2 Kings 23:3
2 Kings · Old Testament · Chapter 23
“And the king stood by a pillar, and made a covenant before the LORD, to walk after the LORD, and to keep his commandments and his testimonies and his statutes with all their heart and all their soul, to perform the words of this covenant that were written in this book. And all the people stood to the covenant.”2 Kings 23:3
What Does 2 Kings 23:3 Mean?
2 Kings 23:3 is found in the book of 2 Kings, chapter 23, 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.
Key themes in this passage include Covenant.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to 2 Kings 23:3 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Jeremiah 29:13“And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.”Deuteronomy 13:4“Ye shall walk after the LORD your God, and fear him, and keep his commandments, and obey his voice, and ye shall serve him, and cleave unto him.”Deuteronomy 4:29“But if from thence thou shalt seek the LORD thy God, thou shalt find him, if thou seek him with all thy heart and with all thy soul.”2 Kings 11:14“And when she looked, behold, the king stood by a pillar, as the manner was, and the princes and the trumpeters by the king, and all the people of the land rejoiced, and blew with trumpets: and Athaliah rent her clothes, and cried, Treason, Treason.”2 Kings 11:17“And Jehoiada made a covenant between the LORD and the king and the people, that they should be the LORD’s people; between the king also and the people.”Nehemiah 9:38“And because of all this we make a sure covenant, and write it; and our princes, Levites, and priests, seal unto it.”Psalms 119:106“I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep thy righteous judgments.”Jeremiah 34:15“And ye were now turned, and had done right in my sight, in proclaiming liberty every man to his neighbour; and ye had made a covenant before me in the house which is called by my name:”Deuteronomy 29:1“These are the words of the covenant, which the LORD commanded Moses to make with the children of Israel in the land of Moab, beside the covenant which he made with them in Horeb.”2 Kings 23:25“And like unto him was there no king before him, that turned to the LORD with all his heart, and with all his soul, and with all his might, according to all the law of Moses; neither after him arose there any like him.”2 Chronicles 6:12“And he stood before the altar of the LORD in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands:”2 Chronicles 34:31“And the king stood in his place, and made a covenant before the LORD, to walk after the LORD, and to keep his commandments, and his testimonies, and his statutes, with all his heart, and with all his soul, to perform the words of the covenant which are written in this book.”Nehemiah 10:29“They clave to their brethren, their nobles, and entered into a curse, and into an oath, to walk in God’s law, which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of the LORD our Lord, and his judgments and his statutes;”Exodus 24:3“And Moses came and told the people all the words of the LORD, and all the judgments: and all the people answered with one voice, and said, All the words which the LORD hath said will we do.”Exodus 24:7“And he took the book of the covenant, and read in the audience of the people: and they said, All that the LORD hath said will we do, and be obedient.”Deuteronomy 4:45“These are the testimonies, and the statutes, and the judgments, which Moses spake unto the children of Israel, after they came forth out of Egypt,”Deuteronomy 5:1“And Moses called all Israel, and said unto them, Hear, O Israel, the statutes and judgments which I speak in your ears this day, that ye may learn them, and keep, and do them.”Deuteronomy 6:1“Now these are the commandments, the statutes, and the judgments, which the LORD your God commanded to teach you, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go to possess it:”Deuteronomy 6:5“And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.”Deuteronomy 8:19“And it shall be, if thou do at all forget the LORD thy God, and walk after other gods, and serve them, and worship them, I testify against you this day that ye shall surely perish.”
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