2 Kings 21:8

2 Kings 21:8 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• New International Version (NIV)I will not again make the feet of the Israelites wander from the land I gave their ancestors, if only they will be careful to do everything I commanded them and will keep the whole Law that my servant Moses gave them.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And I will not cause the feet of Israel to wander anymore out of the land that I gave to their fathers, if only they will be careful to do according to all that I have commanded them, and according to all the Law that my servant Moses commanded them."
• New King James Version (NKJV)and I will not make the feet of Israel wander anymore from the land which I gave their fathers—only if they are careful to do according to all that I have commanded them, and according to all the law that My servant Moses commanded them.”

Context of 2 Kings 21:8

6And he made his son pass through the fire, interpreted signs, practiced divination, and used mediums and spiritists. He did great evil in the sight of the Lord, provoking Him to anger. 7Then he put the carved image of Asherah that he had made in the house of which the Lord had said to David and to his son Solomon, “In this house and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen from all the tribes of Israel, I will put My name forever. And I will not make the feet of Israel wander anymore from the land which I gave their fathers, if only they will take care to act in accordance with everything that I have commanded them, and with all the Law that My servant Moses commanded them.” 9But they did not listen, and Manasseh encouraged them to do evil, more than the nations whom the Lord eliminated from the presence of the sons of Israel. 10Now the Lord spoke through His servants the prophets, saying,

2 Kings 21:8 word by word

וְלֹ֣א אֹסִ֗יף לְהָנִיד֙ רֶ֣גֶל יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל מִן־הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר נָתַ֖תִּי לַֽאֲבוֹתָ֑ם רַ֣ק׀ אִם־יִשְׁמְר֣וּ לַעֲשׂ֗וֹת כְּכֹל֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר צִוִּיתִ֔ים וּלְכָל־הַ֨תּוֹרָ֔ה אֲשֶׁר־צִוָּ֥ה אֹתָ֖ם עַבְדִּ֥י מֹשֶֽׁה׃Read the interlinear

• will not make the feetרֶ֫גֶלregel · footH7272
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• wanderנוּדnûd · to wanderH5110
• anymoreיָסַףyâsaph · to add: againH3254
• from the landאֲדָמָה'ădâmâh · land: soilH127
• whichאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• I gaveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• their fathersאָב'âb · fatherH1
• ifאִם'im · ifH518
• they will takeשָׁמַרshâmar · to keep: carefulH8104
• careשָׁמַרshâmar · to keep: carefulH8104
• to actעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• in accordance with everythingכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• that I have commandedצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680
• the Lawתּוֹרָהtôrâh tôrâh · instructionH8451
• that My servantעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• Mosesמֹשֶׁהmôsheh · MosesH4872

Cross-references for 2 Kings 21:8

• 2 Kings 18:11Then the king of Assyria led Israel into exile to Assyria, and put them in Halah and on the Habor, the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.
• 2 Samuel 7:10And I will establish a place for My people Israel, and will plant them, so that they may live in their own place and not be disturbed again, nor will malicious people oppress them anymore as previously,
• 1 Chronicles 17:9And I will appoint a place for My people Israel, and will plant them there, so that they may live in their own place and not tremble with anxiety again; and the wicked will not make them waste away anymore as they did previously,
• 2 Chronicles 33:8and I will not remove the foot of Israel again from the land which I have appointed for your fathers, if only they will take care to do everything that I have commanded them according to all the Law, the statutes, and the ordinances given through Moses.”
• Leviticus 26:3If you walk in My statutes and keep My commandments so as to carry them out,
• Deuteronomy 5:28“Now the Lord heard the sound of your words when you spoke to me, and the Lord said to me, ‘I have heard the sound of the words of this people which they have spoken to you. They have done well in all that they have spoken.
• Deuteronomy 28:1“Now it shall be, if you diligently obey the Lord your God, being careful to do all His commandments which I am commanding you today, that the Lord your God will put you high above all the nations of the earth.
• Joshua 23:11So take great care for yourselves that you love the Lord your God.
• Psalms 37:3Trust in the Lord and do good; Live in the land and cultivate faithfulness.
• Psalms 81:11“But My people did not listen to My voice, And Israel did not obey Me.
• Isaiah 1:19If you are willing and obedient, You will eat the best of the land;
• Jeremiah 7:3This is what the Lord of armies, the God of Israel says: “Amend your ways and your deeds, and I will let you live in this place.
• Jeremiah 17:20and say to them, ‘Listen to the word of the Lord, you kings of Judah, and all Judah, and all inhabitants of Jerusalem who come in through these gates.
• Ezekiel 22:2“And you, son of man, will you judge, will you judge the bloody city? Then inform her of all her abominations.
• Ezekiel 33:25Therefore say to them, ‘This is what the Lord God says: “You eat meat with the blood in it, raise your eyes to your idols as you shed blood. Should you then possess the land?

Commentaries on 2 Kings 21:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8Neither 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.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. 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. But that people not only did not keep it, but through the pernicious influence of Manasseh, were seduced into greater excesses of idolatrous corruption than even the original Canaanites.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Kings 21:8

• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Manasseh
• Obedience
• Rulers

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Commentaries on 2 Kings 21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings