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2 Kings 21:22

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Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Amon;   Backsliders;   Israel, Prophecies Concerning;   Rulers;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Forsaking God;   Kings;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Amon;   Manasseh;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Amon;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Josiah;   Kings, 1 and 2;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   Israel;   Text, Versions, and Languages of Ot;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Amon ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Manasseh;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Kingdom of Judah;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Amon;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Amon, King of Judah;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
He abandoned the Lord God of his ancestors and did not walk in the ways of the Lord.
Hebrew Names Version
and he forsook the LORD, the God of his fathers, and didn't walk in the way of the LORD.
King James Version
And he forsook the Lord God of his fathers, and walked not in the way of the Lord .
English Standard Version
He abandoned the Lord , the God of his fathers, and did not walk in the way of the Lord .
New Century Version
Amon rejected the Lord , the God of his ancestors, and did not follow the ways of the Lord .
New English Translation
He abandoned the Lord God of his ancestors and did not follow the Lord 's instructions.
Amplified Bible
he abandoned the LORD, the God of his fathers, and did not walk in the way of the LORD.
New American Standard Bible
So he abandoned the LORD, the God of his fathers, and did not walk in the way of the LORD.
World English Bible
and he forsook Yahweh, the God of his fathers, and didn't walk in the way of Yahweh.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And he forsooke the Lorde God of his fathers, and walked not in the way of the Lorde.
Legacy Standard Bible
So he forsook Yahweh, the God of his fathers, and did not walk in the way of Yahweh.
Berean Standard Bible
He abandoned the LORD, the God of his fathers, and did not walk in the way of the LORD.
Contemporary English Version
refused to be faithful to the Lord , the God his ancestors had worshiped.
Complete Jewish Bible
He abandoned Adonai , the God of his ancestors, and did not live in Adonai 's way.
Darby Translation
and he forsook Jehovah the God of his fathers, and walked not in the way of Jehovah.
Easy-to-Read Version
Amon left the Lord , the God of his ancestors, and did not live the way the Lord wanted.
George Lamsa Translation
And he forsook the LORD God of his fathers, and walked not in the way of the LORD.
Good News Translation
He rejected the Lord , the God of his ancestors, and disobeyed the Lord 's commands.
Lexham English Bible
He abandoned Yahweh the God of his ancestors and did not walk in the way of Yahweh.
Literal Translation
And he forsook Jehovah, the God of his fathers, and did not walk in the way of Jehovah.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and forsoke the LORDE the God of his father, and walked not in the waye of the LORDE.
American Standard Version
and he forsook Jehovah, the God of his fathers, and walked not in the way of Jehovah.
Bible in Basic English
Turning away from the Lord, the God of his fathers, and not walking in his ways.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And he forsoke the Lord God of his fathers, and walked not in the way of the Lorde.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And he forsook the LORD, the God of his fathers, and walked not in the way of the LORD.
King James Version (1611)
And he forsooke the Lord God of his fathers, and walked not in the way of the Lord.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And he forsook the Lord God of his fathers, and walked not in the way of the Lord.
English Revised Version
and he forsook the LORD, the God of his fathers, and walked not in the way of the LORD.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and he yede not in the weye of the Lord.
Update Bible Version
and he forsook Yahweh, the God of his fathers, and didn't walk in the way of Yahweh.
Webster's Bible Translation
And he forsook the LORD God of his fathers, and walked not in the way of the LORD.
New King James Version
He forsook the LORD God of his fathers, and did not walk in the way of the LORD.
New Living Translation
He abandoned the Lord , the God of his ancestors, and he refused to follow the Lord 's ways.
New Life Bible
So he turned away from the Lord, the God of his fathers. He did not walk in the way of the Lord.
New Revised Standard
he abandoned the Lord , the God of his ancestors, and did not walk in the way of the Lord .
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and forsook Yahweh the God of his fathers, - and walked not in the way of Yahweh.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And forsook the Lord, the God of his fathers, and walked not in the way of the Lord.
Revised Standard Version
he forsook the LORD, the God of his fathers, and did not walk in the way of the LORD.
Young's Literal Translation
and forsaketh Jehovah, God of his fathers, and hath not walked in the way of Jehovah.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
So he forsook the LORD, the God of his fathers, and did not walk in the way of the LORD.

