2 Kings 21:22
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 21:22 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 21:22 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And he forsook the LORD God of his fathers, and walked not in the way of the LORD." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 21:22 — KJV
“And he forsook the LORD God of his fathers, and walked not in the way of the LORD.”
— 2 Kings 21:22 (KJV)
2 Kings 21:22 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 21:22
“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 21:22: lord, god, fathers
“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 21:22: lord, god, fathers
“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 21:22: lord, god, fathers
“And they forsook the LORD God of their fathers, which brought them out of the land of Egypt, and followed other gods, of the gods of the people that were round about them, and bowed themselves unto them, and provoked the LORD to anger.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 21:22: forsook, lord, god
“Therefore now, LORD God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father that thou promisedst him, saying, There shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit on the throne of Israel; so that thy children take heed to their way, that they walk before me as thou hast walked before me. fail...: Heb. be cut off unto thee a man from my sight so that: Heb. only if”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 21:22: lord, god, walked
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