2 Chronicles 19:2

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the prophet Jehu son of Hanani confronted him; he said to King Jehoshaphat,“Is it right to help the wicked and be an ally of those who oppose the LORD? Because you have done this the LORD is angry with you!

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  • 1 Kgs 16:1 : 1 The LORD’S message against Baasha came to Jehu son of Hanani:
  • 2 Chr 16:7 : 7 At that time Hanani the prophet visited King Asa of Judah and said to him:“Because you relied on the king of Syria and did not rely on the LORD your God, the army of the king of Syria has escaped from your hand.
  • 2 Chr 32:25 : 25 But Hezekiah was ungrateful; he had a proud attitude, provoking God to be angry at him, as well as Judah and Jerusalem.
  • 2 Chr 20:34 : 34 The rest of the events of Jehoshaphat’s reign, from start to finish, are recorded in the Annals of Jehu son of Hanani, which are included in the Scroll of the Kings of Israel.
  • 2 Chr 24:18 : 18 They abandoned the temple of the LORD God of their ancestors, and worshiped the Asherah poles and idols. Because of this sinful activity, God was angry with Judah and Jerusalem.
  • Eph 5:11 : 11 Do not participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.
  • 1 Sam 9:9 : 9 (Now it used to be in Israel that whenever someone went to inquire of God he would say,“Come on, let’s go to the seer.” For today’s prophet used to be called a seer.)
  • Ps 139:21-22 : 21 O LORD, do I not hate those who hate you, and despise those who oppose you? 22 I absolutely hate them, they have become my enemies!
  • 2 Chr 18:3 : 3 King Ahab of Israel said to King Jehoshaphat of Judah,“Will you go with me to attack Ramoth Gilead?” He replied,“I will support you; my army is at your disposal and will support you in battle.”
  • 2 Chr 18:7 : 7 The king of Israel answered Jehoshaphat,“There is still one man through whom we can seek the LORD’s will– But I despise him because he does not prophesy prosperity for me, but always disaster–Micaiah son of Imlah.” Jehoshaphat said,“The king should not say such things!”
  • 2 Chr 18:28 : 28 The king of Israel and King Jehoshaphat of Judah attacked Ramoth Gilead.
  • 2 Chr 18:1 : 1 Jehoshaphat Allies with Ahab Jehoshaphat was very wealthy and greatly respected. He made an alliance by marriage with Ahab,
  • Ps 15:4 : 4 He despises a reprobate, but honors the LORD’s loyal followers. He makes firm commitments and does not renege on his promise.
  • Ps 21:8 : 8 You prevail over all your enemies; your power is too great for those who hate you.
  • Ps 68:1 : 1 For the music director; by David, a psalm, a song. God springs into action! His enemies scatter; his adversaries run from him.
  • Ps 71:15 : 15 I will tell about your justice, and all day long proclaim your salvation, though I cannot fathom its full extent.
  • Ps 90:7-8 : 7 Yes, we are consumed by your anger; we are terrified by your wrath. 8 You are aware of our sins; you even know about our hidden sins.
  • 1 Kgs 16:7 : 7 And so it was the LORD’S message came through the prophet Jehu son of Hanani against Baasha and his family. This was because of all the evil he had done in the LORD’S view, by angering him with his deeds and becoming like Jereboam’s dynasty, and because of how he had destroyed Jeroboam’s dynasty.
  • 1 Kgs 16:12 : 12 Zimri destroyed Baasha’s entire family, in keeping with the LORD’s message which he had spoken against Baasha through Jehu the prophet.
  • 1 Kgs 21:25 : 25 (There had never been anyone like Ahab, who was firmly committed to doing evil in the sight of the LORD, urged on by his wife Jezebel.
  • Exod 20:5 : 5 You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I, the LORD, your God, am a jealous God, responding to the transgression of fathers by dealing with children to the third and fourth generations of those who reject me,
  • Deut 5:9 : 9 You must not worship or serve them, for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God. I punish the sons, grandsons, and great-grandsons for the sin of the fathers who reject me,
  • Deut 7:10 : 10 but who pays back those who hate him as they deserve and destroys them. He will not ignore those who hate him but will repay them as they deserve!
  • Deut 32:41 : 41 I will sharpen my lightning-like sword, and my hand will grasp hold of the weapon of judgment; I will execute vengeance on my foes, and repay those who hate me!
  • Deut 33:11 : 11 Bless, O LORD, his goods, and be pleased with his efforts; undercut the legs of any who attack him, and of those who hate him, so that they cannot stand.
  • Prov 1:10-19 : 10 Admonition to Avoid Easy but Unjust Riches My child, if sinners try to entice you, do not consent! 11 If they say,“Come with us! We will lie in wait to shed blood; we will ambush an innocent person capriciously. 12 We will swallow them alive like Sheol, those full of vigor like those going down to the Pit. 13 We will seize all kinds of precious wealth; we will fill our houses with plunder. 14 Join with us! We will all share equally in what we steal.” 15 My child, do not go down their way, withhold yourself from their path; 16 for they are eager to inflict harm, and they hasten to shed blood. 17 Surely it is futile to spread a net in plain sight of any bird, 18 but these men lie in wait for their own blood, they ambush their own lives! 19 Such are the ways of all who gain profit unjustly; it takes away the life of those who obtain it!
  • John 15:18 : 18 The World’s Hatred“If the world hates you, be aware that it hated me first.
  • John 15:23 : 23 The one who hates me hates my Father too.
  • Rom 1:18 : 18 The Condemnation of the Unrighteous For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of people who suppress the truth by their unrighteousness,
  • Rom 1:30 : 30 slanderers, haters of God, insolent, arrogant, boastful, contrivers of all sorts of evil, disobedient to parents,
  • Rom 1:32 : 32 Although they fully know God’s righteous decree that those who practice such things deserve to die, they not only do them but also approve of those who practice them.
  • Rom 8:7 : 7 because the outlook of the flesh is hostile to God, for it does not submit to the law of God, nor is it able to do so.
  • 1 Cor 11:31-32 : 31 But if we examined ourselves, we would not be judged. 32 But when we are judged by the Lord, we are disciplined so that we may not be condemned with the world.
  • Jas 4:4 : 4 Adulterers, do you not know that friendship with the world means hostility toward God? So whoever decides to be the world’s friend makes himself God’s enemy.
  • 2 John 1:10-11 : 10 If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your house and do not give him any greeting, 11 because the person who gives him a greeting shares in his evil deeds.

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