2 Kings 16:4
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 16:4 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 16:4 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 16:4 — KJV
“And he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.”
— 2 Kings 16:4 (KJV)
2 Kings 16:4 in Context — About the Book of 2 Kings
2 Kings races through the divided kingdom's final centuries — Elisha's double-portion miracles, kings good and evil, and finally exile to Assyria and Babylon. Yet miracles keep breaking in: floating axe heads, healed lepers, resurrection. God stays powerfully present even in national decline.
Cross-References for 2 Kings 16:4
“He sacrificed also and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.”
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“Ye shall utterly destroy all the places, wherein the nations which ye shall possess served their gods, upon the high mountains, and upon the hills, and under every green tree: possess: or, inherit”
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“For they also built them high places, and images, and groves, on every high hill, and under every green tree. images: or, standing images, or, statues”
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“And Solomon loved the LORD, walking in the statutes of David his father: only he sacrificed and burnt incense in high places.”
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“For of old time I have broken thy yoke, and burst thy bands; and thou saidst, I will not transgress; when upon every high hill and under every green tree thou wanderest, playing the harlot. transgress: or, serve”
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