2 Kings 21:8
in 2 Kings 21I will never again cause the feet of the Israelites to wander from the land that I gave to their fathers, if only they are careful to do all I have commanded them—the whole Law that My servant Moses commanded them.”
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
neither will I cause the feet of Israel to wander any more out of the land which I gave their fathers, if only they will observe to do according to all that I have commanded them, and according to all the law that my servant Moses commanded them.
KJV
Neither will I make the feet of Israel move any more out of the land which I gave their fathers; only if they will observe to do according to all that I have commanded them, and according to all the law that my servant Moses commanded them.
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This verse in 2 Kings 21
Commentary
6 notes on this verseA commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
Neither will I make the feet of Israel move . . . out of the land which I gave their fathers--alluding to the promise (2Sa 7:10). only if they will observe, &c.--This condition was expressed from the first plantation of Israel in Canaan.
This site's exposition
chosen out of all tribes of Israel
on 2 Kings 21:7-8
The carved image of the Asherah goes into the house itself, the same house of which the Lord had said to David and to Solomon that he had chosen it and Jerusalem out of all the tribes of Israel to put his name there for ever. That promise of permanence was never unconditional: verse 8 ties Israel's continued hold on the land to observing all the law Moses commanded. Manasseh's altar stands exactly where the condition was spoken, so the violation and the promise share one room.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers2 voices
A commentator
John ChrysostomHOMILIES ON THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW 22.6 · Written in the 5th century.
proposed
For so Manasses had perpetrated innumerable pollutions, having both stretched out his hands against the saints, and brought abominations into the temple, and filled the city with murders, and wrought many other things beyond excuse; yet nevertheless after so long and so great wickedness, he washed away from himself all these things. How and in what manner? By repentance, and consideration. For there is not, yea, there is not any sin, that doth not yield and give way to the power of repentance, or rather to the grace of Christ. Since if we would but only change, we have Him to assist us. And if thou art desirous to become good, there is none to hinder us; or rather there is one to hinder us, the devil, yet hath he no power, so long as thou choosest what is best, and so attractest God to thine aid.
A commentator
Apostolic ConstitutionsCONSTITUTIONS OF THE HOLY APOSTLES 2.22 · Written before 380.
proposed
For it is written thus in the fourth book of Kings and the second book of Chronicles, or of Days: "Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign; he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Hephzibah. He did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, following the abominable practices of the nations that the Lord drove out before the people of Israel.
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
Neither will I make the feet of Israel move any more out of the land which I gave their fathers,.... Or suffer them to be carried captive into another land, as in the times of the judges; that is, on the following condition: only if they will observe to do according to all the law that my servant Moses commanded them by obedience to which they had the tenure of the land of Canaan, Isa 1:19.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
Neither will I make the feet of Israel - Had they been faithful to God’s testimonies they never had gone into captivity, and should even at this day have been in possession of the promised land.
