2 Kings 17:32
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 17:32 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 17:32 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "So they feared the LORD, and made unto themselves of the lowest of them priests of the high places, which sacrificed for..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 17:32 — KJV
“So they feared the LORD, and made unto themselves of the lowest of them priests of the high places, which sacrificed for them in the houses of the high places.”
— 2 Kings 17:32 (KJV)
2 Kings 17:32 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 17:32
“And he made an house of high places, and made priests of the lowest of the people, which were not of the sons of Levi.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 17:32: made, lowest, priests
“After this thing Jeroboam returned not from his evil way, but made again of the lowest of the people priests of the high places: whosoever would, he consecrated him, and he became one of the priests of the high places. made...: Heb. returned and made consecrated...: Heb. filled his hand”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 17:32: made, lowest, priests
“And all the houses also of the high places that were in the cities of Samaria, which the kings of Israel had made to provoke the LORD to anger, Josiah took away, and did to them according to all the acts that he had done in Bethel.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 17:32: lord, made, high
“He that feared the word of the LORD among the servants of Pharaoh made his servants and his cattle flee into the houses:”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 17:32: feared, lord, made
“Were it not that I feared the wrath of the enemy, lest their adversaries should behave themselves strangely, and lest they should say, Our hand is high, and the LORD hath not done all this. Our...: or, Our high hand, and not the LORD hath done”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 17:32: feared, lord, themselves
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