2 Kings 17:9
2 Kings · Old Testament · Chapter 17
“And the children of Israel did secretly those things that were not right against the LORD their God, and they built them high places in all their cities, from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city.”2 Kings 17:9
What Does 2 Kings 17:9 Mean?
2 Kings 17:9 is found in the book of 2 Kings, chapter 17, verse 9 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 11 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (11)
These passages are connected to 2 Kings 17:9 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
2 Kings 18:8“He smote the Philistines, even unto Gaza, and the borders thereof, from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city.”Habakkuk 2:1“I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will watch to see what he will say unto me, and what I shall answer when I am reproved.”1 Kings 14:23“For they also built them high places, and images, and groves, on every high hill, and under every green tree.”Deuteronomy 13:6“If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which is as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers;”Deuteronomy 27:15“Cursed be the man that maketh any graven or molten image, an abomination unto the LORD, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and putteth it in a secret place. And all the people shall answer and say, Amen.”2 Kings 23:19“And all the houses also of the high places that were in the cities of Samaria, which the kings of Israel had made to provoke the Lord to anger, Josiah took away, and did to them according to all the acts that he had done in Bethel.”Job 31:27“And my heart hath been secretly enticed, or my mouth hath kissed my hand:”Jeremiah 32:30“For the children of Israel and the children of Judah have only done evil before me from their youth: for the children of Israel have only provoked me to anger with the work of their hands, saith the LORD.”Ezekiel 8:12“Then said he unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen what the ancients of the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in the chambers of his imagery? for they say, The LORD seeth us not; the LORD hath forsaken the earth.”Ezekiel 33:29“Then shall they know that I am the LORD, when I have laid the land most desolate because of all their abominations which they have committed.”Hosea 12:11“Is there iniquity in Gilead? surely they are vanity: they sacrifice bullocks in Gilgal; yea, their altars are as heaps in the furrows of the fields.”
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