2 Kings 13:6

Nevertheless they departed not from the sins of the house of Jeroboam, who made Israel sin, but walked therein: and there remained the grove also in Samaria.)

Cross-reference

In 2 Kings 13:2, Jehoahaz followed Jeroboam's sins—verse 6 shows the people continued in the same sins after him.

2 Kings 13:11 repeats the same evaluation of Jehoash, showing the ongoing pattern of following Jeroboam's sins.

2 Kings 10:29 Historical context

2 Kings 10:29 identifies the specific sin: the golden calves at Bethel and Dan that Jeroboam set up—the sin Israel refused to depart from.

2 Kings 17:16 Historical context

2 Kings 17:16 lists the same idolatries: golden calves and Asherah poles—detailing the sins that persisted from 13:6.

2 Kings 17:20–23 Historical context

2 Kings 17:20-23 records the eventual exile of Israel because they persisted in these very sins of Jeroboam—showing the outcome of the pattern in 13:6.

2 Kings 18:4 records Hezekiah removing the Asherah pole—contrasting with its persistence in 13:6.

2 Kings 23:4 shows Josiah purging Asherah vessels from the temple—a later reversal of the Asherah's survival noted in 13:6.

2 Kings 3:3 Parallel

2 Kings 3:3 uses the same phrase 'did not depart from the sins of Jeroboam', repeating the pattern of persistent sin.

2 Kings 14:24 similarly says Jeroboam II did not depart from Jeroboam's sins, continuing the same formula.

2 Kings 15:28 applies the same phrase to Pekah, confirming the persistent sin pattern across multiple kings.

2 Kings 17:22 summarizes that Israel never departed from Jeroboam's sins until exile, echoing this verse's condemnation.

Deuteronomy 7:5 commands destroying Asherah poles; here the Asherah remained, showing disobedience to that law.

In 1 Kings 16:26, Omri walked in Jeroboam's sins—same sin that the people in 13:6 continued in—showing it was a national pattern.

1 Kings 16:33 Historical context

1 Kings 16:33 records Ahab making the Asherah that is still standing in Samaria here, linking the sin to his reign.