2 Kings 17:8

And walked in the statutes of the heathen, whom the Lord cast out from before the children of Israel, and of the kings of Israel, which they had made.

Cross-reference

2 Kings 17:40 shows they persisted in their former customs despite warnings, reinforcing the stubbornness in verse 8.

2 Kings 17:15 expands on the same sin: rejecting God's statutes and following the nations, echoing verse 8.

2 Kings 21:2 repeats the same phrase 'abominations of the nations' applied to King Manasseh, echoing the sin described.

2 Kings 16:3 shows Ahaz of Judah walking in the same idolatrous ways as Israel's kings, illustrating the 'customs of kings' here.

2 Kings 16:10 depicts Ahaz copying a pagan altar, a concrete example of adopting foreign customs condemned here.

Micah 6:16 Historical context

Micah 6:16 specifically names the statutes of Omri and works of Ahab, the very kingly customs that 2 Kings 17:8 condemns.

Leviticus 18:3 commands not to follow Canaan's customs—the very law Israel broke and is punished for here.

Jeremiah 10:2 commands 'Learn not the way of the nations,' contrasting with Israel's disobedience in 2 Kings 17:8.

Psalm 106:35 describes Israel mingling with nations and learning their ways, which is the very sin summarized in 2 Kings 17:8.

1 Kings 21:26 calls Ahab's idolatry utterly abominable like the Amorites, directly echoing the 'customs of the nations' in 2 Kings 17:8.

1 Kings 16:31–33 Historical context

1 Kings 16:31-33 details Ahab's Baal worship and Asherah, giving specific instances of the kingly customs mentioned in 2 Kings 17:8.

1 Kings 12:28 Historical context

1 Kings 12:28 records Jeroboam's golden calves, a prime example of the 'customs of the kings of Israel' that 2 Kings 17:8 condemns.

Deuteronomy 18:9 prohibits learning the abominable practices of the nations—the very sin Israel committed.

Deuteronomy 12:30 forbids inquiring about pagan worship—exactly what Israel did by adopting nations' customs.

Leviticus 18:27-30 warns that the land vomits out nations for abominations—Israel now repeats those, leading to exile.

Deuteronomy 12:31 lists child sacrifice as an abomination of the nations—a practice Israel may have adopted.

Psalm 106:36 recounts Israel serving idols that became a snare — the same pattern of adopting pagan practices condemned here.

Ezekiel 5:6 Parallel

Ezekiel 5:6 condemns Israel for rejecting God's statutes and becoming worse than the nations — a fuller indictment of this rebellion.