1 Kings 14:22

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“And Judah did evil in the sight of the LORD, and by the sins they committed they provoked Him to jealous anger more than all their fathers had done.”

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BSBPD

“And Judah did evil in the sight of the LORD, and by the sins they committed they provoked Him to jealous anger more than all their fathers had done.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And Judah did evil in the sight of the Lord, and they provoked him to jealousy with their sins which they had committed, above all that their fathers had done.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And Judah did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, and they provoked him to jealousy with their sins which they committed, above all that their fathers had done.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And Judah doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, and they make Him zealous above all that their fathers did by their sins that they have sinned.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 Kings 14:22 — 18 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Deuteronomy 4:24For the LORD your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God.
  2. Deuteronomy 29:28The LORD uprooted them from their land in His anger, rage, and great wrath, and He cast them into another land, where they are today.’
  3. Deuteronomy 32:16They provoked His jealousy with foreign gods; they enraged Him with abominations.
  4. Judges 3:7So the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD; they forgot the LORD their God and served the Baals and the Asherahs.
  5. Judges 3:12Once again the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD. So He gave Eglon king of Moab power over Israel, because they had done evil in the sight of the LORD.
  6. Judges 4:1After Ehud died, the Israelites again did evil in the sight of the LORD.
  7. 1 Kings 14:9You have done more evil than all who came before you. You have proceeded to make for yourself other gods and molten images to provoke Me, and you have flung Me behind your back.
  8. 1 Kings 16:30However, Ahab son of Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD, more than all who were before him.
  9. 2 Kings 17:19and even Judah did not keep the commandments of the LORD their God, but lived according to the customs Israel had introduced.
  10. 2 Kings 21:11“Since Manasseh king of Judah has committed all these abominations, acting more wickedly than the Amorites who preceded him, and with his idols has caused Judah to sin,
  11. 2 Chronicles 12:1After Rehoboam had established his sovereignty and royal power, he and all Israel with him forsook the Law of the LORD.
  12. 2 Chronicles 12:14And Rehoboam did evil because he did not set his heart to seek the LORD.
  13. Psalms 78:58They enraged Him with their high places and provoked His jealousy with their idols.
  14. Isaiah 65:3to a people who continually provoke Me to My face, sacrificing in the gardens and burning incense on altars of brick,
  15. Jeremiah 3:7I thought that after she had done all these things, she would return to Me. But she did not return, and her unfaithful sister Judah saw it.
  16. Jeremiah 7:26Yet they would not listen to Me or incline their ear, but they stiffened their necks and did more evil than their fathers.
  17. Ezekiel 16:47And you not only walked in their ways and practiced their abominations, but soon you were more depraved than they were.
  18. 1 Corinthians 10:22Are we trying to provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than He?

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