Hosea 7:7 Cross References

Hosea 7:7

7: They kill their kings one after another, and no one cries out to me for help.

Then Hoshea son of Elah conspired against Pekah and assassinated him. He began to rule over Israel in the twentieth year of Jotham son of Uzziah.

Then Menahem son of Gadi went to Samaria from Tirzah and assassinated him, and he became the next king.

Then Shallum son of Jabesh conspired against Zechariah, assassinated him in public, and became the next king.

Then Pekah son of Remaliah, the commander of Pekahiah's army, conspired against him. With fifty men from Gilead, Pekah assassinated the king, along with Argob and Arieh, in the citadel of the palace at Samaria. Pekah then became the next king of Israel.

His arrogance testifies against him, yet he doesn't return to the LORD his God or even try to find him.

Yet no one calls on your name or pleads with you for mercy. Therefore, you have turned away from us and turned us over to our sins.

The people have appointed kings and princes, but not with my consent. By making idols for themselves from their silver and gold, they have brought about their own destruction.

For after all this punishment, the people will still not repent and turn to the LORD Almighty.

For the godless are full of resentment. Even when he punishes them, they refuse to cry out to him for help.

"But, my dear people, you refuse to ask for my help. You have grown tired of me!

"I looked for someone who might rebuild the wall of righteousness that guards the land. I searched for someone to stand in the gap in the wall so I wouldn't have to destroy the land, but I found no one.

Then Jehu drew his bow and shot Joram between the shoulders. The arrow pierced his heart, and he sank down dead in his chariot.

When the letter arrived, the leaders killed all seventy of the king's sons. They placed their heads in baskets and presented them to Jehu at Jezreel.

"Take them alive!" Jehu shouted to his men. And they captured all forty-two of them and killed them at the well of Beth-eked. None of them escaped.

Then Zimri, who commanded half of the royal chariots, made plans to kill him. One day in Tirzah, Elah was getting drunk at the home of Arza, the supervisor of the palace.
Zimri walked in and struck him down and killed him. This happened in the twenty-seventh year of King Asa's reign in Judah. Then Zimri became the next king.
Zimri immediately killed the entire royal family of Baasha, and he did not leave a single male child. He even destroyed distant relatives and friends.

Every curse written against us in the law of Moses has come true. All the troubles he predicted have taken place. But we have refused to seek mercy from the LORD our God by turning from our sins and recognizing his truth.

When Zimri saw that the city had been taken, he went into the citadel of the king's house and burned it down over himself and died in the flames.

Then I will return to my place until they admit their guilt and look to me for help. For as soon as trouble comes, they will search for me."

They do not cry out to me with sincere hearts. Instead, they sit on their couches and wail. They cut themselves, begging foreign gods for crops and prosperity.

"Throw her down!" Jehu yelled. So they threw her out the window, and some of her blood spattered against the wall and on the horses. And Jehu trampled her body under his horses' hooves.

Baasha killed Nadab in the third year of King Asa's reign in Judah, and he became the next king of Israel.

But Omri's supporters defeated the supporters of Tibni son of Ginath. So Tibni was killed, and Omri became the next king.

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