The words behind it
24 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְלֹ֣א | velo' | and not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| אֹסִ֗יף | ʾosif | I will repeat | H3254 → | 212 times |
| לְהָנִיד֙ | lehanid | to make wander | H5110 → | |
| רֶ֣גֶל | regel | [the] foot of | H7272 → | 247 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| מִן־ | min- | from | H4480 → | 1188 times |
| הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה | haadamah | the ground | H127 → | 225 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| נָתַ֖תִּי | natati | I gave | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| לַֽאֲבוֹתָ֑ם | laavotam | to ancestors their | H1 → | 1212 times |
| רַ֣ק׀ | rak | only | H7535 → | 109 times |
| אִם־ | ʾim- | if | H518 → | 1069 times |
| יִשְׁמְר֣וּ | yishmeru | they will take care | H8104 → | 468 times |
| לַעֲשׂ֗וֹת | laasot | to do | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| כְּכֹל֙ | kekhol | according to all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ʾasher | that | H834 → | 5497 times |
| צִוִּיתִ֔ים | tzivitim | I have commanded them | H6680 → | 494 times |
| וּלְכָל־ | ulekhol- | and to all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| הַ֨תּוֹרָ֔ה | hatorah | the law | H8451 → | 219 times |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | ʾasher- | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| צִוָּ֥ה | tzivah | he commanded | H6680 → | 494 times |
| אֹתָ֖ם | ʾotam | <obj.> them | H853 → | 10935 times |
| עַבְדִּ֥י | ʾavdi | servant my | H5650 → | 799 times |
| מֹשֶֽׁה׃ | mosheh | Moses | H4872 → | 765 times |
וְלֹ֣אand not
velo'H3808 →5168 times
אֹסִ֗יףI will repeat
ʾosifH3254 →212 times
לְהָנִיד֙to make wander
lehanidH5110 →
רֶ֣גֶל[the] foot of
regelH7272 →247 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
מִן־from
min-H4480 →1188 times
הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הthe ground
haadamahH127 →225 times
אֲשֶׁ֥רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
נָתַ֖תִּיI gave
natatiH5414 →2011 times
לַֽאֲבוֹתָ֑םto ancestors their
laavotamH1 →1212 times
רַ֣ק׀only
rakH7535 →109 times
אִם־if
ʾim-H518 →1069 times
יִשְׁמְר֣וּthey will take care
yishmeruH8104 →468 times
לַעֲשׂ֗וֹתto do
laasotH6213 →2628 times
כְּכֹל֙according to all
kekholH3605 →5413 times
אֲשֶׁ֣רthat
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
צִוִּיתִ֔יםI have commanded them
tzivitimH6680 →494 times
וּלְכָל־and to all
ulekhol-H3605 →5413 times
הַ֨תּוֹרָ֔הthe law
hatorahH8451 →219 times
אֲשֶׁר־which
ʾasher-H834 →5497 times
צִוָּ֥הhe commanded
tzivahH6680 →494 times
אֹתָ֖ם<obj.> them
ʾotamH853 →10935 times
עַבְדִּ֥יservant my
ʾavdiH5650 →799 times
מֹשֶֽׁה׃Moses
moshehH4872 →765 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
2 Samuel 7:10And I will provide a place for My people Israel and will plant them so that they may dwell in a place of their own and be disturbed no more. No longer will the…
it leads to
- 1 Chronicles 17:9
And I will provide a place for My people Israel and will plant them so that they may dwell in a place of their own and be disturbed no more. No longer will the…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Amos 9:15
I will firmly plant them in their own land, never again to be uprooted from the land that I have given them,” says the LORD your God.
- Jeremiah 24:6
I will keep My eyes on them for good and will return them to this land. I will build them up and not tear them down; I will plant them and not uproot them.
- Isaiah 60:18
No longer will violence be heard in your land, nor ruin or destruction within your borders. But you will name your walls Salvation and your gates Praise.
- Ezekiel 37:25–27
They will live in the land that I gave to My servant Jacob, where your fathers lived. They will live there forever with their children and grandchildren, and My servant David will be their…
- 1 Chronicles 17:9
Through
2 Chronicles 33:8I will never again cause the feet of the Israelites to leave the land that I assigned to your fathers, if only they are careful to do all that I have commanded them through…
it leads to
- 2 Samuel 7:10
And I will provide a place for My people Israel and will plant them so that they may dwell in a place of their own and be disturbed no more. No longer will the…
- Deuteronomy 30:15–20
See, I have set before you today life and goodness, as well as death and disaster.
- Ezekiel 33:25–26
Therefore tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘You eat meat with the blood in it, lift up your eyes to your idols, and shed blood. Should you then possess the…
- 2 Samuel 7:10
About 2 Kings
Who and where
1 name in this verse with a page on the site.
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Apostolic Constitutions, CONSTITUTIONS OF THE HOLY APOSTLES 2.22; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Chrysostom, HOMILIES ON THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW 22.6; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.