2 Kings 23:7
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 23:7 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 23:7 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And he brake down the houses of the sodomites, that were by the house of the LORD, where the women wove hangings for the..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 23:7 — KJV
“And he brake down the houses of the sodomites, that were by the house of the LORD, where the women wove hangings for the grove. hangings: Heb. houses”
— 2 Kings 23:7 (KJV)
2 Kings 23:7 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 23:7
“And all the people of the land went into the house of Baal, and brake it down; his altars and his images brake they in pieces thoroughly, and slew Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. And the priest appointed officers over the house of the LORD. officers: Heb. offices”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 23:7: brake, down, house
“And he asked Pharaoh's officers that were with him in the ward of his lord's house, saying, Wherefore look ye so sadly to day? look...: Heb. are your faces evil?”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 23:7: house, lord, where
“And the famine was over all the face of the earth: And Joseph opened all the storehouses, and sold unto the Egyptians; and the famine waxed sore in the land of Egypt. all the storehouses: Heb. all wherein was”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 23:7: houses, house, where
“And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt. to destroy...: Heb. for a destruction”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 23:7: houses, house, where
“When the LORD thy God hath cut off the nations, whose land the LORD thy God giveth thee, and thou succeedest them, and dwellest in their cities, and in their houses; succeedest: Heb. inheritest, or, possessest”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 23:7: houses, house, lord
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