2 Chronicles 17:4
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Chronicles 17:4 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Chronicles 17:4 is a verse from the book of 2 Chronicles in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "But sought to the LORD God of his father, and walked in his commandments, and not after the doings of Israel." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Chronicles 17:4 — KJV
“But sought to the LORD God of his father, and walked in his commandments, and not after the doings of Israel.”
— 2 Chronicles 17:4 (KJV)
2 Chronicles 17:4 in Context — About the Book of 2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles follows the kings of Judah from Solomon's temple dedication to the Babylonian exile, spotlighting every revival along the way. Its most quoted promise — if my people humble themselves and pray — remains the Bible's clearest formula for national and personal restoration.
Cross-References for 2 Chronicles 17:4
“And yet they would not hearken unto their judges, but they went a whoring after other gods, and bowed themselves unto them: they turned quickly out of the way which their fathers walked in, obeying the commandments of the LORD; but they did not so.”
Shares key themes with 2 Chronicles 17:4: lord, god, father
“Therefore now, LORD God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father that thou promisedst him, saying, There shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit on the throne of Israel; so that thy children take heed to their way, that they walk before me as thou hast walked before me. fail...: Heb. be cut off unto thee a man from my sight so that: Heb. only if”
Shares key themes with 2 Chronicles 17:4: lord, god, father
“Also Judah kept not the commandments of the LORD their God, but walked in the statutes of Israel which they made.”
Shares key themes with 2 Chronicles 17:4: lord, god, walked
“Now therefore in the sight of all Israel the congregation of the LORD, and in the audience of our God, keep and seek for all the commandments of the LORD your God: that ye may possess this good land, and leave it for an inheritance for your children after you for ever.”
Shares key themes with 2 Chronicles 17:4: lord, god, commandments
“Then shalt thou say unto them, Because your fathers have forsaken me, saith the LORD, and have walked after other gods, and have served them, and have worshipped them, and have forsaken me, and have not kept my law;”
Shares key themes with 2 Chronicles 17:4: lord, god, father
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