Verse 31

And Joash{H3101} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto all that stood{H5975}{(H8804)} against him, Will ye plead{H7378}{(H8799)} for Baal{H1168}? will ye save{H3467}{(H8686)} him? he that will plead{H7378}{(H8799)} for him, let him be put to death{H4191}{(H8714)} whilst it is yet morning{H1242}: if he be a god{H430}, let him plead{H7378}{(H8799)} for himself, because one hath cast down{H5422}{(H8804)} his altar{H4196}.

Referenced Verses

  • Exod 23:2 : 2 Thou shalt not follow{H310} a multitude{H7227} to do evil{H7451}; neither shalt thou speak{H6030}{(H8799)} in a cause{H7379} to decline{H5186}{(H8800)} after{H310} many{H7227} to wrest{H5186}{(H8687)} judgment:
  • Num 14:6 : 6 And Joshua{H3091} the son{H1121} of Nun{H5126}, and Caleb{H3612} the son{H1121} of Jephunneh{H3312}, which were of them that searched{H8446}{(H8802)} the land{H776}, rent{H7167}{(H8804)} their clothes{H899}:
  • Deut 13:5-9 : 5 And that prophet{H5030}, or that dreamer{H2492}{(H8802)} of dreams{H2472}, shall be put to death{H4191}{(H8714)}; because he hath spoken{H1696}{(H8765)} to turn{H5627} you away from the LORD{H3068} your God{H430}, which brought you out{H3318}{(H8688)} of the land{H776} of Egypt{H4714}, and redeemed{H6299}{(H8802)} you out of the house{H1004} of bondage{H5650}, to thrust{H5080}{(H8687)} thee out of the way{H1870} which the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430} commanded{H6680}{(H8765)} thee to walk in{H3212}{(H8800)}. So shalt thou put{H1197} the evil{H7451} away{H1197}{(H8765)} from the midst{H7130} of thee. 6 If thy brother{H251}, the son{H1121} of thy mother{H517}, or thy son{H1121}, or thy daughter{H1323}, or the wife{H802} of thy bosom{H2436}, or thy friend{H7453}, which is as thine own soul{H5315}, entice{H5496}{(H8686)} thee secretly{H5643}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, Let us go{H3212}{(H8799)} and serve{H5647}{(H8799)} other{H312} gods{H430}, which thou hast not known{H3045}{(H8804)}, thou, nor thy fathers{H1}; 7 Namely, of the gods{H430} of the people{H5971} which are round about{H5439} you, nigh{H7138} unto thee, or far off{H7350} from thee, from the one end{H7097} of the earth{H776} even unto the other end{H7097} of the earth{H776}; 8 Thou shalt not consent{H14}{(H8799)} unto him, nor hearken{H8085}{(H8799)} unto him; neither shall thine eye{H5869} pity{H2347}{(H8799)} him, neither shalt thou spare{H2550}{(H8799)}, neither shalt thou conceal{H3680}{(H8762)} him: 9 But thou shalt surely{H2026}{(H8800)} kill{H2026}{(H8799)} him; thine hand{H3027} shall be first{H7223} upon him to put him to death{H4191}{(H8687)}, and afterwards{H314} the hand{H3027} of all the people{H5971}. 10 And thou shalt stone{H5619}{(H8804)} him with stones{H68}, that he die{H4191}{(H8804)}; because he hath sought{H1245}{(H8765)} to thrust thee away{H5080}{(H8687)} from the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430}, which brought thee out{H3318}{(H8688)} of the land{H776} of Egypt{H4714}, from the house{H1004} of bondage{H5650}. 11 And all Israel{H3478} shall hear{H8085}{(H8799)}, and fear{H3372}{(H8799)}, and shall do{H6213}{(H8800)} no more{H3254}{(H8686)} any{H1697} such wickedness{H7451} as this is among{H7130} you. 12 If thou shalt hear{H8085}{(H8799)} say in one{H259} of thy cities{H5892}, which the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430} hath given{H5414}{(H8802)} thee to dwell{H3427}{(H8800)} there, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, 13 Certain men{H582}, the children{H1121} of Belial{H1100}, are gone out{H3318}{(H8804)} from among{H7130} you, and have withdrawn{H5080}{(H8686)} the inhabitants{H3427}{(H8802)} of their city{H5892}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, Let us go{H3212}{(H8799)} and serve{H5647}{(H8799)} other{H312} gods{H430}, which ye have not known{H3045}{(H8804)}; 