Judges 2:13
Judges · Old Testament · Chapter 2
“And they forsook the LORD, and served Baal and Ashtaroth.”Judges 2:13
What Does Judges 2:13 Mean?
Judges 2:13 is found in the book of Judges, chapter 2, verse 13 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Judges 2:13 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
1 Samuel 7:3“And Samuel spake unto all the house of Israel, saying, If ye do return unto the LORD with all your hearts, then put away the strange gods and Ashtaroth from among you, and prepare your hearts unto the LORD, and serve him only: and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.”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.”1 Samuel 12:10“And they cried unto the LORD, and said, We have sinned, because we have forsaken the LORD, and have served Baalim and Ashtaroth: but now deliver us out of the hand of our enemies, and we will serve thee.”1 Samuel 31:10“And they put his armour in the house of Ashtaroth: and they fastened his body to the wall of Bethshan.”1 Kings 11:5“For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.”Romans 11:4“But what saith the answer of God unto him? I have reserved to myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to the image of Baal.”Judges 6:1“And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD: and the LORD delivered them into the hand of Midian seven years.”Psalms 106:36“And they served their idols: which were a snare unto them.”Judges 3:7“And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD, and forgat the LORD their God, and served Baalim and the groves.”1 Corinthians 10:20“But I say, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to devils, and not to God: and I would not that ye should have fellowship with devils.”Deuteronomy 13:6“If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which is as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers;”Judges 2:11“And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD, and served Baalim:”1 Samuel 7:4“Then the children of Israel did put away Baalim and Ashtaroth, and served the LORD only.”1 Kings 11:33“Because that they have forsaken me, and have worshipped Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, Chemosh the god of the Moabites, and Milcom the god of the children of Ammon, and have not walked in my ways, to do that which is right in mine eyes, and to keep my statutes and my judgments, as did David his father.”2 Kings 23:4“And the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, and the priests of the second order, and the keepers of the door, to bring forth out of the temple of the LORD all the vessels that were made for Baal, and for the grove, and for all the host of heaven: and he burned them without Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron, and carried the ashes of them unto Bethel.”2 Kings 23:13“And the high places that were before Jerusalem, which were on the right hand of the mount of corruption, which Solomon the king of Israel had builded for Ashtoreth the abomination of the Zidonians, and for Chemosh the abomination of the Moabites, and for Milcom the abomination of the children of Ammon, did the king defile.”2 Chronicles 12:2“And it came to pass, that in the fifth year of king Rehoboam Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, because they had transgressed against the LORD,”2 Chronicles 28:2“For he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, and made also molten images for Baalim.”1 Corinthians 8:5“For though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or in earth, (as there be gods many, and lords many,)”Hosea 11:2“As they called them, so they went from them: they sacrificed unto Baalim, and burned incense to graven images.”
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