Judges 2:2
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Judges 2:2 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Judges 2:2 is a verse from the book of Judges in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And ye shall make no league with the inhabitants of this land; ye shall throw down their altars: but ye have not obeyed ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Judges 2:2 — KJV
“And ye shall make no league with the inhabitants of this land; ye shall throw down their altars: but ye have not obeyed my voice: why have ye done this?”
— Judges 2:2 (KJV)
Judges 2:2 in Context — About the Book of Judges
Judges chronicles Israel's darkest cycle: sin, oppression, crying out, and rescue — repeated for generations. God raises unlikely deliverers like Gideon, Deborah, and Samson, proving He responds to honest cries for help even when His people keep failing. Grace shines against a dark backdrop.
Cross-References for Judges 2:2
“And when he had broken down the altars and the groves, and had beaten the graven images into powder, and cut down all the idols throughout all the land of Israel, he returned to Jerusalem. into...: Heb. to make powder”
Shares key themes with Judges 2:2: make, land, down
“And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, Ye have troubled me to make me to stink among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites: and I being few in number, they shall gather themselves together against me, and slay me; and I shall be destroyed, I and my house.”
Shares key themes with Judges 2:2: make, inhabitants, land
“And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down out of the mount, the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron, and said unto him, Up, make us gods, which shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him.”
Shares key themes with Judges 2:2: make, land, down
“Take heed to thyself, lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land whither thou goest, lest it be for a snare in the midst of thee:”
Shares key themes with Judges 2:2: make, inhabitants, land
“Lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, and they go a whoring after their gods, and do sacrifice unto their gods, and one call thee, and thou eat of his sacrifice;”
Shares key themes with Judges 2:2: make, inhabitants, land
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