2 Kings 22:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 22:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 22:17 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Because they have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 22:17 — KJV
“Because they have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the works of their hands; therefore my wrath shall be kindled against this place, and shall not be quenched.”
— 2 Kings 22:17 (KJV)
2 Kings 22:17 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 22:17
“Because they have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the works of their hands; therefore my wrath shall be poured out upon this place, and shall not be quenched.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 22:17: because, forsaken, burned
“And I will utter my judgments against them touching all their wickedness, who have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, and worshipped the works of their own hands.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 22:17: forsaken, burned, incense
“In that ye provoke me unto wrath with the works of your hands, burning incense unto other gods in the land of Egypt, whither ye be gone to dwell, that ye might cut yourselves off, and that ye might be a curse and a reproach among all the nations of the earth?”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 22:17: incense, other, gods
“Because they have forsaken me, and have estranged this place, and have burned incense in it unto other gods, whom neither they nor their fathers have known, nor the kings of Judah, and have filled this place with the blood of innocents;”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 22:17: because, forsaken, burned
“And in every several city of Judah he made high places to burn incense unto other gods, and provoked to anger the LORD God of his fathers. to burn: or, to offer”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 22:17: incense, other, gods
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