Judges 2:17

And yet they would not hearken unto their judges, but they went a whoring after other gods, and bowed themselves unto them: they turned quickly out of the way which their fathers walked in, obeying the commandments of the Lord; but they did not so.

Cross-reference

Judges 2:7 Contrast

Judges 2:7 shows the faithful generation, contrasting sharply with the apostasy described here after they died.

Judges 8:33 Parallel

Judges 8:33 repeats the pattern: after Gideon's death, Israel 'again whored after the Baals'—identical language to Judges 2:17.

Judges 5:8 Parallel

Judges 5:8 also mentions choosing 'new gods'—parallel to the whoring after other gods in Judges 2:17, showing the same apostasy.

Exodus 34:15 warns against 'playing the harlot after their gods' — the exact phrase used here for Israel's sin.

Hosea 2:2 Parallel

Hosea 2:2 employs the marriage metaphor for Israel's spiritual adultery, mirroring the 'whoring after other gods' imagery.

Psalm 106:43 summarizes the cycle of deliverance and rebellion — precisely the pattern of unfaithfulness seen here.

Psalm 106:39 uses the same 'whored' language for Israel's idolatry, directly paralleling the unfaithfulness here.

Psalm 73:27 Parallel

Psalm 73:27 pronounces doom on the unfaithful, echoing the spiritual adultery and its consequences seen in Judges.

2 Chronicles 36:16 describes mocking God's messengers — the same hardened rejection of leaders sent to deliver them.

2 Chronicles 36:15 recounts God's persistent sending of prophets despite rebellion — the same divine patience as raising judges here.

1 Samuel 12:12 recalls that Israel rejected God as king despite His deliverance — the same unfaithfulness as here.

In 1 Samuel 8:5-8, Israel's demand for a human king mirrors the same rejection of God's rule as when they followed other gods.

Joshua 24:31 describes Israel's faithfulness under Joshua and the elders—contrasting with their apostasy after that generation died.

Joshua 24:24 records Israel's pledge to serve God, which Judges 2:17 shows they violated by whoring after other gods.

Deuteronomy 9:16 repeats the golden calf incident, showing the same turning aside that recurs in Judges.

Deuteronomy 9:12 describes Israel's corruption and quick departure from God's way, paralleling the apostasy here.

Leviticus 17:7 forbids sacrificing to goat demons, using 'play the harlot' — the same language for idolatry here.

Exodus 34:16 expands the harlotry warning to intermarriage — the same spiritual adultery condemned in Judges.

Exodus 32:8 Parallel

Exodus 32:8 recounts Israel's quick turn to the golden calf, the same pattern of swift apostasy seen in Judges.

1 Chronicles 5:25 uses the same phrase 'whored after the gods of the peoples'—describing the same unfaithfulness in the tribes.

Deuteronomy 31:16 Prophetic fulfillment

Deuteronomy 31:16 prophesies that Israel will 'whore after foreign gods'—a prediction fulfilled in Judges 2:17.

Jeremiah 11:10 describes Israel and Judah 'going after other gods'—a direct parallel to the apostasy in Judges 2:17.

1 Samuel 12:19 has the people confessing their added sin — acknowledging the same kind of rebellion seen in the Judges cycle.

Psalm 78:58 Parallel

Psalm 78:58 describes Israel provoking God with high places and idols—parallel to the idolatry in Judges 2:17.

Psalm 106:36 says they 'served their idols, which became a snare'—echoing the idolatry of Judges 2:17.

Amos 2:4 Parallel

Amos 2:4 condemns Judah for rejecting God's law and walking after lies—similar to Israel's disobedience in Judges 2:17.