2 Kings 17:18
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 17:18 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 17:18 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Therefore the LORD was very angry with Israel, and removed them out of his sight: there was none left but the tribe of J..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 17:18 — KJV
“Therefore the LORD was very angry with Israel, and removed them out of his sight: there was none left but the tribe of Judah only.”
— 2 Kings 17:18 (KJV)
2 Kings 17:18 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 17:18
“Only unto the tribe of Levi he gave none inheritance; the sacrifices of the LORD God of Israel made by fire are their inheritance, as he said unto them.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 17:18: lord, israel, none
“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 Kings 17:18: therefore, lord, israel
“And it came to pass, when all Israel heard that Jeroboam was come again, that they sent and called him unto the congregation, and made him king over all Israel: there was none that followed the house of David, but the tribe of Judah only.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 17:18: israel, none, tribe
“And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: for the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 17:18: lord, very, israel
“And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: because the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 17:18: lord, very, israel
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