2 Kings 21:7
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 21:7 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 21:7 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And he set a graven image of the grove that he had made in the house, of which the LORD said to David, and to Solomon hi..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 21:7 — KJV
“And he set a graven image of the grove that he had made in the house, of which the LORD said to David, and to Solomon his son, In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all tribes of Israel, will I put my name for ever:”
— 2 Kings 21:7 (KJV)
2 Kings 21:7 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 21:7
“And he set a carved image, the idol which he had made, in the house of God, of which God had said to David and to Solomon his son, In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen before all the tribes of Israel, will I put my name for ever:”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 21:7: set, image, made
“And Rehoboam the son of Solomon reigned in Judah. Rehoboam was forty and one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the LORD did choose out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. And his mother's name was Naamah an Ammonitess.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 21:7: lord, solomon, son
“So king Rehoboam strengthened himself in Jerusalem, and reigned: for Rehoboam was one and forty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the LORD had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. And his mother's name was Naamah an Ammonitess.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 21:7: lord, jerusalem, chosen
“And said unto the Levites that taught all Israel, which were holy unto the LORD, Put the holy ark in the house which Solomon the son of David king of Israel did build; it shall not be a burden upon your shoulders: serve now the LORD your God, and his people Israel,”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 21:7: house, lord, david
“For the LORD thy God hath chosen him out of all thy tribes, to stand to minister in the name of the LORD, him and his sons for ever.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 21:7: lord, son, chosen
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