Contextual Overview

19Amon was twenty-two years old when he became king. He was king for two years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Meshullemeth, the daughter of Haruz. She was from Jotbah. In God 's opinion he lived an evil life, just like his father Manasseh. He followed in the footsteps of his father, serving and worshiping the same foul gods his father had served. He totally deserted the God of his ancestors; he did not live God 's way. 23Amon's servants revolted and assassinated him, killing the king right in his own palace. But the people, in their turn, killed the conspirators against King Amon and then crowned Josiah, Amon's son, as king. 25The rest of the life and times of Amon is written in The Chronicles of the Kings of Judah. They buried Amon in his burial plot in the Garden of Uzza. His son Josiah became the next king.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

2 Kings 22:17, Deuteronomy 32:15, 1 Kings 11:33, 1 Chronicles 28:9, Jeremiah 2:13, Jonah 2:8

Reciprocal: 2 Kings 23:12 - which Manasseh 2 Kings 23:32 - General Ezekiel 11:12 - General Acts 22:14 - The God

Cross-References

Genesis 20:17
Then Abraham prayed to God and God healed Abimelech, his wife and his maidservants, and they started having babies again. For God had shut down every womb in Abimelech's household on account of Sarah, Abraham's wife.
Genesis 26:26
Then Abimelech came to him from Gerar with Ahuzzath his advisor and Phicol the head of his troops. Isaac asked them, "Why did you come to me? You hate me; you threw me out of your country."
Genesis 26:28
They said, "We've realized that God is on your side. We'd like to make a deal between us—a covenant that we maintain friendly relations. We haven't bothered you in the past; we treated you kindly and let you leave us in peace. So— God 's blessing be with you!"
Genesis 30:27
Laban said, "If you please, I have learned through divine inquiry that God has blessed me because of you." He went on, "So name your wages. I'll pay you."
Joshua 3:7
God said to Joshua, "This very day I will begin to make you great in the eyes of all Israel. They'll see for themselves that I'm with you in the same way that I was with Moses. You will command the priests who are carrying the Chest of the Covenant: ‘When you come to the edge of the Jordan's waters, stand there on the river bank.'"
2 Chronicles 1:1
Solomon son of David took a firm grip on the reins of his kingdom. God was with him and gave him much help. Solomon addressed all Israel—the commanders and captains, the judges, every leader, and all the heads of families. Then Solomon and the entire company went to the worship center at Gibeon—that's where the Tent of Meeting of God was, the one that Moses the servant of God had made in the wilderness. The Chest of God, though, was in Jerusalem—David had brought it up from Kiriath Jearim, prepared a special place for it, and pitched a tent for it. But the Bronze Altar that Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, had made was in Gibeon, in its place before the Tabernacle of God ; and that is where Solomon and the congregation gathered to pray. Solomon worshiped God at the Bronze Altar in front of the Tent of Meeting; he sacrificed a thousand Whole-Burnt-Offerings on it.
Isaiah 45:14
God says: "The workers of Egypt, the merchants of Ethiopia, and those statuesque Sabeans Will all come over to you—all yours. Docile in chains, they'll follow you, Hands folded in reverence, praying before you: ‘Amazing! God is with you! There is no other God—none.'"
Zechariah 8:23
A Message from God -of-the-Angel-Armies: "At that time, ten men speaking a variety of languages will grab the sleeve of one Jew, hold tight, and say, ‘Let us go with you. We've heard that God is with you.'"
Romans 8:31
So, what do you think? With God on our side like this, how can we lose? If God didn't hesitate to put everything on the line for us, embracing our condition and exposing himself to the worst by sending his own Son, is there anything else he wouldn't gladly and freely do for us? And who would dare tangle with God by messing with one of God's chosen? Who would dare even to point a finger? The One who died for us—who was raised to life for us!—is in the presence of God at this very moment sticking up for us. Do you think anyone is going to be able to drive a wedge between us and Christ's love for us? There is no way! Not trouble, not hard times, not hatred, not hunger, not homelessness, not bullying threats, not backstabbing, not even the worst sins listed in Scripture: They kill us in cold blood because they hate you. We're sitting ducks; they pick us off one by one. None of this fazes us because Jesus loves us. I'm absolutely convinced that nothing—nothing living or dead, angelic or demonic, today or tomorrow, high or low, thinkable or unthinkable—absolutely nothing can get between us and God's love because of the way that Jesus our Master has embraced us.
Hebrews 13:5
Don't be obsessed with getting more material things. Be relaxed with what you have. Since God assured us, "I'll never let you down, never walk off and leave you," we can boldly quote, God is there, ready to help; I'm fearless no matter what. Who or what can get to me?

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And he forsook the Lord God of his fathers,.... Of David, Solomon, c.

and walked not in the way of the Lord prescribed by him in his law for the worship of him.


 
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