2 Kings 21:21
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 21:21 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 21:21 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And he walked in all the way that his father walked in, and served the idols that his father served, and worshipped them..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 21:21 — KJV
“And he walked in all the way that his father walked in, and served the idols that his father served, and worshipped them:”
— 2 Kings 21:21 (KJV)
2 Kings 21:21 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 21:21
“Because that they have forsaken me, and have worshipped Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, Chemosh the god of the Moabites, and Milcom the god of the children of Ammon, and have not walked in my ways, to do that which is right in mine eyes, and to keep my statutes and my judgments, as did David his father.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 21:21: walked, way, father
“Then shalt thou say unto them, Because your fathers have forsaken me, saith the LORD, and have walked after other gods, and have served them, and have worshipped them, and have forsaken me, and have not kept my law;”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 21:21: walked, father, served
“Now therefore fear the LORD, and serve him in sincerity and in truth: and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the flood, and in Egypt; and serve ye the LORD.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 21:21: way, father, served
“For the LORD our God, he it is that brought us up and our fathers out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage, and which did those great signs in our sight, and preserved us in all the way wherein we went, and among all the people through whom we passed:”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 21:21: way, father, served
“And yet they would not hearken unto their judges, but they went a whoring after other gods, and bowed themselves unto them: they turned quickly out of the way which their fathers walked in, obeying the commandments of the LORD; but they did not so.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 21:21: walked, way, father
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