1Ki 22:43 Cross References
1 Kings 22:43
43: Jehoshaphat was a good king, following the example of his father, Asa. He did what was pleasing in the LORD's sight. During his reign, however, he failed to remove all the pagan shrines, and the people still offered sacrifices and burned incense there.
1 Kings 15:14
- Although the pagan shrines were not completely removed, Asa remained faithful to the LORD throughout his life.
2 Kings 12:3
- Yet even so, he did not destroy the pagan shrines, and the people still offered sacrifices and burned incense there.
Psalms 125:5
- But banish those who turn to crooked ways, O LORD. Take them away with those who do evil. And let Israel have quietness and peace.
2 Kings 15:3
- He did what was pleasing in the LORD's sight, just as his father, Amaziah, had done.
- But he did not destroy the pagan shrines, where the people offered sacrifices and burned incense.
2 Chronicles 15:17
- Although the pagan shrines were not completely removed from Israel, Asa remained fully committed to the LORD throughout his life.
Proverbs 4:27
- Don't get sidetracked; keep your feet from following evil.
1 Samuel 12:20
- "Don't be afraid," Samuel reassured them. "You have certainly done wrong, but make sure now that you worship the LORD with all your heart and that you don't turn your back on him in any way.
- Don't go back to worshiping worthless idols that cannot help or rescue you--they really are useless!
2 Chronicles 17:3
- The LORD was with Jehoshaphat because he followed the example of his father's early years and did not worship the images of Baal.
- He sought his father's God and obeyed his commands instead of following the practices of the kingdom of Israel.
- So the LORD established Jehoshaphat's control over the kingdom of Judah. All the people of Judah brought gifts to Jehoshaphat, so he became very wealthy and highly esteemed.
- He was committed to the ways of the LORD. He knocked down the pagan shrines and destroyed the Asherah poles.
2 Chronicles 14:11
- Then Asa cried out to the LORD his God, "O LORD, no one but you can help the powerless against the mighty! Help us, O LORD our God, for we trust in you alone. It is in your name that we have come against this vast horde. O LORD, you are our God; do not let mere men prevail against you!"
2 Chronicles 19:3
- There is some good in you, however, for you have removed the Asherah poles throughout the land, and you have committed yourself to seeking God."
- So Jehoshaphat lived in Jerusalem, but he went out among the people, traveling from Beersheba to the hill country of Ephraim, encouraging the people to return to the LORD, the God of their ancestors.
2 Chronicles 20:3
- Jehoshaphat was alarmed by this news and sought the LORD for guidance. He also gave orders that everyone throughout Judah should observe a fast.
- So people from all the towns of Judah came to Jerusalem to seek the LORD.
- Jehoshaphat stood before the people of Judah and Jerusalem in front of the new courtyard at the Temple of the LORD.
- He prayed, "O LORD, God of our ancestors, you alone are the God who is in heaven. You are ruler of all the kingdoms of the earth. You are powerful and mighty; no one can stand against you!
- O our God, did you not drive out those who lived in this land when your people arrived? And did you not give this land forever to the descendants of your friend Abraham?
1 Kings 15:5
- For David had done what was pleasing in the LORD's sight and had obeyed the LORD's commands throughout his life, except in the affair concerning Uriah the Hittite.
1 Kings 15:11
- Asa did what was pleasing in the LORD's sight, as his ancestor David had done.
Psalms 101:3
- I will refuse to look at anything vile and vulgar. I hate all crooked dealings; I will have nothing to do with them.
2 Chronicles 15:8
- When Asa heard this message from Azariah the prophet, he took courage and removed all the idols in the land of Judah and Benjamin and in the towns he had captured in the hill country of Ephraim. And he repaired the altar of the LORD, which stood in front of the foyer of the LORD's Temple.
2 Kings 18:22
- "But perhaps you will say, `We are trusting in the LORD our God!' But isn't he the one who was insulted by King Hezekiah? Didn't Hezekiah tear down his shrines and altars and make everyone in Judah worship only at the altar here in Jerusalem?
1 Kings 14:23
- They built pagan shrines and set up sacred pillars and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree.
2 Kings 14:3
- Amaziah did what was pleasing in the LORD's sight, but not like his ancestor David. Instead, he followed the example of his father, Joash.
- Amaziah did not destroy the pagan shrines, where the people offered sacrifices and burned incense.
Psalms 40:4
- Oh, the joys of those who trust the LORD, who have no confidence in the proud, or in those who worship idols.
2 Chronicles 16:7
- At that time Hanani the seer came to King Asa and told him, "Because you have put your trust in the king of Aram instead of in the LORD your God, you missed your chance to destroy the army of the king of Aram.
- Don't you remember what happened to the Ethiopians and Libyans and their vast army, with all of their chariots and horsemen? At that time you relied on the LORD, and he handed them all over to you.
- The eyes of the LORD search the whole earth in order to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him. What a fool you have been! From now on, you will be at war."
- Asa became so angry with Hanani for saying this that he threw him into prison. At that time, Asa also began to oppress some of his people.
- The rest of the events of Asa's reign, from beginning to end, are recorded in The Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel.
Exodus 32:8
- They have already turned from the way I commanded them to live. They have made an idol shaped like a calf, and they have worshiped and sacrificed to it. They are saying, `These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you out of Egypt.'"
2 Chronicles 14:2
- for Asa did what was pleasing and good in the sight of the LORD his God.
- He removed the pagan altars and the shrines. He smashed the sacred pillars and cut down the Asherah poles.
- He commanded the people of Judah to seek the LORD, the God of their ancestors, and to obey his law and his commands.
- Asa also removed the pagan shrines, as well as the incense altars from every one of Judah's towns. So Asa's kingdom enjoyed a period of peace.