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Bible Verses About Family

Bible verses on family — parents, children, household faith, blessings.

8 verses · curated by hand

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  1. 1 Kings 22:52

    “He did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, and walked in the way of his father, and in the way of his mother, and in the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, in which he made Israel to sin.”

  2. 1 Kings 22:53

    “He served Baal and worshiped him, and provoked Yahweh, the God of Israel, to anger, in all the ways that his father had done so.”

  3. 2 Kings 2:12

    “Elisha saw it, and he cried, “My father, my father, the chariots of Israel and its horsemen!” He saw him no more. Then he took hold of his own clothes, and tore them in two pieces.”

  4. 2 Kings 3:2

    “He did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, but not like his father, and like his mother, for he put away the pillar of Baal that his father had made.”

  5. 2 Kings 3:13

    “Elisha said to the king of Israel, “What have I to do with you? Go to the prophets of your father, and to the prophets of your mother.” The king of Israel said to him, “No, for Yahweh has called these three kings together to deliver them into the hand of Moab.””

  6. 2 Kings 4:18

    “When the child was grown, one day he went out to his father to the reapers.”

  7. 2 Kings 4:19

    “He said to his father, “My head! My head!” He said to his servant, “Carry him to his mother.””

  8. 2 Kings 5:13

    “His servants came near, and spoke to him, and said, “My father, if the prophet had asked you do some great thing, wouldn’t you have done it? How much rather then, when he says to you, ‘Wash, and be clean?’””

  9. 2 Kings 6:21

    “The king of Israel said to Elisha, when he saw them, “My father, shall I strike them? Shall I strike them?””

  10. 2 Kings 8:24

    “Joram slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in David’s city; and Ahaziah his son reigned in his place.”

  11. 2 Kings 9:25

    “Then Jehu said to Bidkar his captain, “Pick him up, and throw him in the plot of the field of Naboth the Jezreelite; for remember how, when you and I rode together after Ahab his father, Yahweh laid this burden on him:”

  12. 2 Kings 9:28

    “His servants carried him in a chariot to Jerusalem, and buried him in his tomb with his fathers in David’s city.”

  13. 2 Kings 10:3

    “Select the best and fittest of your master’s sons, set him on his father’s throne, and fight for your master’s house.””

  14. 2 Kings 10:35

    “Jehu slept with his fathers; and they buried him in Samaria. Jehoahaz his son reigned in his place.”

  15. 2 Kings 12:18

    “Jehoash king of Judah took all the holy things that Jehoshaphat and Jehoram and Ahaziah, his fathers, kings of Judah, had dedicated, and his own holy things, and all the gold that was found in the treasures of Yahweh’s house, and of the king’s house, and sent it to Hazael king of Syria; and he went away from Jerusalem.”

  16. 2 Kings 12:21

    “For Jozacar the son of Shimeath, and Jehozabad the son of Shomer, his servants, struck him, and he died; and they buried him with his fathers in David’s city; and Amaziah his son reigned in his place.”

  17. 2 Kings 13:9

    “Jehoahaz slept with his fathers; and they buried him in Samaria; and Joash his son reigned in his place.”

  18. 2 Kings 13:13

    “Joash slept with his fathers; and Jeroboam sat on his throne. Joash was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel.”

  19. 2 Kings 13:14

    “Now Elisha became sick with the illness of which he died; and Joash the king of Israel came down to him, and wept over him, and said, “My father, my father, the chariots of Israel and its horsemen!””

  20. 2 Kings 13:25

    “Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz took again out of the hand of Benhadad the son of Hazael the cities which he had taken out of the hand of Jehoahaz his father by war. Joash struck him three times, and recovered the cities of Israel.”

Frequently asked

Questions about family in the Bible

What does the Bible say about family?
Ephesians 5-6 lays out family relationships — spouses, parents, children. Deuteronomy 6:6-7 calls parents to talk about God's commands "when you sit at home, when you walk, when you lie down, when you get up." Family is the first place faith is taught.
Which Bible verse is best for family?
Joshua 24:15 ("As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord"), Proverbs 22:6, and Psalm 127:1 are the three most-shared verses on household faith.
What does the Bible say about parents?
Proverbs 22:6 commands training a child in the right way. Ephesians 6:4 calls fathers not to provoke their children. Exodus 20:12 — the fifth commandment — calls children to honour their father and mother.