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, and observed times, and used enchantments, and dealt with familiar spirits and wizards: he wrought much wickedness in the sight of Yhwh, to provoke him to anger. 7And he set a graven image of the grove that he had made in the house, of which Yhwh said to David, and to Solomon his son, In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all tribes of Israel, will I put my name for ever: 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. 9But they hearkened not: and Manasseh seduced them to do more evil than did the nations whom Yhwh destroyed before the children of Israel. 10And Yhwh spake by 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

• Neither will I make the feetרֶ֫גֶלregel · footH7272
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• moveנוּדnûd · to wanderH5110
• any moreיָסַףyâsaph · to add: againH3254
• out of the landאֲדָמָה'ădâmâh · land: soilH127
• which I gaveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• their fathersאָב'âb · fatherH1
• only if they will observeשָׁמַרshâmar · to keep: carefulH8104
• to doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• according to all that I have commandedצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680
• them, and according to all the lawתּוֹרָהtôrâh tôrâh · instructionH8451
• that my servantעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• Mosesמֹשֶׁהmôsheh · MosesH4872

Cross-references for 2 Kings 21:8

• 2 Kings 18:11And the king of Assyria did carry away Israel unto Assyria, and put them in Halah and in Habor by the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes:
• 2 Samuel 7:10Moreover I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in a place of their own, and move no more; neither shall the children of wickedness afflict them any more, as beforetime,
• 1 Chronicles 17:9Also I will ordain a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, and they shall dwell in their place, and shall be moved no more; neither shall the children of wickedness waste them any more, as at the beginning,
• 2 Chronicles 33:8Neither will I any more remove the foot of Israel from out of the land which I have appointed for your fathers; so that they will take heed to do all that I have commanded them, according to the whole law and the statutes and the ordinances by the hand of Moses.
• Leviticus 26:3If ye walk in my statutes, and keep my commandments, and do them;
• Deuteronomy 5:28And Yhwh heard the voice of your words, when ye spake unto me; and Yhwh said unto me, I have heard the voice of the words of this people, which they have spoken unto thee: they have well said all that they have spoken.
• Deuteronomy 28:1And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of Yhwh thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that Yhwh thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth:
• Joshua 23:11Take good heed therefore unto yourselves, that ye love Yhwh your God.
• Psalms 37:3Trust in Yhwh, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.
• Psalms 81:11But my people would not hearken to my voice; and Israel would none of me.
• Isaiah 1:19If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land:
• Jeremiah 7:3Thus saith Yhwh of Armies, the God of Israel, Amend your ways and your doings, and I will cause you to dwell in this place.
• Jeremiah 17:20And say unto them, Hear ye the word of Yhwh, ye kings of Judah, and all Judah, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, that enter in by these gates:
• Ezekiel 22:2Now, thou son of man, wilt thou judge, wilt thou judge the bloody city? yea, thou shalt shew her all her abominations.
• Ezekiel 33:25Wherefore say unto them, Thus saith the Lord Yhwh; Ye eat with the blood, and lift up your eyes toward your idols, and shed blood: and shall ye 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