2 Kings 21:22

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And he forsook the LORD God of his fathers, and walked not in the way of the LORD.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיַּעֲזֹ֕ב אֶת־יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֣י אֲבֹתָ֑יו וְלֹ֥א הָלַ֖ךְ בְּדֶ֥רֶךְ יְהוָֽה׃

Transliteration

wa-ya'ăzōb 'et-YHWH 'ĕlōhêy 'ăbōtāyw we-lō' hālak in-derek YHWH

Grammar Details

*wa-ya'ăzōb*: conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he forsook
*'et*: direct object marker
*YHWH*: divine name - LORD
*'ĕlōhêy*: masculine plural construct - God of
*'ăbōtāyw*: masculine plural noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his fathers
*we-lō'*: conjunction + negative particle - and not
*hālak*: Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he walked
*derek*: masculine singular construct - way of

Word Meanings

*ya'ăzōb*: forsook/abandoned/left
*'ĕlōhêy*: God of/deity of
*hālak* in-*derek*: walked in the way/followed the path/lived according to

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

1 Kgs 11:33 : 33 Because that they have forsaken me, and have worshipped Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, Chemosh the god of the Moabites, and Milcom the god of the children of Ammon, and have not walked in my ways, to do that which is right in mine eyes, and to keep my statutes and my judgments, as did David his father.
2 Kgs 22:17 : 17 Because they have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the works of their hands; therefore my wrath shall be kindled against this place, and shall not be quenched.
1 Chr 28:9 : 9 And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.
Jer 2:13 : 13 For my people have committed two evils; they have forsaken me the fountain of living waters, and hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water.
Jonah 2:8 : 8 They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy.
Deut 32:15 : 15 But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked: thou art waxen fat, thou art grown thick, thou art covered with fatness; then he forsook God which made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

