2 KINGS 21:8 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“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.”
I will not cause the feet of Israel to wander any more out of the land that I gave to their ancestors, if only they will be careful to do all that I have commanded them, and all the law that my servant Moses commanded them.' — the oracle, quoting the divine promise made to David and Solomon, establishes the conditional nature of secure tenure in the land: obedience to divine commandments ensures stability. The promise—'I will not cause the feet of Israel to wander any more out of the land'—becomes conditional upon covenant obedience. Manasseh's apostasy violates this condition, indicating that exile will result from his transgression.
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