2 Kings 17:9
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 17:9 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 17:9 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And the children of Israel did secretly those things that were not right against the LORD their God, and they built them..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 17:9 — KJV
“And the children of Israel did secretly those things that were not right against the LORD their God, and they built them high places in all their cities, from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city.”
— 2 Kings 17:9 (KJV)
2 Kings 17:9 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 17:9
“And the children of Benjamin went out against the people, and were drawn away from the city; and they began to smite of the people, and kill, as at other times, in the highways, of which one goeth up to the house of God, and the other to Gibeah in the field, about thirty men of Israel. to smite...: Heb. to smite of the people wounded as at, etc the house...: or, Bethel”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 17:9: children, israel, against
“And concerning the children of Israel and Judah, that dwelt in the cities of Judah, they also brought in the tithe of oxen and sheep, and the tithe of holy things which were consecrated unto the LORD their God, and laid them by heaps. by heaps: Heb. heaps, heaps”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 17:9: children, israel, things
“A voice was heard upon the high places, weeping and supplications of the children of Israel: for they have perverted their way, and they have forgotten the LORD their God.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 17:9: children, israel, lord
“Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a soul shall sin through ignorance against any of the commandments of the LORD concerning things which ought not to be done, and shall do against any of them:”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 17:9: children, israel, things
“Speak unto Aaron and to his sons, that they separate themselves from the holy things of the children of Israel, and that they profane not my holy name in those things which they hallow unto me: I am the LORD.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 17:9: children, israel, those
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