2 Kings 17:16
And they left all the commandments of the Lord their God, and made them molten images, even two calves, and made a grove, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served Baal.
Cross-reference
2 Kings 23:19 shows Josiah destroying the high places in Samaria built by Israel's kings—the very sites where the sins of this verse occurred—bringing judgment.
2 Kings 23:4 records Josiah removing articles for Baal, Asherah, and starry hosts—directly undoing the worship described here, contrasting sin with reform.
2 Kings 21:3 shows Manasseh replicating these same sins—altars to Baal, Asherah pole, worship of starry hosts—demonstrating Judah's similar idolatry.
In contrast, 2 Kings 18:6 describes Hezekiah holding fast to the LORD—opposite of Israel's abandonment here—highlighting faithful vs. unfaithful kings.
2 Kings 13:6 notes the Asherah pole remained in Samaria, showing this sin persisted for generations and led directly to the exile.
In Exodus 32:8, God says they quickly turned away and bowed down to a calf — exactly the pattern of idolatry described here.
In Jeremiah 8:2, those who worshiped the host of heaven face gruesome judgment — the same sin described here brings eventual doom.
Isaiah 44:10 asks who shapes a god that profits nothing — the same futility of the idols made here.
In Isaiah 44:9, all who make idols are called worthless — this prophetic critique directly applies to the calf-making described here.
In 1 Kings 16:33, Ahab’s Asherah made him the worst king — the same sin that later characterized all Israel here.
In 1 Kings 16:31, Ahab married Jezebel and served Baal — the same Baal worship that later became the norm for all Israel.
In 1 Kings 15:13, even the queen mother made an abominable image for Asherah — showing how deeply Asherah worship infiltrated Israel.
In 1 Kings 14:23, high places and Asherah poles are described as the pattern of idolatry that Israel continued, leading to their downfall.
1 Kings 12:28 recounts Jeroboam making two golden calves — the specific historical origin of the calf worship mentioned here.
Exodus 32:4 records the original golden calf — the same sin of making calf-shaped idols that Israel repeated here.
Deuteronomy 4:19 explicitly forbids worshiping the sun, moon, and stars — the very 'host of heaven' Israel now serves.
In Acts 7:42, Stephen says God gave them over to worship the host of heaven — the very idolatry listed here.
In Hosea 13:1, Ephraim incurs guilt through Baal and dies — the same Baal worship that led to Israel's downfall here.
In Acts 7:43, Stephen specifies worship of Moloch and Rephan — specific forms of the astral worship mentioned here.
In Hosea 11:2, Israel sacrifices to Baals and idols — matching the Baal worship and idolatry recorded here.
In Hosea 10:5, the people mourn for the calf of Beth-aven — directly referencing the golden calf worship.
In Hosea 8:5, God condemns the golden calf of Samaria — the same calf idolatry described here.
Judges 10:6 shows Israel earlier serving Baals and Ashtoreths, foreshadowing this same pattern of abandoning God for multiple gods.
Deuteronomy 16:21 prohibits setting up an Asherah pole—the very sin Israel commits here. This highlights the explicit command they violated.
Psalm 106:36 summarizes that worshiping idols becomes a snare—exactly the tragic outcome for Israel after the sins listed here, explaining the consequence.
In Hosea 8:12, God's law is regarded as a strange thing — reflecting the same disregard for commandments that led to idolatry here.
In Hosea 4:6, the same rejection of God's law and lack of knowledge brings destruction — a parallel to Israel's apostasy here.
In Hosea 10:14, war destroys fortresses as judgment — the consequence of the idolatry described here.
Jeremiah 44:17 records people vowing to worship the Queen of Heaven, a similar refusal to abandon idolatry despite warnings, echoing Israel's stubbornness.
In Amos 5:2, virgin Israel has fallen, forsaken — the outcome of the persistent idolatry described here.