Now when the settlers first lived there, they did not worship the LORD, so He sent lions among them, which killed some of them. Cross References Leviticus 26:22 I will send wild animals against you to rob you of your children, destroy your livestock, and reduce your numbers, until your roads lie desolate. 2 Kings 17:26 So they spoke to the king of Assyria, saying, "The peoples that you have removed and placed in the cities of Samaria do not know the requirements of the God of the land. Because of this, He has sent lions among them, which are indeed killing them off." 2 Kings 17:32 So the new residents worshiped the LORD, but they also appointed for themselves priests of all sorts to serve in the shrines of the high places. Isaiah 15:9 The waters of Dimon are full of blood, but I will bring more upon Dimon--a lion upon the fugitives of Moab and upon the remnant of the land. Jonah 1:9 "I am a Hebrew," replied Jonah. "I worship the LORD, the God of the heavens, who made the sea and the dry land." Treasury of Scripture And so it was at the beginning of their dwelling there, that they feared not the LORD: therefore the LORD sent lions among them, which slew some of them. they feared 2 Kings 17:28,32,34,41 Joshua 22:25 Jeremiah 10:7 the Lord sent 2 Kings 2:24 1 Kings 13:24 1 Kings 20:36 |