2 Kings 18:22
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 18:22 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 18:22 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "But if ye say unto me, We trust in the LORD our God: is not that he, whose high places and whose altars Hezekiah hath ta..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 18:22 — KJV
“But if ye say unto me, We trust in the LORD our God: is not that he, whose high places and whose altars Hezekiah hath taken away, and hath said to Judah and Jerusalem, Ye shall worship before this altar in Jerusalem?”
— 2 Kings 18:22 (KJV)
2 Kings 18:22 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 18:22
“But if thou say to me, We trust in the LORD our God: is it not he, whose high places and whose altars Hezekiah hath taken away, and said to Judah and to Jerusalem, Ye shall worship before this altar?”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 18:22: say, trust, lord
“Hath not the same Hezekiah taken away his high places and his altars, and commanded Judah and Jerusalem, saying, Ye shall worship before one altar, and burn incense upon it?”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 18:22: say, high, places
“Micah the Morasthite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and spake to all the people of Judah, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Zion shall be plowed like a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of a forest.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 18:22: say, lord, high
“For he took away the altars of the strange gods, and the high places, and brake down the images, and cut down the groves: images: Heb. statues”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 18:22: god, high, places
“And when Asa heard these words, and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he took courage, and put away the abominable idols out of all the land of Judah and Benjamin, and out of the cities which he had taken from mount Ephraim, and renewed the altar of the LORD, that was before the porch of the LORD. abominable...: Heb. abominations”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 18:22: lord, taken, away
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