2 Kings 23:3
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 23:3 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 23:3 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And the king stood by a pillar, and made a covenant before the LORD, to walk after the LORD, and to keep his commandment..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 23:3 — KJV
“And the king stood by a pillar, and made a covenant before the LORD, to walk after the LORD, and to keep his commandments and his testimonies and his statutes with all their heart and all their soul, to perform the words of this covenant that were written in this book. And all the people stood to the covenant.”
— 2 Kings 23:3 (KJV)
2 Kings 23:3 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 23:3
“And the king stood in his place, and made a covenant before the LORD, to walk after the LORD, and to keep his commandments, and his testimonies, and his statutes, with all his heart, and with all his soul, to perform the words of the covenant which are written in this book.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 23:3: king, stood, made
“If thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to keep his commandments and his statutes which are written in this book of the law, and if thou turn unto the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 23:3: lord, keep, commandments
“And keep the charge of the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and his testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses, that thou mayest prosper in all that thou doest, and whithersoever thou turnest thyself: prosper: or, do wisely”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 23:3: lord, walk, keep
“Then David the king stood up upon his feet, and said, Hear me, my brethren, and my people: As for me, I had in mine heart to build an house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and for the footstool of our God, and had made ready for the building:”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 23:3: king, stood, made
“And the king commanded all the people, saying, Keep the passover unto the LORD your God, as it is written in the book of this covenant.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 23:3: king, covenant, lord
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