2 Kings 17:33
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 17:33 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 17:33 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "They feared the LORD, and served their own gods, after the manner of the nations whom they carried away from thence. who..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 17:33 — KJV
“They feared the LORD, and served their own gods, after the manner of the nations whom they carried away from thence. whom...: or, who carried them away from thence”
— 2 Kings 17:33 (KJV)
2 Kings 17:33 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 17:33
“Of the nations concerning which the LORD said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall not go in to them, neither shall they come in unto you: for surely they will turn away your heart after their gods: Solomon clave unto these in love.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 17:33: lord, gods, after
“Have ye not cast out the priests of the LORD, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites, and have made you priests after the manner of the nations of other lands? so that whosoever cometh to consecrate himself with a young bullock and seven rams, the same may be a priest of them that are no gods. to consecrate...: Heb. to fill his hand”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 17:33: lord, gods, after
“And a curse, if ye will not obey the commandments of the LORD your God, but turn aside out of the way which I command you this day, to go after other gods, which ye have not known.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 17:33: lord, own, gods
“That they teach you not to do after all their abominations, which they have done unto their gods; so should ye sin against the LORD your God.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 17:33: lord, gods, after
“Lest there should be among you man, or woman, or family, or tribe, whose heart turneth away this day from the LORD our God, to go and serve the gods of these nations; lest there should be among you a root that beareth gall and wormwood; gall: or, a poisonous herb: Heb. rosh”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 17:33: lord, gods, nations
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