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1 Kings 16:2

“Even though I lifted you out of the dust and made you ruler over My people Israel, you have walked in the way of Jeroboam and have caused My people Israel to sin and to provoke Me to anger by their sins.

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ASV

Forasmuch as I exalted thee out of the dust, and made thee prince over my people Israel, and thou hast walked in the way of Jeroboam, and hast made my people Israel to sin, to provoke me to anger with their sins;

KJV

Forasmuch as I exalted thee out of the dust, and made thee prince over my people Israel; and thou hast walked in the way of Jeroboam, and hast made my people Israel to sin, to provoke me to anger with their sins;

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
יַ֗עַןYa.'anbecauseH3282 →
אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherthatH834 →
הֲרִימֹתִ֙יךָ֙ha.ri.mo.Ti.khaI raised up youH7311 →
מִן־min-fromH4480 →
הֶ֣עָפָ֔רhe.'a.Farthe dustH6083 →
וָאֶתֶּנְךָ֣va.'e.ten.Khaand I made youH5414 →
נָגִ֔ידna.Gida rulerH5057 →
עַ֖ל'aloverH5921 →
עַמִּ֣י'a.Mipeople myH5971 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
וַתֵּ֣לֶךְ׀va.Te.lekhand you have walkedH1980 →
בְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhin [the] way ofH1870 →
יָרָבְעָ֗םya.ra.ve.'AmJeroboamH3379 →
וַֽתַּחֲטִא֙va.ta.cha.Ti'and you have caused to sinH2398 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
עַמִּ֣י'a.Mipeople myH5971 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
לְהַכְעִיסֵ֖נִיle.hakh.'i.Se.nito provoke to anger meH3707 →
בְּחַטֹּאתָֽם׃be.cha.to.Tamby sins theirH2403 →

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1 Kings 15:34And Baasha did evil in the sight of the LORD and walked in the way of Jeroboam and in his sin, which he had caused Israel to commit.1 Kings 14:7Go, tell Jeroboam that this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘I raised you up from among the people and appointed you ruler over My people Israel.1 Samuel 2:8He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap. He seats them among princes and bestows on them a throne of honor. For the foundations of the earth are the LORD’s, and upon them He has set the world.Psalms 113:7–8He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the dump2 Samuel 12:7–11Then Nathan said to David, “You are that man! This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you from the hand of Saul.1 Kings 15:26And he did evil in the sight of the LORD and walked in the way of his father and in his sin, which he had caused Israel to commit.1 Kings 14:16So He will give Israel over on account of the sins Jeroboam has committed and has caused Israel to commit.”1 Samuel 26:19Now please, may my lord the king hear the words of his servant: If the LORD has stirred you up against me, then may He accept an offering. But if men have done it, may they be cursed in the presence of the LORD! For today they have driven me away from sharing in the inheritance of the LORD, saying, ‘Go, serve other gods.’Luke 1:52He has brought down rulers from their thrones, but has exalted the humble.1 Kings 13:33–34Even after these events, Jeroboam did not repent of his evil ways, but again he appointed priests for the high places from every class of people. He ordained anyone who desired to be a priest of the high places.Exodus 32:21“What did this people do to you,” Moses asked Aaron, “that you have led them into so great a sin?”1 Samuel 15:17–19And Samuel said, “Although you were once small in your own eyes, have you not become the head of the tribes of Israel? The LORD anointed you king over Israel1 Samuel 2:27–28Then a man of God came to Eli and told him, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Did I not clearly reveal Myself to your father’s house when they were in Egypt under Pharaoh’s house?Matthew 5:19So then, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do likewise will be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever practices and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.1 Samuel 2:24No, my sons; it is not a good report I hear circulating among the LORD’s people.1 Kings 16:26For he walked in all the ways of Jeroboam son of Nebat and in his sins, which he caused Israel to commit, provoking the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger with their worthless idols.2 Kings 9:6So Jehu got up and went into the house, where the young prophet poured the oil on his head and declared, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘I anoint you king over the LORD’s people Israel.Jeremiah 7:18The sons gather wood, the fathers light the fire, and the women knead the dough to make cakes for the Queen of Heaven; they pour out drink offerings to other gods to provoke Me to anger.

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