2 Kings 23:24
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 23:24 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 23:24 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Moreover the workers with familiar spirits, and the wizards, and the images, and the idols, and all the abominations tha..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 23:24 — KJV
“Moreover the workers with familiar spirits, and the wizards, and the images, and the idols, and all the abominations that were spied in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem, did Josiah put away, that he might perform the words of the law which were written in the book that Hilkiah the priest found in the house of the LORD. images: or, teraphim”
— 2 Kings 23:24 (KJV)
2 Kings 23:24 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 23:24
“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 23:24: idols, abominations, land
“And the king went up into the house of the LORD, and all the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the priests, and the Levites, and all the people, great and small: and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant that was found in the house of the LORD. great...: Heb. from great even to small”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 23:24: judah, jerusalem, words
“And the king went up into the house of the LORD, and all the men of Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem with him, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the people, both small and great: and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant which was found in the house of the LORD. both...: Heb. from small even unto great”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 23:24: judah, jerusalem, words
“And when they brought out the money that was brought into the house of the LORD, Hilkiah the priest found a book of the law of the LORD given by Moses. by: Heb. by the hand of”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 23:24: law, book, hilkiah
“And Hilkiah the high priest said unto Shaphan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of the LORD. And Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan, and he read it.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 23:24: law, book, hilkiah
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