14 Then shalt thou enquire{H1875}{(H8804)}, and make search{H2713}{(H8804)}, and ask{H7592}{(H8804)} diligently{H3190}{(H8687)}; and, behold, if it be truth{H571}, and the thing{H1697} certain{H3559}{(H8737)}, that such{H2063} abomination{H8441} is wrought{H6213}{(H8738)} among{H7130} you; 15 Thou shalt surely{H5221}{(H8687)} smite{H5221}{(H8686)} the inhabitants{H3427}{(H8802)} of that city{H5892} with the edge{H6310} of the sword{H2719}, destroying it utterly{H2763}{(H8685)}, and all that is therein, and the cattle{H929} thereof, with the edge{H6310} of the sword{H2719}. 16 And thou shalt gather{H6908}{(H8799)} all the spoil{H7998} of it into the midst{H8432} of the street{H7339} thereof, and shalt burn{H8313}{(H8804)} with fire{H784} the city{H5892}, and all the spoil{H7998} thereof every whit{H3632}, for the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430}: and it shall be an heap{H8510} for ever{H5769}; it shall not be built again{H1129}{(H8735)}. 17 And there shall cleave{H1692}{(H8799)} nought{H3972} of the cursed thing{H2764} to thine hand{H3027}: that the LORD{H3068} may turn{H7725}{(H8799)} from the fierceness{H2740} of his anger{H639}, and shew{H5414}{(H8804)} thee mercy{H7356}, and have compassion{H7355}{(H8765)} upon thee, and multiply{H7235}{(H8689)} thee, as he hath sworn{H7650}{(H8738)} unto thy fathers{H1}; 18 When thou shalt hearken{H8085}{(H8799)} to the voice{H6963} of the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430}, to keep{H8104}{(H8800)} all his commandments{H4687} which I command{H6680}{(H8764)} thee this day{H3117}, to do{H6213}{(H8800)} that which is right{H3477} in the eyes{H5869} of the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430}.
  • Deut 17:2-7 : 2 If there be found{H4672}{(H8735)} among{H7130} you, within any{H259} of thy gates{H8179} which the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430} giveth{H5414}{(H8802)} thee, man{H376} or woman{H802}, that hath wrought{H6213}{(H8799)} wickedness{H7451} in the sight{H5869} of the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430}, in transgressing{H5674}{(H8800)} his covenant{H1285}, 3 And hath gone{H3212}{(H8799)} and served{H5647}{(H8799)} other{H312} gods{H430}, and worshipped{H7812}{(H8691)} them, either the sun{H8121}, or moon{H3394}, or any of the host{H6635} of heaven{H8064}, which I have not commanded{H6680}{(H8765)}; 4 And it be told{H5046}{(H8717)} thee, and thou hast heard{H8085}{(H8804)} of it, and enquired{H1875}{(H8804)} diligently{H3190}{(H8687)}, and, behold, it be true{H571}, and the thing{H1697} certain{H3559}{(H8737)}, that such abomination{H8441} is wrought{H6213}{(H8738)} in Israel{H3478}: 5 Then shalt thou bring forth{H3318}{(H8689)} that man{H376} or that woman{H802}, which have committed{H6213}{(H8804)} that wicked{H7451} thing{H1697}, unto thy gates{H8179}, even that man{H376} or that woman{H802}, and shalt stone{H5619}{(H8804)} them with stones{H68}, till they die{H4191}{(H8804)}. 6 At the mouth{H6310} of two{H8147} witnesses{H5707}, or three{H7969} witnesses{H5707}, shall he that is worthy of death{H4191}{(H8714)} be put to death{H4191}{(H8801)}; but at the mouth{H6310} of one{H259} witness{H5707} he shall not be put to death{H4191}{(H8714)}. 7 The hands{H3027} of the witnesses{H5707} shall be first{H7223} upon him to put him to death{H4191}{(H8687)}, and afterward{H314} the hands{H3027} of all the people{H5971}. So thou shalt put{H1197} the evil{H7451} away{H1197}{(H8765)} from among{H7130} you.
  • 1 Kgs 18:27 : 27 And it came to pass at noon{H6672}, that Elijah{H452} mocked{H2048}{(H8762)} them, and said{H559}{(H8799)}, Cry{H7121}{(H8798)} aloud{H1419}{H6963}: for he is a god{H430}; either he is talking{H7879}, or he is pursuing{H7873}, or he is in a journey{H1870}, or peradventure{H194} he sleepeth{H3463}, and must be awaked{H3364}{(H8799)}.
