2 Kings 17:29
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 17:29 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 17:29 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Howbeit every nation made gods of their own, and put them in the houses of the high places which the Samaritans had made..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 17:29 — KJV
“Howbeit every nation made gods of their own, and put them in the houses of the high places which the Samaritans had made, every nation in their cities wherein they dwelt.”
— 2 Kings 17:29 (KJV)
2 Kings 17:29 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 17:29
“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”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 17:29: every, nation, gods
“And in every several city of Judah he made high places to burn incense unto other gods, and provoked to anger the LORD God of his fathers. to burn: or, to offer”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 17:29: every, made, gods
“Now when all this was finished, all Israel that were present went out to the cities of Judah, and brake the images in pieces, and cut down the groves, and threw down the high places and the altars out of all Judah and Benjamin, in Ephraim also and Manasseh, until they had utterly destroyed them all. Then all the children of Israel returned, every man to his possession, into their own cities. present: Heb. found images: Heb. statues until...: Heb. until to make an end”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 17:29: every, own, high
“In all your dwellingplaces the cities shall be laid waste, and the high places shall be desolate; that your altars may be laid waste and made desolate, and your idols may be broken and cease, and your images may be cut down, and your works may be abolished. images: or, sun images”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 17:29: made, own, high
“And he put down the idolatrous priests, whom the kings of Judah had ordained to burn incense in the high places in the cities of Judah, and in the places round about Jerusalem; them also that burned incense unto Baal, to the sun, and to the moon, and to the planets, and to all the host of heaven. put...: Heb. caused to cease idolatrous...: Heb. Chemarim planets: or, twelve signs or, constellations”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 17:29: own, put, high
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