2 Kings 1:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 1:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 1:17 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "So he died according to the word of the LORD which Elijah had spoken. And Jehoram reigned in his stead in the second yea..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 1:17 — KJV
“So he died according to the word of the LORD which Elijah had spoken. And Jehoram reigned in his stead in the second year of Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah; because he had no son.”
— 2 Kings 1:17 (KJV)
2 Kings 1:17 in Context — About the Book of 2 Kings
2 Kings races through the divided kingdom's final centuries — Elisha's double-portion miracles, kings good and evil, and finally exile to Assyria and Babylon. Yet miracles keep breaking in: floating axe heads, healed lepers, resurrection. God stays powerfully present even in national decline.
Cross-References for 2 Kings 1:17
“From the thirteenth year of Josiah the son of Amon king of Judah, even unto this day, that is the three and twentieth year, the word of the LORD hath come unto me, and I have spoken unto you, rising early and speaking; but ye have not hearkened.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 1:17: word, lord, spoken
“In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, in the first day of the month, came the word of the LORD by Haggai the prophet unto Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, saying, by: Heb. by the hand of governor: or, captain”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 1:17: word, lord, second
“Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned twelve years.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 1:17: jehoram, reigned, year
“And in the fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel, Jehoshaphat being then king of Judah, Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah began to reign. began...: Heb. reigned”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 1:17: jehoram, reigned, year
“The LORD hath returned upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned; and the LORD hath delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom thy son: and, behold, thou art taken in thy mischief, because thou art a bloody man. behold...: Heb. behold thee in thy evil”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 1:17: lord, reigned, stead
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