2 Kings 17:8
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 17:8 — by Collins Asein
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2 Kings 17:8 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And walked in the statutes of the heathen, whom the LORD cast out from before the children of Israel, and of the kings o..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 17:8 — KJV
“And walked in the statutes of the heathen, whom the LORD cast out from before the children of Israel, and of the kings of Israel, which they had made.”
— 2 Kings 17:8 (KJV)
2 Kings 17:8 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 17:8
“But he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, yea, and made his son to pass through the fire, according to the abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD cast out from before the children of Israel.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 17:8: walked, heathen, whom
“Moreover he burnt incense in the valley of the son of Hinnom, and burnt his children in the fire, after the abominations of the heathen whom the LORD had cast out before the children of Israel. burnt...: or, offered sacrifice”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 17:8: heathen, whom, lord
“But did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, like unto the abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD had cast out before the children of Israel.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 17:8: heathen, whom, lord
“So Manasseh made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to err, and to do worse than the heathen, whom the LORD had destroyed before the children of Israel.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 17:8: heathen, whom, lord
“And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, after the abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD cast out before the children of Israel.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 17:8: heathen, whom, lord
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