2 Chronicles 28:23
2 Chronicles · Old Testament · Chapter 28
“For he sacrificed unto the gods of Damascus, which smote him: and he said, Because the gods of the kings of Syria help them, therefore will I sacrifice to them, that they may help me. But they were the ruin of him, and of all Israel.”2 Chronicles 28:23
What Does 2 Chronicles 28:23 Mean?
2 Chronicles 28:23 is found in the book of 2 Chronicles, chapter 28, verse 23 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 17 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (17)
These passages are connected to 2 Chronicles 28:23 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
2 Chronicles 25:14“Now it came to pass, after that Amaziah was come from the slaughter of the Edomites, that he brought the gods of the children of Seir, and set them up to be his gods, and bowed down himself before them, and burned incense unto them.”Ezekiel 16:28“Thou hast played the whore also with the Assyrians, because thou wast unsatiable; yea, thou hast played the harlot with them, and yet couldest not be satisfied.”Micah 1:5“For the transgression of Jacob is all this, and for the sins of the house of Israel. What is the transgression of Jacob? is it not Samaria? and what are the high places of Judah? are they not Jerusalem?”Judges 10:6“And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD, and served Baalim, and Ashtaroth, and the gods of Syria, and the gods of Zidon, and the gods of Moab, and the gods of the children of Ammon, and the gods of the Philistines, and forsook the LORD, and served not him.”2 Kings 16:10“And king Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglathpileser king of Assyria, and saw an altar that was at Damascus: and king Ahaz sent to Urijah the priest the fashion of the altar, and the pattern of it, according to all the workmanship thereof.”2 Kings 16:12“And when the king was come from Damascus, the king saw the altar: and the king approached to the altar, and offered thereon.”2 Chronicles 21:2“And he had brethren the sons of Jehoshaphat, Azariah, and Jehiel, and Zechariah, and Azariah, and Michael, and Shephatiah: all these were the sons of Jehoshaphat king of Israel.”2 Chronicles 29:6“For our fathers have trespassed, and done that which was evil in the eyes of the LORD our God, and have forsaken him, and have turned away their faces from the habitation of the LORD, and turned their backs.”Isaiah 1:28“And the destruction of the transgressors and of the sinners shall be together, and they that forsake the LORD shall be consumed.”Isaiah 2:8“Their land also is full of idols; they worship the work of their own hands, that which their own fingers have made:”Isaiah 17:1“The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap.”Jeremiah 10:5“They are upright as the palm tree, but speak not: they must needs be borne, because they cannot go. Be not afraid of them; for they cannot do evil, neither also is it in them to do good.”Jeremiah 44:15“Then all the men which knew that their wives had burned incense unto other gods, and all the women that stood by, a great multitude, even all the people that dwelt in the land of Egypt, in Pathros, answered Jeremiah, saying,”Jeremiah 44:20“Then Jeremiah said unto all the people, to the men, and to the women, and to all the people which had given him that answer, saying,”Hosea 13:9“O Israel, thou hast destroyed thyself; but in me is thine help.”Habakkuk 1:11“Then shall his mind change, and he shall pass over, and offend, imputing this his power unto his god.”Proverbs 13:6“Righteousness keepeth him that is upright in the way: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner.”
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