2 Kings 3:2
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 3:2 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 3:2 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And he wrought evil in the sight of the LORD; but not like his father, and like his mother: for he put away the image of..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 3:2 — KJV
“And he wrought evil in the sight of the LORD; but not like his father, and like his mother: for he put away the image of Baal that his father had made. image: Heb. statue”
— 2 Kings 3:2 (KJV)
2 Kings 3:2 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 3:2
“And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the way of his father, and in the way of his mother, and in the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin:”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 3:2: evil, sight, lord
“But he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, as did Manasseh his father: for Amon sacrificed unto all the carved images which Manasseh his father had made, and served them;”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 3:2: evil, sight, lord
“When thou shalt beget children, and children's children, and ye shall have remained long in the land, and shall corrupt yourselves, and make a graven image, or the likeness of any thing, and shall do evil in the sight of the LORD thy God, to provoke him to anger:”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 3:2: evil, sight, lord
“And that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams, shall be put to death; because he hath spoken to turn you away from the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, to thrust thee out of the way which the LORD thy God commanded thee to walk in. So shalt thou put the evil away from the midst of thee. to turn...: Heb. revolt against the LORD”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 3:2: evil, lord, put
“And the man that will do presumptuously, and will not hearken unto the priest that standeth to minister there before the LORD thy God, or unto the judge, even that man shall die: and thou shalt put away the evil from Israel. and will...: Heb. not to hearken”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 3:2: evil, lord, put
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