Exodus 32:23
For they said unto me, Make us gods, which shall go before us: for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him.
Cross-references
Exodus 32:1–4
Citation
Exodus 32:1-4 records the actual event Aaron recounts — his words here directly echo that narrative.
Exodus 32:8
Parallel
Exodus 32:8 gives God's report of the same request — confirming what Aaron says the people demanded.
Exodus 20:4
Contrast
Exodus 20:4 is the commandment against idols — the very law broken by the people's demand for gods here.
1 Samuel 15:15
Parallel
In 1 Samuel 15:15, Saul similarly blames the people for his disobedience — a parallel pattern of leader shifting responsibility.
1 Samuel 15:21
Parallel
1 Samuel 15:21 continues Saul's excuse — another instance of a leader deflecting blame onto the people.