2 Kings 17:32

Geneva Bible (1560)

Thus they feared the Lorde, and appoynted out Priestes out of them selues for the hie places, who prepared for them sacrifices in the houses of the hie places.

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Kgs 12:31 : 31 Also he made an house of hie places, and made Priestes of the lowest of the people, which were not of the sonnes of Leui.
  • 2 Kgs 17:29 : 29 Howbeit euery nation made their gods, & put them in the houses of the hie places, which the Samaritanes had made, euery nation in their cities, wherein they dwelt.
  • 2 Kgs 23:19 : 19 Iosiah also tooke away all the houses of the hie places, which were in the cities of Samaria, which the Kings of Israel had made to anger the Lord, and did to them according to all the factes that he had done in Beth-el.
  • Zeph 1:5 : 5 And them that worship the hoste of heauen vpon the house tops, and them that worship and sweare by the Lord, and sweare by Malcham,
  • 1 Kgs 13:31 : 31 And when he had buried him, hee spake to his sonnes, saying, When I am dead, burie ye mee also in the sepulchre, wherein the man of God is buried: lay my bones beside his bones.
  • 1 Kgs 13:33 : 33 Howbeit after this, Ieroboam conuerted not from his wicked way, but turned againe, and made of the lowest of the people Priests of the hie places. Who would, might consecrate him selfe, and be of the Priestes of the hie places.

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  • 2 Kgs 17:33-36
    4 verses
    85%

    33They feared the Lord, but serued their gods after the maner of the nations whome they caryed thence.

    34Vnto this day they doe after the olde maner: they neyther feare God, neyther doe after their ordinances, nor after their customes, nor after the Lawe, nor after the commaundement, which the Lord commanded the children of Iaakob, whom he named Israel,

    35And with whom the Lord had made a couenant, and charged them, saying, Feare none other gods, nor bowe your selues to them, nor serue them, nor sacrifice to them:

    36But feare the Lorde which brought you out of the land of Egypt with great power, and a stretched out arme: him feare ye, and worshippe him, and sacrifice to him.

  • 1 Kgs 12:30-31
    2 verses
    79%

    30And this thing turned to sinne: for the people went (because of the one) euen to Dan.

    31Also he made an house of hie places, and made Priestes of the lowest of the people, which were not of the sonnes of Leui.

  • 2 Kgs 17:28-31
    4 verses
    77%

    28So one of the Priestes, which they had caryed from Samaria, came and dwelt in Beth-el, and taught them how they shoulde feare the Lorde.

    29Howbeit euery nation made their gods, & put them in the houses of the hie places, which the Samaritanes had made, euery nation in their cities, wherein they dwelt.

    30For the men of Babel made Succoth-Benoth: and the men of Cuth made Nergal, and the men of Hamath made Ashima,

    31And the Auims made Nibhaz, and Tartak: and the Sepharuims burnt their children in the fire to Adrammelech, and Anammelech the gods of Sepharuaim.

  • 2 Kgs 17:40-41
    2 verses
    76%

    40Howbeit they obeyed not, but did after their olde custome.

    41So these nations feared the Lord, and serued their images also: so did their children, and their childrens children: as did their fathers, so do they vnto this day.

  • 2 Kgs 17:7-12
    6 verses
    76%

    7For when the children of Israel sinned against the Lorde their God, which had brought them out of the land of Egypt, fro vnder ye hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt, & feared other gods,

    8And walked according to the facions of the Heathen, whom the Lord had cast out before the children of Israel, and after the maners of the Kings of Israel, which they vsed,

    9And the children of Israel had done secretly things that were not vpright before the Lorde their God, & throughout all their cities had built hie places, both from the tower of the watch, to the defensed citie,

    10And had made them images and groues vpon euery hie hill, and vnder euery greene tree,

    11And there burnt incense in all the hie places, as did the heathen, whom the Lord had taken away before them, and wrought wicked things to anger the Lord,

    12And serued idoles: whereof the Lorde had sayd vnto them, Ye shal do no such thing,

  • 1 Kgs 13:33
    74%

    33Howbeit after this, Ieroboam conuerted not from his wicked way, but turned againe, and made of the lowest of the people Priests of the hie places. Who would, might consecrate him selfe, and be of the Priestes of the hie places.

  • Deut 32:17
    74%

    17They offred vnto deuils, not to God, but to gods whome they knew not: new gods that came newly vp, whome their fathers feared not.

  • 2 Chr 11:15-16
    2 verses
    74%

    15And he ordeyned him Priests for the hie places, & for the deuils and for the calues which he had made.

    16And after the Leuites there came to Ierusalem of all the tribes of Israel, such as set their heartes to seeke the Lord God of Israel, to offer vnto the Lord God of their fathers.

  • 2 Kgs 17:16-17
    2 verses
    74%

    16Finally they left all the commaundements of the Lorde their God, and made them molten images, euen two calues, and made a groue, and worshipped all the hoste of heauen, and serued Baal.

