2Ki 23:12 Cross References

2 Kings 23:12

12: Josiah tore down the altars that the kings of Judah had built on the palace roof above the upper room of Ahaz. The king destroyed the altars that Manasseh had built in the two courtyards of the LORD's Temple. He smashed them to bits and scattered the pieces in the Kidron Valley.

Jeremiah 19:13

  1. Yes, all the houses in Jerusalem, including the palace of Judah's kings, will become like Topheth--all the houses where you burned incense on the rooftops to your star gods, and where drink offerings were poured out to your idols.'"

Zephaniah 1:5

  1. For they go up to their roofs and bow to the sun, moon, and stars. They claim to follow the LORD, but then they worship Molech, too. So now I will destroy them!

2 Kings 21:5

  1. He built these altars for all the forces of heaven in both courtyards of the LORD's Temple.

2 Chronicles 33:5

  1. He put these altars for the stars of heaven in both courtyards of the LORD's Temple.

Deuteronomy 22:8

  1. "Every new house you build must have a barrier around the edge of its flat rooftop. That way you will not bring the guilt of bloodshed on your household if someone falls from the roof.

2 Kings 23:4

  1. Then the king instructed Hilkiah the high priest and the leading priests and the Temple gatekeepers to remove from the LORD's Temple all the utensils that were used to worship Baal, Asherah, and all the forces of heaven. The king had all these things burned outside Jerusalem on the terraces of the Kidron Valley, and he carried the ashes away to Bethel.

2 Kings 23:6

  1. The king removed the Asherah pole from the LORD's Temple and took it outside Jerusalem to the Kidron Valley, where he burned it. Then he ground the pole to dust and threw the dust in the public cemetery.

2 Chronicles 33:15

  1. Manasseh also removed the foreign gods from the hills and the idol from the LORD's Temple. He tore down all the altars he had built on the hill where the Temple stood and all the altars that were in Jerusalem, and he dumped them outside the city.

2 Kings 21:21

  1. He followed the example of his father, worshiping the same idols that his father had worshiped.
  2. He abandoned the LORD, the God of his ancestors, and he refused to follow the LORD's ways.
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