2 Chronicles 34:3
2 Chronicles · Old Testament · Chapter 34
“For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet young, he began to seek after the God of David his father: and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem from the high places, and the groves, and the carved images, and the molten images.”2 Chronicles 34:3
What Does 2 Chronicles 34:3 Mean?
2 Chronicles 34:3 is found in the book of 2 Chronicles, chapter 34, verse 3 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to 2 Chronicles 34:3 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Amos 5:4“For thus saith the LORD unto the house of Israel, Seek ye me, and ye shall live:”2 Chronicles 33:22“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;”Jeremiah 25:3“From the thirteenth year of Josiah the son of Amon king of Judah, even unto this day, that is the three and twentieth year, the word of the LORD hath come unto me, and I have spoken unto you, rising early and speaking; but ye have not hearkened.”2 Chronicles 15:2“And he went out to meet Asa, and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin; The LORD is with you, while ye be with him; and if ye seek him, he will be found of you; but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you.”2 Chronicles 34:33“And Josiah took away all the abominations out of all the countries that pertained to the children of Israel, and made all that were present in Israel to serve, even to serve the LORD their God. And all his days they departed not from following the LORD, the God of their fathers.”Exodus 34:13“But ye shall destroy their altars, break their images, and cut down their groves:”2 Kings 20:5“Turn again, and tell Hezekiah the captain of my people, Thus saith the LORD, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will heal thee: on the third day thou shalt go up unto the house of the LORD.”2 Chronicles 17:6“And his heart was lifted up in the ways of the LORD: moreover he took away the high places and groves out of Judah.”2 Chronicles 29:5“And said unto them, Hear me, ye Levites, sanctify now yourselves, and sanctify the house of the LORD God of your fathers, and carry forth the filthiness out of the holy place.”2 Chronicles 33:17“Nevertheless the people did sacrifice still in the high places, yet unto the LORD their God only.”Proverbs 8:17“I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.”2 Timothy 3:15“And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.”Exodus 23:24“Thou shalt not bow down to their gods, nor serve them, nor do after their works: but thou shalt utterly overthrow them, and quite break down their images.”Leviticus 26:30“And I will destroy your high places, and cut down your images, and cast your carcases upon the carcases of your idols, and my soul shall abhor you.”Deuteronomy 12:3“And ye shall overthrow their altars, and break their pillars, and burn their groves with fire; and ye shall hew down the graven images of their gods, and destroy the names of them out of that place.”1 Kings 13:2“And he cried against the altar in the word of the LORD, and said, O altar, altar, thus saith the LORD; Behold, a child shall be born unto the house of David, Josiah by name; and upon thee shall he offer the priests of the high places that burn incense upon thee, and men’s bones shall be burnt upon thee.”1 Kings 18:12“And it shall come to pass, as soon as I am gone from thee, that the Spirit of the LORD shall carry thee whither I know not; and so when I come and tell Ahab, and he cannot find thee, he shall slay me: but I thy servant fear the LORD from my youth.”2 Kings 10:27“And they brake down the image of Baal, and brake down the house of Baal, and made it a draught house unto this day.”2 Kings 15:4“Save that the high places were not removed: the people sacrificed and burnt incense still on the high places.”2 Kings 18:4“He removed the high places, and brake the images, and cut down the groves, and brake in pieces the brasen serpent that Moses had made: for unto those days the children of Israel did burn incense to it: and he called it Nehushtan.”
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