    17And they made their sonnes and their daughters passe thorowe the fire, and vsed witchcraft and inchantments, yea, solde them selues to doe euill in the sight of the Lord, to anger him.

  • 2 Chr 13:9
    73%

    9Haue ye not driuen away the Priestes of the Lorde the sonnes of Aaron and the Leuites, and haue made you Priests like the people of other countreis? whosoeuer commeth to consecrate with a yong bullocke and seuen rams, the same may be a Priest of them that are no gods.

  • 2 Chr 33:17
    73%

    17Neuerthelesse the people did sacrifice stil in the hie places, but vnto the Lorde their God.

  • Jonah 1:16
    72%

    16Then the men feared the Lorde exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice vnto the Lorde, and made vowes.

  • Judg 17:5
    71%

    5And this man Michah had an house of gods, & made an Ephod, and Teraphim, & cosecrated one of his sonnes, who was his Priest.

  • Judg 2:11-13
    3 verses
    71%

    11Then the children of Israel did wickedly in the sight of the Lord, and serued Baalim,

    12And forsooke ye Lord God of their fathers, which brought them out of the lande of Egypt, & followed other gods, euen the gods of the people that were round about them, & bowed vnto them, and prouoked the Lord to anger.

    13So they forsooke the Lorde, and serued Baal, and Ashtaroth.

  • Ezra 3:3
    70%

    3And they set the altar vpon his bases (for feare was among them, because of the people of those countreis) therefore they offered burnt offrings thereon vnto the Lorde, euen burnt offrings in the morning, and at euen.

  • 2 Kgs 12:3
    70%

    3But the hie places were not taken away: for the people offred yet and burnt incense in the hie places.

  • Num 25:2
    70%

    2Which called the people vnto the sacrifice of their gods, and the people ate, & bowed downe to their gods.

  • Hos 11:2
    70%

    2They called them, but they went thus from them: they sacrificed vnto Baalim, and burnt incense to images.

  • Deut 12:31
    69%

    31Thou shalt not doe so vnto the Lorde thy God: for al abomination, which the Lord hateth, haue they done vnto their gods: for they haue burned both their sonnes and their daughters with fire to their gods.

  • 2 Chr 29:34
    69%

    34But the Priests were too few, and were not able to flay all the burnt offrings: therefore their brethren the Leuites did helpe them, til they had ended the worke, & vntill other Priests were sanctified: for the Leuites were more vpright in heart to sanctifie themselues, then the Priests.

  • Jer 17:2
    69%

    2They remember their altars as their children, with their groues by the greene trees vpon the hilles.

  • Lam 4:16
    69%

    16The anger of the Lorde hath scattered them, he will no more regard them: they reuerenced not the face of the Priestes, nor had compassion of the Elders.

  • 1 Chr 15:14
    69%

    14So the Priestes and the Leuites sanctified them selues to bring vp the Arke of the Lorde God of Israel.

  • Zeph 2:11
    69%

    11The Lord will be terrible vnto them: for he wil consume all the gods of the earth, and euery man shall worship him from his place, euen all the yles of the heathen.

  • Judg 18:31
    69%

    31So they set them vp the grauen image, which Michah had made, all the while the house of God was in Shiloh.

  • Deut 29:26
    69%

    26And went and serued other gods and worshipped them: euen gods which they knewe not, and which had giuen them nothing,

  • 1 Kgs 14:23
    69%

    23For they also made them hie places, and images, and groues on euery hie hill, and vnder euery greene tree.

  • Judg 2:17
    69%

    17But yet they would not obey their Iudges: for they went a whoring after other gods, & worshipped them, & turned quickly out of the way, wherein their fathers walked, obeying the commandements of the Lord: they did not so.

  • 2 Chr 24:18
    69%

    18And they left the house of the Lord God of their fathers, and serued groues and idoles: & wrath came vpon Iudah and Ierusalem, because of this their trespasse.

  • 2 Chr 7:22
    69%

    22And they shall answere, Because they forsooke the Lorde God of their fathers, which brought them out of the lande of Egypt, and haue taken holde on other gods, and haue worshipped them, and serued them, therefore hath he brought all this euill vpon them.

  • Jer 32:34-35
    2 verses
    69%

    34But they set their abominations in ye house (whereupon my Name was called) to defile it,

    35And they built the hie places of Baal, which are in the valley of Ben-hinnom, to cause their sonnes & their daughters to passe through the fire vnto Molech, which I commaunded them not, neither came it into my minde, that they should doe such abomination, to cause Iudah to sinne.

  • 2 Chr 33:3
    69%

    3For he went backe and built the hie places, which Hezekiah his father had broken downe: and he set vp altars for Baalim, and made groues, and worshipped all the hoste of the heauen, and serued them.