2 they came to Zorobabel and to the chiefs of the families, and said, Let us build with you, for we, like you, seek our God, and we sacrifice to him, from the days of Asaradan, king of Assur, who brought us here.
Ezra 4:2 Cross References - VIN
Genesis 10:11
11 From that land he went to Assyria, where he built Nineveh, Rehoboth-Ir, Calah,
2 Kings 17:24
24 Because the king of Assyria brought captives from Babylon, Cuthah, Avva, Hamath, and Sephar-vaim and settled them in the cities of Samaria to replace the Israelites, the settlers possessed Samaria and lived in its cities.
2 Kings 17:27-33
27 Then the king of Assyria gave orders, saying: "Send one of the priests you took from there. Let him live there and teach the people the way of the god of the land."
28 And one of the priests whom they exiled from Samaria came and lived in Bethel, and he taught them how they should fear the LORD.
29 However each nation made gods of their own and put them in the houses of the high places which those of Samaria had made, each nation in their city in which they dwelt.
30 The men of Babylon made Succoth Benoth, and the men of Cuth made Nergal, and the men of Hamath made Ashima,
31 the Avvites made Nibhaz and Tartak; and the Sepharvites burnt their children in the fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech, the gods of Sepharvaim.
32 And they were fearing the lord, and they made for themselves priests of the high places; and they offered for themselves in the houses of the high places.
33 They feared the LORD, and served their own gods, according to the custom of the nations from where they exiled them.
2 Kings 17:41
41 Yet these nations feared the Lord and at the same time served their graven images. And even to this day their children and their children's children do as their fathers did.
2 Kings 19:37
37 And he will be worshiping in the house of Nisroch his god, and Adrammelech and Sharezer struck him with the sword: and they escaped to the land of Ararat: and Esarhaddon his son will reign in his stead.
Ezra 1:5
5 Then the heads of fathers of Judah and Benjamin and the priests and the Levites, even all whose spirit God had stirred, rose up to go up to build the house of the LORD which is in Jerusalem.
Ezra 2:2
2 who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:
Ezra 3:2
2 Then Jeshua the son of Jozadak and his brothers the priests and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and his brothers, stood up and built the altar of the God of Israel, to offer burnt offerings on it as it is written in the law of Moses the man of God.
Ezra 3:12
12 But many of the elderly priests, Levites, and heads of the families who had seen the first temple, wept with a loud voice when they saw the foundation of this house, but many shouted aloud with joy.
Psalms 73:8
8 They scoff and speak with malice; in arrogance, they threaten oppression.
Proverbs 26:23-26
23 Like the glaze covering an earthen vessel are smooth words with an evil heart.
24 A malicious man disguises himself with his lips, but he harbors evil in his heart.
25 When his speech is charming, do not believe him; for there are seven abominations in his heart.
26 His malice may be concealed by deception, but his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.
Isaiah 37:37
37 So Sennacherib king of Assyria broke camp and withdrew. He returned to Nineveh and stayed there.
Hosea 14:3
3 Assyria shall not save us; we will not ride on horses. We shall not say any more to the work of our hands, Our gods! For in You the fatherless finds mercy.
2 Corinthians 11:13-15
Galatians 2:4
4 This issue arose because some false brothers were brought in under false pretenses to spy on our freedom in Christ Jesus, in order to enslave us.
2 Timothy 3:8
8 Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so also these oppose the truth—men of depraved mind, disqualified as regards the faith—
2 Peter 2:1-2
1 Now there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies that even deny the Master who bought them, bringing swift destruction on themselves.
2 Many will follow their immoral ways, and as a result, the way of the truth will be maligned.