  • 1 Kgs 18:29 : 29 And it came to pass, when midday{H6672} was past{H5674}{(H8800)}, and they prophesied{H5012}{(H8691)} until the time of the offering{H5927}{(H8800)} of the evening sacrifice{H4503}, that there was neither voice{H6963}, nor any to answer{H6030}{(H8802)}, nor any that regarded{H7182}.
  • 1 Kgs 18:40 : 40 And Elijah{H452} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto them, Take{H8610}{(H8798)} the prophets{H5030} of Baal{H1168}; let not one{H376} of them escape{H4422}{(H8735)}. And they took{H8610}{(H8799)} them: and Elijah{H452} brought them down{H3381}{(H8686)} to the brook{H5158} Kishon{H7028}, and slew{H7819}{(H8799)} them there.
  • Ps 115:4-7 : 4 Their idols{H6091} are silver{H3701} and gold{H2091}, the work{H4639} of men's{H120} hands{H3027}. 5 They have mouths{H6310}, but they speak{H1696}{(H8762)} not: eyes{H5869} have they, but they see{H7200}{(H8799)} not: 6 They have ears{H241}, but they hear{H8085}{(H8799)} not: noses{H639} have they, but they smell{H7306}{(H8686)} not: 7 They have hands{H3027}, but they handle{H4184}{(H8686)} not: feet{H7272} have they, but they walk{H1980}{(H8762)} not: neither speak{H1897}{(H8799)} they through their throat{H1627}.
  • Isa 41:23 : 23 Shew{H5046}{(H8685)} the things that are to come{H857}{(H8802)} hereafter{H268}, that we may know{H3045}{(H8799)} that ye are gods{H430}: yea, do good{H3190}{(H8686)}, or do evil{H7489}{(H8686)}, that we may be dismayed{H8159}{(H8691)}, and behold{H7200}{(H8799)} it together{H3162}.
  • Isa 46:1 : 1 Bel{H1078} boweth down{H3766}{(H8804)}, Nebo{H5015} stoopeth{H7164}{(H8802)}, their idols{H6091} were upon the beasts{H2416}, and upon the cattle{H929}: your carriages{H5385} were heavy loaden{H6006}{(H8803)}; they are a burden{H4853} to the weary{H5889} beast.
  • Isa 46:7 : 7 They bear{H5375}{(H8799)} him upon the shoulder{H3802}, they carry{H5445}{(H8799)} him, and set him in his place{H3240}{(H8686)}, and he standeth{H5975}{(H8799)}; from his place{H4725} shall he not remove{H4185}{(H8686)}: yea, one shall cry{H6817}{(H8799)} unto him, yet can he not answer{H6030}{(H8799)}, nor save{H3467}{(H8686)} him out of his trouble{H6869}.
  • Jer 10:5 : 5 They are upright{H4749} as the palm tree{H8560}, but speak{H1696}{(H8762)} not: they must needs{H5375}{(H8800)} be borne{H5375}{(H8735)}, because they cannot go{H6805}{(H8799)}. Be not afraid{H3372}{(H8799)} of them; for they cannot do evil{H7489}{(H8686)}, neither also is it in them to do good{H3190}{(H8687)}.
  • Jer 10:11 : 11 Thus{H1836} shall ye say{H560}{(H8748)} unto them, The gods{H426} that have not{H3809} made{H5648}{(H8754)} the heavens{H8065} and the earth{H778}, even they shall perish{H7}{(H8748)} from the earth{H772}, and from under{H8460} these{H429} heavens{H8065}.
  • 1 Cor 8:4 : 4 As concerning{G4012} therefore{G3767} the eating{G1035} of those things that are offered in sacrifice unto idols{G1494}, we know{G1492}{(G5758)} that{G3754} an idol{G1497} is nothing{G3762} in{G1722} the world{G2889}, and{G2532} that{G3754} there is none{G3762} other{G2087} God{G2316} but{G1508} one{G1520}.
  • Eph 5:11 : 11 And{G2532} have{G4790} no{G3361} fellowship{G4790}{(G5720)} with the unfruitful{G175} works{G2041} of darkness{G4655}, but{G1161} rather{G3123}{G2532} reprove{G1651}{(G5720)} them.