2 Kings 17:40
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 17:40 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 17:40 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Howbeit they did not hearken, but they did after their former manner." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 17:40 — KJV
“Howbeit they did not hearken, but they did after their former manner.”
— 2 Kings 17:40 (KJV)
2 Kings 17:40 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 17:40
“Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thine head, and restore thee unto thy place: and thou shalt deliver Pharaoh's cup into his hand, after the former manner when thou wast his butler. lift...: or, reckon”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 17:40: after, former, manner
“Now therefore hearken unto their voice: howbeit yet protest solemnly unto them, and shew them the manner of the king that shall reign over them. hearken...: or, obey howbeit...: or, notwithstanding when thou hast solemnly protested against them then thou shalt”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 17:40: howbeit, hearken, manner
“And he turned from him toward another, and spake after the same manner: and the people answered him again after the former manner. manner: Heb. word”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 17:40: after, former, manner
“Unto this day they do after the former manners: they fear not the LORD, neither do they after their statutes, or after their ordinances, or after the law and commandment which the LORD commanded the children of Jacob, whom he named Israel;”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 17:40: after, former, manner
“Now Abraham and Sarah were old and well stricken in age; and it ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 17:40: after, manner
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