34:17“Thou shalt make thee no molten gods.”1 Kings 15:29“And it came to pass, when he reigned, that he smote all the house of Jeroboam; he left not to Jeroboam any that breathed, until he had destroyed him, according unto the saying of the LORD, which he spake by his servant Ahijah the Shilonite:”1 Kings 16:30“And Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD above all that were before him.”Jeremiah 32:18“Thou shewest lovingkindness unto thousands, and recompensest the iniquity of the fathers into the bosom of their children after them: the Great, the Mighty God, the LORD of hosts, is his name,”1 Corinthians 10:22“Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than he?”1 Kings 14:22“And Judah did evil in the sight of the LORD, and they provoked him to jealousy with their sins which they had committed, above all that their fathers had done.”1 Kings 16:25“But Omri wrought evil in the eyes of the LORD, and did worse than all that were before him.”2 Kings 3:3“Nevertheless he cleaved unto the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which made Israel to sin; he departed not therefrom.”Psalms 78:40“How oft did they provoke him in the wilderness, and grieve him in the desert!”Psalms 106:29“Thus they provoked him to anger with their inventions: and the plague brake in upon them.”Psalms 115:4“Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands.”Isaiah 44:9“They that make a graven image are all of them vanity; and their delectable things shall not profit; and they are their own witnesses; they see not, nor know; that they may be ashamed.”Jeremiah 7:9“Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other gods whom ye know not;”Jeremiah 7:18“The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead their dough, to make cakes to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto other gods, that they may provoke me to anger.”Jeremiah 10:14“Every man is brutish in his knowledge: every founder is confounded by the graven image: for his molten image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them.”
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