1 Kings 16:26
And he walked in all the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and in his sins wherewith he caused Israel to sin, to provoke the Lord God of Israel by their vanities.
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1 Kings 12:26And Jeroboam said in his heart, Behold, now the kingdom will return to the house of David.
1 Kings 16:2Forasmuch as I lifted thee up from the earth, and made thee ruler over my people Israel; and thou hast walked in the way of Jeroboam, and hast caused my people Israel to sin, to provoke me with their vanities;
1 Kings 16:13for all the sins of Baasha and Elah his son, as he led Israel astray to sin, to provoke the Lord God of Israel with their vanities.
Psalms 31:6Therefore shall every holy one pray to thee in a fit time: 1 Only in the deluge of many waters they shall not come nigh to him. 1
Jeremiah 10:3For the customs of the nations are vain; it is a tree cut out of the forest, the work of the carpenter, or a molten image.
Jeremiah 14:22Is there anyone among the idols of the Gentiles that can give rain? and will the sky yield his fullness at their bidding? Art not thou he? we will even wait on thee, O Lord: for thou hast made all these things.
Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 16:16-29
Zimri's Death; Reign of Omri. ( b. c. 929.) 15 In the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah did Zimri reign seven days in Tirzah. And the people were encamped against Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines. 16 And the people that were encamped heard say, Zimri hath conspired, and hath also slain the king: wherefore all Israel made Omri, the captain of the host, king over Israel that day in the camp. 17 And Omri went up from Gibbethon, and all Israel with him, and they besieged Tirzah. 18 And it came… Read the whole commentary →