2 Kings 23:7

2 Kings · Old Testament · Chapter 23

“And he brake down the houses of the sodomites, that were by the house of the LORD, where the women wove hangings for the grove.”2 Kings 23:7

What Does 2 Kings 23:7 Mean?

2 Kings 23:7 is found in the book of 2 Kings, chapter 23, verse 7 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 14 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (14)

These passages are connected to 2 Kings 23:7 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Deuteronomy 23:17“There shall be no whore of the daughters of Israel, nor a sodomite of the sons of Israel.”1 Kings 15:12“And he took away the sodomites out of the land, and removed all the idols that his fathers had made.”Ezekiel 16:16“And of thy garments thou didst take, and deckedst thy high places with divers colours, and playedst the harlot thereupon: the like things shall not come, neither shall it be so.”1 Kings 14:24“And there were also sodomites in the land: and they did according to all the abominations of the nations which the LORD cast out before the children of Israel.”Exodus 35:25“And all the women that were wise hearted did spin with their hands, and brought that which they had spun, both of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, and of fine linen.”Genesis 19:4“But before they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of Sodom, compassed the house round, both old and young, all the people from every quarter:”1 Kings 22:46“And the remnant of the sodomites, which remained in the days of his father Asa, he took out of the land.”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 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.”Ezekiel 8:14“Then he brought me to the door of the gate of the LORD’s house which was toward the north; and, behold, there sat women weeping for Tammuz.”Ezekiel 16:50“And they were haughty, and committed abomination before me: therefore I took them away as I saw good.”Hosea 2:13“And I will visit upon her the days of Baalim, wherein she burned incense to them, and she decked herself with her earrings and her jewels, and she went after her lovers, and forgat me, saith the LORD.”Hosea 4:14“I will not punish your daughters when they commit whoredom, nor your spouses when they commit adultery: for themselves are separated with whores, and they sacrifice with harlots: therefore the people that doth not understand shall fall.”Romans 1:26“For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:”

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