2 Kings 23:21

“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.”

"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
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What does 2 Kings 23:21 mean?

The Bible verse 2 Kings 23:21 from the King James Version reads, "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." This verse is part of the story of King Josiah's religious reforms and the…

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Remembering Our Covenant with God: The Significance of the Passover

The reverberating command of King Josiah in 2 Kings 23:21, "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," stands as a poignant reminder of the importance of devotion, obedience, and the…

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A Prayer of Renewal and Devotion: Keeping the Passover in Our Hearts

O Almighty and Everlasting God, We come before You today with our hearts filled with gratitude and reverence as we reflect upon Your Word in 2 Kings 23:21, which commands us to "Keep the passover unto the LORD your God, as it is written in the book of this covenant." Father, we…

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2 Kings 23:21 - "¶ 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 21:23 - "¶ And the servants of Amon conspired against him, and slew the king in his own house."
"¶ And the servants of Amon conspired against him, and slew the king in his own house." - 2 Kings 21:23
2 Kings 2:21
2 Kings 23:23 - "But in the eighteenth year of king Josiah, wherein this passover was holden to the LORD in Jerusalem."
1 Kings 21:23 - "And of Jezebel also spake the LORD, saying, The dogs shall eat Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel."
2 samuel 23:8-21
2 Kings 8:23 - "And the rest of the acts of Joram, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?"
2 Kings 23:22 - "Surely there was not holden such a passover from the days of the judges that judged Israel, nor in all the days of the kings of Israel, nor of the kings of Judah;"
2 Kings 15:21 - "¶ And the rest of the acts of Menahem, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?"
2 Kings 23:28 - "Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?"
2 Kings 3:23 - "And they said, This is blood: the kings are surely slain, and they have smitten one another: now therefore, Moab, to the spoil."
2 Kings 21:25 - "Now the rest of the acts of Amon which he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?"
2 Kings 21:10 - "¶ And the LORD spake by his servants the prophets, saying,"
2 Kings 21:21 - "And he walked in all the way that his father walked in, and served the idols that his father served, and worshipped them:"
2 Kings 23:1 - "And the king sent, and they gathered unto him all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem."
2 Kings 11:21 - "Seven years old was Jehoash when he began to reign."
2 Kings 21:17 - "¶ Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh, and all that he did, and his sin that he sinned, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?"
2 Kings 9:23 - "And Joram turned his hands, and fled, and said to Ahaziah, There is treachery, O Ahaziah."
2 Chronicles 23:21 - "And all the people of the land rejoiced: and the city was quiet, after that they had slain Athaliah with the sword."
2 Kings 21:22 - "And he forsook the LORD God of his fathers, and walked not in the way of the LORD."
"But in the eighteenth year of king Josiah, wherein this passover was holden to the LORD in Jerusalem." - 2 Kings 23:23
2 Kings 21:5 - "And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the LORD."
2 Kings 20:21 - "And Hezekiah slept with his fathers: and Manasseh his son reigned in his stead."
2 Kings 21:20 - "And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, as his father Manasseh did."
1 Kings 2:21 - "And she said, Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah thy brother to wife."
2 Kings 21:2 - "And 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."
2 Kings 3:21 - "¶ And when all the Moabites heard that the kings were come up to fight against them, they gathered all that were able to put on armour, and upward, and stood in the border."
2 Kings 23:37 - "And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his fathers had done."