2 Kings 23:21

2 Kings · Old Testament · Chapter 23

“And the king commanded all the people, saying, Keep the passover unto the LORD your God, as it is written in the book of this covenant.”2 Kings 23:21

What Does 2 Kings 23:21 Mean?

2 Kings 23:21 is found in the book of 2 Kings, chapter 23, verse 21 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 23:21 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Exodus 12:14“And this day shall be unto you for a memorial; and ye shall keep it a feast to the LORD throughout your generations; ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance for ever.”Exodus 12:21“Then Moses called for all the elders of Israel, and said unto them, Draw out and take you a lamb according to your families, and kill the passover.”Deuteronomy 16:1“Observe the month of Abib, and keep the passover unto the LORD thy God: for in the month of Abib the LORD thy God brought thee forth out of Egypt by night.”Exodus 23:15“Thou shalt keep the feast of unleavened bread: (thou shalt eat unleavened bread seven days, as I commanded thee, in the time appointed of the month Abib; for in it thou camest out from Egypt: and none shall appear before me empty:)”Numbers 9:2“Let the children of Israel also keep the passover at his appointed season.”2 Chronicles 35:1“Moreover Josiah kept a passover unto the LORD in Jerusalem: and they killed the passover on the fourteenth day of the first month.”2 Chronicles 35:18“And there was no passover like to that kept in Israel from the days of Samuel the prophet; neither did all the kings of Israel keep such a passover as Josiah kept, and the priests, and the Levites, and all Judah and Israel that were present, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.”Exodus 12:3“Speak ye unto all the congregation of Israel, saying, In the tenth day of this month they shall take to them every man a lamb, according to the house of their fathers, a lamb for an house:”Leviticus 23:5“In the fourteenth day of the first month at even is the LORD’s passover.”Numbers 28:16“And in the fourteenth day of the first month is the passover of the LORD.”2 Chronicles 34:30“And the king went up into the house of the LORD, and all the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the priests, and the Levites, and all the people, great and small: and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant that was found in the house of the LORD.”

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