Verse 9

The Israelites said things about the LORD their God that were not right. They built high places in all their towns, from watchtower to fortified city.

Referenced Verses

• 2 Kgs 18:8 : 8 He defeated the Philistines as far as Gaza and its territory, from watchtower to fortified city.
• Job 31:27 : 27 so that my heart was secretly enticed, and my hand threw them a kiss from my mouth,
• Ezek 8:12 : 12 He said to me,“Do you see, son of man, what the elders of the house of Israel are doing in the dark, each in the chamber of his idolatrous images? For they think,‘The LORD does not see us! The LORD has abandoned the land!’”
• Hos 12:11 : 11 Is there idolatry in Gilead? Certainly its inhabitants will come to nothing! Do they sacrifice bulls in Gilgal? Surely their altars will be like stones heaped up on a plowed field!
• Deut 13:6 : 6 False Prophets in the Family Suppose your own full brother, your son, your daughter, your beloved wife, or your closest friend should seduce you secretly and encourage you to go and serve other gods that neither you nor your ancestors have previously known,
• Deut 27:15 : 15 ‘Cursed is the one who makes a carved or metal image– something abhorrent to the LORD, the work of the craftsman– and sets it up in a secret place.’ Then all the people will say,‘Amen!’