2 Kings 24:4
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 24:4 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 24:4 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And also for the innocent blood that he shed: for he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood; which the LORD would not pard..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 24:4 — KJV
“And also for the innocent blood that he shed: for he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood; which the LORD would not pardon.”
— 2 Kings 24:4 (KJV)
2 Kings 24:4 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 24:4
“Moreover Manasseh shed innocent blood very much, till he had filled Jerusalem from one end to another; beside his sin wherewith he made Judah to sin, in doing that which was evil in the sight of the LORD. from...: Heb. from mouth to mouth”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 24:4: innocent, blood, shed
“That innocent blood be not shed in thy land, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance, and so blood be upon thee.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 24:4: innocent, blood, shed
“When the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and shall have purged the blood of Jerusalem from the midst thereof by the spirit of judgment, and by the spirit of burning.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 24:4: blood, shed, jerusalem
“Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned: for she hath received of the LORD'S hand double for all her sins. comfortably: Heb. to the heart warfare: or, appointed time”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 24:4: shed, jerusalem, lord
“Thus saith the LORD; Execute ye judgment and righteousness, and deliver the spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, nor the widow, neither shed innocent blood in this place.”
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