2 Kings 21:22
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“He abandoned the LORD, the God of his fathers, and did not walk in the way of the LORD.”
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“He abandoned the LORD, the God of his fathers, and did not walk in the way of the LORD.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And he forsook the Lord God of his fathers, and walked not in the way of the Lord.”
King James Version · Public Domain“and he forsook Jehovah, the God of his fathers, and walked not in the way of Jehovah.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and forsaketh Jehovah, God of his fathers, and hath not walked in the way of Jehovah.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 2 Kings 21:22 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Deuteronomy 32:15But Jeshurun grew fat and kicked— becoming fat, bloated, and gorged. He abandoned the God who made him and scorned the Rock of his salvation.
- 1 Kings 11:33For they have forsaken Me to worship Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, Chemosh the god of the Moabites, and Milcom the god of the Ammonites. They have not walked in My ways, nor done what is right in My eyes, nor kept My statutes and judgments, as Solomon’s father David did.
- 2 Kings 22:17because they have forsaken Me and burned incense to other gods, that they might provoke Me to anger with all the works of their hands. My wrath will be kindled against this place and will not be quenched.’
- 1 Chronicles 28:9As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands the intent of every thought. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.
- Isaiah 1:2Listen, O heavens, and give ear, O earth, for the LORD has spoken: “I have raised children and brought them up, but they have rebelled against Me.
- Isaiah 1:4Alas, O sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a brood of evildoers, children of depravity! They have forsaken the LORD; they have despised the Holy One of Israel and turned their backs on Him.
- Jeremiah 2:13“For My people have committed two evils: They have forsaken Me, the fountain of living water, and they have dug their own cisterns— broken cisterns that cannot hold water.
- Jonah 2:8Those who cling to worthless idols forsake His loving devotion.
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