Psalm 106:36

And they served their idols: which were a snare unto them.

Cross-references

Psalm 78:58 Parallel

Psalm 78:58 recounts how Israel's high places and idols provoked God's anger, directly paralleling the snare of idolatry.

Judges 2:17 Parallel

Judges 2:17 shows Israel whoring after other gods, the same pattern of idolatry that trapped them.

Ezekiel 20:28-32 recounts how Israel served idols in the land and refused to abandon them, directly paralleling the snare of idolatry.

Ezekiel 16:15–63 Related theme

Ezekiel 16:15-63 uses the metaphor of harlotry to describe Israel's idolatry, echoing the same unfaithfulness that became a snare.

2 Chronicles 33:2-9 recounts Manasseh's extensive idolatry, showing how even kings led Israel into the snare of serving idols.

2 Kings 17:17 adds divination and sorcery as further evidence of Israel's idolatrous practices that ensnared them.

2 Kings 17:16 specifies serving the host of heaven and Baal, the same idolatry that became a snare to Israel.

2 Kings 17:8-11 details how Israel adopted the customs and idols of surrounding nations, directly mirroring the idolatry described here.

Judges 10:6 Parallel

In Judges 10:6, this same pattern of serving Baals and Ashtaroth is recorded as Israel's repeated sin that led to oppression.

Judges 3:5-7 directly recounts Israel living among Canaanites, intermarrying, and serving their gods — the exact snare.

Judges 2:19 Parallel

Judges 2:19 describes Israel turning back to serve other gods, becoming more corrupt — the snare's ongoing effect.

Exodus 23:33 warns that allowing pagan nations to remain will become a snare—the same warning that Israel ignored, leading to idolatry.

Judges 2:13 Parallel

Judges 2:13 specifies serving Baals and Ashtaroth, the very idols that ensnared Israel.

Judges 2:12 Parallel

Judges 2:12 describes Israel abandoning the Lord to serve other gods, the same idolatry that became a snare.

Judges 2:3 Allusion

Judges 2:3 records God's warning that the Canaanite gods would become a snare—the very snare Israel fell into according to Psalm 106:36.

Joshua 23:13 warns that clinging to the nations will make them a snare, exactly what happened when Israel served their idols.

Deuteronomy 7:16 commands Israel not to serve other gods, warning it will be a snare—the very sin that trapped them here.

Exodus 34:16 warns that intermarriage leads to idolatry, exactly the snare described here.

Exodus 34:15 warns against covenanting with pagans and eating their sacrifices, which leads to serving their gods.

Exodus 34:12 warns against making covenants with the land's inhabitants, lest they become a snare—the exact snare Psalm 106:36 says Israel served.

Judges 2:15 Parallel

Judges 2:15 continues the consequence: the Lord's hand against them in distress, the outcome of serving idols as in Psalm 106:36.

Judges 2:14 Parallel

Judges 2:14 shows the consequence of the snare: God's anger and defeat by enemies, fulfilling the pattern described in Psalm 106:36.