Num 25:2, Judg 16:23-25, Amo 2:8, 8:10, Act 7:41-42, 1Cor 10:7, Rev 11:10 | ESV | STEP | These invited the people to the sacrifices of their gods , and the people ate and bowed down to their gods .

qCited from Amos 5:25-27

rSee ver. 36

s ver. 14

t Ex. 32:4

uCited from Ex. 32:6

v[John 16:20]; See ch. 3:10

w Neh. 8:10, 12; Esth. 9:19, 22

x[1 Kgs. 18:17]

Numbers 25:2

2 ^aThese invited the people to the sacrifices of their gods, and the people ate and bowed down to their gods.

Judges 16:23-25

The Death of Samson

23 Now the lords of the Philistines gathered to offer a great sacrifice to ^bDagon their god and to rejoice, and they said, “Our god has given Samson our enemy into our hand.” 24 And when the people saw him, ^cthey praised their god. For they said, “Our god has given our enemy into our hand, the ravager of our country, who has killed many of us.” ^{▼▼Or who has multiplied our slain} 25 And ^ewhen their hearts were merry, they said, “Call Samson, that he may entertain us.” So they called Samson out of the prison, and he entertained them. They made him stand between the pillars.

Amos 2:8

8 they lay themselves down beside every altar
on garments ^ftaken in pledge,
and in the house of their God they drink
the wine of those who have been fined.

Amos 8:10

10 ^gI will turn your feasts into mourning
and all your songs into lamentation;
^hI will bring sackcloth on every waist
ⁱand baldness on every head;
^jI will make it like the mourning for an only son
and the end of it like a bitter day.

Acts 7:41-42

41 And ^kthey made a calf in those days, and offered a sacrifice to the idol and ^lwere rejoicing in ^mthe works of their hands. 42 But ⁿGod turned away and ^ogave them over to worship ^pthe host of heaven, as it is written in the book of the prophets:

^q“‘Did you bring to me slain beasts and sacrifices,
^rduring the forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel?

1 Corinthians 10:7

7 ^sDo not be idolaters ^tas some of them were; as it is written, ^u“The people sat down to eat and drink and rose up to play.”

Revelation of John 11:10

10 and ^vthose who dwell on the earth will rejoice over them and make merry and ^wexchange presents, because these two prophets ^xhad been a torment to those who dwell on the earth.