2 Kings 17:15
And they rejected his statutes, and his covenant that he made with their fathers, and his testimonies which he testified against them; and they followed vanity, and became vain, and went after the heathen that were round about them, concerning whom the Lord had charged them, that they should not do like them.
Cross-reference
2 Kings 17:8 specifies that they walked in customs of nations and kings—the very sins summarized here.
2 Kings 17:11 gives an example: burning incense on high places like the nations, provoking the LORD.
2 Kings 17:12 states they served idols despite the LORD's command, directly matching the charge here.
In 2 Kings 17:20, this rejection leads to God casting Israel out—the judgment they brought upon themselves.
In 2 Kings 17:35, the command not to fear other gods is given—the very law Israel rejected in v15.
Jeremiah 2:5 directly states 'they followed worthless idols and became worthless' — the same phrase used here.
Jeremiah 8:9 describes rejecting the word of the Lord, matching their rejection of statutes in 2 Kings 17:15.
Psalm 115:8 says idol makers become like them — exactly the 'became worthless' outcome stated here.
Jeremiah 31:32 recalls the same broken covenant, adding God's 'husband' language — the rejection was personal betrayal, not just lawbreaking.
Jeremiah 44:4 records God's urgent plea to stop abominable practices — the very idolatry Israel persisted in here.
Nehemiah 9:30 notes God's patience through prophets and their refusal to listen — the same pattern of rejected warnings.
Nehemiah 9:29 adds they acted presumptuously and stiffened their neck — mirroring the stubborn rejection of God's commands.
Nehemiah 9:26 recounts the same rebellion — casting God's law behind their back and killing prophets — a vivid parallel.
2 Chronicles 36:16 describes mocking God's messengers and despising His words — the exact rebellion recounted here.
2 Chronicles 36:15 shows God persistently sending messengers with compassion — the warnings Israel scorned in their rebellion.
2 Chronicles 33:2 repeats the sin pattern: doing evil like the nations, as Manasseh later did.
1 Kings 16:13 records earlier kings provoking God with worthless idols, showing this pattern repeated in Israel's history.
1 Samuel 12:21 warns against turning to worthless idols that cannot rescue — directly paralleling the consequence of becoming worthless.
Deuteronomy 32:21 uses the same 'worthless idols' language to describe Israel provoking God, echoing the rejection here.
Deuteronomy 29:25 explains that forsaking the covenant brings exile, directly linking to the rejection in 2 Kings 17:15.
Deuteronomy 29:10-15 renews the covenant with all Israel, the very covenant they are said to have rejected here.
Deuteronomy 12:30 commands not to follow the nations' ways—the very prohibition Israel violated here.
Deuteronomy 6:17 commands diligent keeping of the very statutes and testimonies that Israel later rejected — the standard they failed.
Exodus 24:6-8 records the blood covenant they later rejected, showing the solemn agreement they broke.
In Jeremiah 44:8, making offerings to other gods provokes God's anger, directly parallel to Israel's idolatry in Kings.
In Hosea 6:7, Israel's transgression of the covenant is compared to Adam's, echoing the covenant rejection in Kings.
In Jonah 2:8, the same phrase 'worthless idols' appears — those who cling to them forfeit God's love, echoing the worthlessness and rejection here.
Hebrews 8:9 cites the broken covenant with Israel — the exact failure described here, which led to God establishing a new covenant.
In Isaiah 5:24, rejecting God's law brings destruction—the same fate as Israel in Kings for their rejection.
In Psalm 78:10, the refusal to keep God's covenant and law is recounted, summarizing Israel's rebellion.
In Nehemiah 9:34, the same failure to keep God's law and warnings is confessed, mirroring Israel's rejection.
1 Samuel 15:23 equates rebellion with idolatry and rejection of God's word, reinforcing the gravity of Israel's actions.
Leviticus 26:15 uses identical language—spurning statutes and breaking covenant—the covenant curse they incurred.
Deuteronomy 12:31 reveals the nations' abominations included child sacrifice, showing the depths of what they imitated.
Romans 1:21 describes Gentiles' thinking becoming futile through idolatry — a NT parallel to becoming worthless.
Jeremiah 10:8 calls idols worthless and senseless, aligning with the description of idols here.
Jeremiah 10:15 declares idols worthless and perishing — similar to the worthless state of those who follow them.
2 Chronicles 33:9 says Manasseh led Judah to do even more evil than the nations—an escalation of this sin.
In 1 Corinthians 8:4, Paul affirms idols have no real existence, echoing the emptiness of the 'false idols' pursued here.