2 Kings 23:4
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 23:4 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 23:4 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, and the priests of the second order, and the keepers of the door, to bri..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 23:4 — KJV
“And the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, and the priests of the second order, and the keepers of the door, to bring forth out of the temple of the LORD all the vessels that were made for Baal, and for the grove, and for all the host of heaven: and he burned them without Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron, and carried the ashes of them unto Bethel.”
— 2 Kings 23:4 (KJV)
2 Kings 23:4 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 23:4
“Belshazzar, whiles he tasted the wine, commanded to bring the golden and silver vessels which his father Nebuchadnezzar had taken out of the temple which was in Jerusalem; that the king, and his princes, his wives, and his concubines, might drink therein. father: or, grandfather taken: Chaldee, brought forth”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 23:4: king, commanded, bring
“For he built up again the high places which Hezekiah his father had destroyed; and he reared up altars for Baal, and made a grove, as did Ahab king of Israel; and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served them.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 23:4: king, high, made
“For he built again the high places which Hezekiah his father had broken down, and he reared up altars for Baalim, and made groves, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served them. he built...: Heb. he returned and built”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 23:4: high, made, baal
“At that time, saith the LORD, they shall bring out the bones of the kings of Judah, and the bones of his princes, and the bones of the priests, and the bones of the prophets, and the bones of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, out of their graves:”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 23:4: king, priest, priests
“Now it came to pass, when Jeremiah had made an end of speaking all that the LORD had commanded him to speak unto all the people, that the priests and the prophets and all the people took him, saying, Thou shalt surely die.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 23:4: king, commanded, priest
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