2 Kings 17:16
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 17:16 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 17:16 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And they left all the commandments of the LORD their God, and made them molten images, even two calves, and made a grove..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 17:16 — KJV
“And they left all the commandments of the LORD their God, and made them molten images, even two calves, and made a grove, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served Baal.”
— 2 Kings 17:16 (KJV)
2 Kings 17:16 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 17:16
“For he built again the high places which Hezekiah his father had broken down, and he reared up altars for Baalim, and made groves, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served them. he built...: Heb. he returned and built”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 17:16: made, grove, worshipped
“For he built up again the high places which Hezekiah his father had destroyed; and he reared up altars for Baal, and made a grove, as did Ahab king of Israel; and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served them.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 17:16: made, grove, worshipped
“O LORD of hosts, God of Israel, that dwellest between the cherubims, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth: thou hast made heaven and earth.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 17:16: lord, god, made
“And the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, and the priests of the second order, and the keepers of the door, to bring forth out of the temple of the LORD all the vessels that were made for Baal, and for the grove, and for all the host of heaven: and he burned them without Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron, and carried the ashes of them unto Bethel.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 17:16: lord, made, grove
“And lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun, and the moon, and the stars, even all the host of heaven, shouldest be driven to worship them, and serve them, which the LORD thy God hath divided unto all nations under the whole heaven. divided: or, imparted”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 17:16: lord, god, even
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