2 Chronicles 23:1
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Chronicles 23:1 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Chronicles 23:1 is a verse from the book of 2 Chronicles in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And in the seventh year Jehoiada strengthened himself, and took the captains of hundreds, Azariah the son of Jeroham, an..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Chronicles 23:1 — KJV
“And in the seventh year Jehoiada strengthened himself, and took the captains of hundreds, Azariah the son of Jeroham, and Ishmael the son of Jehohanan, and Azariah the son of Obed, and Maaseiah the son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat the son of Zichri, into covenant with him.”
— 2 Chronicles 23:1 (KJV)
2 Chronicles 23:1 in Context — About the Book of 2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles follows the kings of Judah from Solomon's temple dedication to the Babylonian exile, spotlighting every revival along the way. Its most quoted promise — if my people humble themselves and pray — remains the Bible's clearest formula for national and personal restoration.
Cross-References for 2 Chronicles 23:1
“And the seventh year Jehoiada sent and fetched the rulers over hundreds, with the captains and the guard, and brought them to him into the house of the LORD, and made a covenant with them, and took an oath of them in the house of the LORD, and shewed them the king's son.”
Shares key themes with 2 Chronicles 23:1: seventh, year, jehoiada
“And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and brought it into the tabernacle of the congregation, for a memorial for the children of Israel before the LORD.”
Shares key themes with 2 Chronicles 23:1: took, captains, hundreds
“And the captains over the hundreds did according to all things that Jehoiada the priest commanded: and they took every man his men that were to come in on the sabbath, with them that should go out on the sabbath, and came to Jehoiada the priest.”
Shares key themes with 2 Chronicles 23:1: jehoiada, took, captains
“In the twenty and seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel began Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah to reign. Azariah: also called, Uzziah”
Shares key themes with 2 Chronicles 23:1: seventh, year, azariah
“Then took Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were with him, all the remnant of the people whom he had recovered from Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, from Mizpah, after that he had slain Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, even mighty men of war, and the women, and the children, and the eunuchs, whom he had brought again from Gibeon:”
Shares key themes with 2 Chronicles 23:1: took, captains, son
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