2 Kgs 21:20-21
2 verses
85%
20And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, as his father Manasseh did.
21And he walked in all the way that his father walked in, and served the idols that his father served, and worshipped them:
1 Kgs 22:52-53
2 verses
78%
52And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the way of his father, and in the way of his mother, and in the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin:
53For he served Baal, and worshipped him, and provoked to anger the LORD God of Israel, according to all that his father had done.
2 Chr 33:22-23
2 verses
76%
22But he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, as did Manasseh his father: for Amon sacrificed unto all the carved images which Manasseh his father had made, and served them;
23And humbled not himself before the LORD, as Manasseh his father had humbled himself; but Amon trespassed more and more.
1 Kgs 15:3
75%
3And he walked in all the sins of his father, which he had done before him: and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as the heart of David his father.
2 Chr 17:4
74%
4But sought to the LORD God of his father, and walked in his commandments, and not after the doings of Israel.
2 Chr 20:32
74%
32And he walked in the way of Asa his father, and departed not from it, doing that which was right in the sight of the LORD.
2 Chr 21:12-13
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12And there came a writing to him from Elijah the prophet, saying, Thus saith the LORD God of David thy father, Because thou hast not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat thy father, nor in the ways of Asa king of Judah,
13But hast walked in the way of the kings of Israel, and hast made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to go a whoring, like to the whoredoms of the house of Ahab, and also hast slain thy brethren of thy father's house, which were better than thyself:
2 Kgs 13:11
74%
11And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD; he departed not from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel sin: but he walked therein.
1 Kgs 21:26
73%
26And he did very abominably in following idols, according to all things as did the Amorites, whom the LORD cast out before the children of Israel.
2 Kgs 21:2-3
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73%
2And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, after the abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD cast out before the children of Israel.
3For he built up again the high places which Hezekiah his father had destroyed; and he reared up altars for Baal, and made a grove, as did Ahab king of Israel; and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served them.
2 Kgs 22:2
73%
2And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, and walked in all the way of David his father, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left.
2 Kgs 17:22
73%
22For the children of Israel walked in all the sins of Jeroboam which he did; they departed not from them;
2 Kgs 3:2-3
2 verses
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2And he wrought evil in the sight of the LORD; but not like his father, and like his mother: for he put away the image of Baal that his father had made.
3Nevertheless he cleaved unto the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which made Israel to sin; he departed not therefrom.
2 Kgs 16:3
73%
3But he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, yea, and made his son to pass through the fire, according to the abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD cast out from before the children of Israel.
2 Chr 28:2
73%
2For he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, and made also molten images for Baalim.
Judg 2:12
72%
12And they forsook the LORD God of their fathers, which brought them out of the land of Egypt, and followed other gods, of the gods of the people that were round about them, and bowed themselves unto them, and provoked the LORD to anger.
2 Chr 34:2
72%
2And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the ways of David his father, and declined neither to the right hand, nor to the left.
1 Kgs 11:33
72%
33Because that they have forsaken me, and have worshipped Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, Chemosh the god of the Moabites, and Milcom the god of the children of Ammon, and have not walked in my ways, to do that which is right in mine eyes, and to keep my statutes and my judgments, as did David his father.
2 Kgs 21:23
72%
23And the servants of Amon conspired against him, and slew the king in his own house.
2 Kgs 8:27
72%
27And he walked in the way of the house of Ahab, and did evil in the sight of the LORD, as did the house of Ahab: for he was the son in law of the house of Ahab.
2 Kgs 13:2
72%
2And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, and followed the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which made Israel to sin; he departed not therefrom.
1 Kgs 16:26
72%
26For he walked in all the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin, to provoke the LORD God of Israel to anger with their vanities.
2 Chr 24:18
72%
18And they left the house of the LORD God of their fathers, and served groves and idols: and wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem for this their trespass.
Jer 16:11
71%
11Then shalt thou say unto them, Because your fathers have forsaken me, saith the LORD, and have walked after other gods, and have served them, and have worshipped them, and have forsaken me, and have not kept my law;
2 Kgs 23:32
71%
32And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his fathers had done.
2 Kgs 10:31
71%
31But Jehu took no heed to walk in the law of the LORD God of Israel with all his heart: for he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam, which made Israel to sin.
1 Kgs 11:10
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10And had commanded him concerning this thing, that he should not go after other gods: but he kept not that which the LORD commanded.
2 Kgs 15:28
71%
28And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD: he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin.
2 Kgs 15:9
71%
9And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, as his fathers had done: he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin.
2 Chr 29:6
71%
6For our fathers have trespassed, and done that which was evil in the eyes of the LORD our God, and have forsaken him, and have turned away their faces from the habitation of the LORD, and turned their backs.
2 Chr 22:3
71%
3He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab: for his mother was his counsellor to do wickedly.
2 Kgs 8:18
70%
18And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did the house of Ahab: for the daughter of Ahab was his wife: and he did evil in the sight of the LORD.
2 Kgs 18:6
70%
6For he clave to the LORD, and departed not from following him, but kept his commandments, which the LORD commanded Moses.
1 Kgs 11:6
70%
6And Solomon did evil in the sight of the LORD, and went not fully after the LORD, as did David his father.
2 Chr 33:2
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2But did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, like unto the abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD had cast out before the children of Israel.
2 Kgs 17:16
70%
16And they left all the commandments of the LORD their God, and made them molten images, even two calves, and made a grove, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served Baal.
2 Kgs 15:24
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24And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD: he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin.
2 Kgs 17:8
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8And walked in the statutes of the heathen, whom the LORD cast out from before the children of Israel, and of the kings of Israel, which they had made.
2 Kgs 14:24
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24And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD: he departed not from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin.
Judg 2:17
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17And yet they would not hearken unto their judges, but they went a whoring after other gods, and bowed themselves unto them: they turned quickly out of the way which their fathers walked in, obeying the commandments of the LORD; but they did not so.
2 Chr 21:10
70%
10So the Edomites revolted from under the hand of Judah unto this day. The same time also did Libnah revolt from under his hand; because he had forsaken the LORD God of his fathers.
2 Chr 21:6
70%
6And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, like as did the house of Ahab: for he had the daughter of Ahab to wife: and he wrought that which was evil in the eyes of the LORD.
2 Kgs 23:37
70%
37And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his fathers had done.
2 Kgs 15:18
70%
18And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD: he departed not all his days from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin.