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2 Kings 21:22

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And he forsook the Lord God of his fathers, and walked not in the way of the Lord.
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  1. 1 Kings 11:33Rank 1 from verse 22
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    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. 2 Kings 22:17Rank 2 from verse 22
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    17Because 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.

  3. 1 Chronicles 28:9Rank 3 from verse 22
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    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.

  4. Deuteronomy 32:15Rank 4 from verse 22
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    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.

  5. Jeremiah 2:13Rank 5 from verse 22
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    13For 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.

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2 Kings 21:22

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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21And he walked in all the way that his father walked in, and served the idols that his father served, and worshipped them:

22And he forsook the Lord God of his fathers, and walked not in the way of the Lord.

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23¶ And the servants of Amon conspired against him, and slew the king in his own house.

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