2 Kings 23:6
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 23:6 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 23:6 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And he brought out the grove from the house of the LORD, without Jerusalem, unto the brook Kidron, and burned it at the ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 23:6 — KJV
“And he brought out the grove from the house of the LORD, without Jerusalem, unto the brook Kidron, and burned it at the brook Kidron, and stamped it small to powder, and cast the powder thereof upon the graves of the children of the people.”
— 2 Kings 23:6 (KJV)
2 Kings 23:6 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 23:6
“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.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 23:6: grove, lord, without
“And I took your sin, the calf which ye had made, and burnt it with fire, and stamped it, and ground it very small, even until it was as small as dust: and I cast the dust thereof into the brook that descended out of the mount.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 23:6: brook, stamped, small
“And the priests went into the inner part of the house of the LORD, to cleanse it, and brought out all the uncleanness that they found in the temple of the LORD into the court of the house of the LORD. And the Levites took it, to carry it out abroad into the brook Kidron.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 23:6: brought, house, lord
“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 23:6: house, lord, jerusalem
“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 23:6: house, lord, jerusalem
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