2 Kings 11:1
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 11:1 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 11:1 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal. seed...: ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 11:1 — KJV
“And when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal. seed...: Heb. seed of the kingdom”
— 2 Kings 11:1 (KJV)
2 Kings 11:1 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 11:1
“But when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal of the house of Judah.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 11:1: athaliah, mother, ahaziah
“But it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the seed royal, came, and ten men with him, and smote Gedaliah, that he died, and the Jews and the Chaldees that were with him at Mizpah. royal: Heb. of the kingdom”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 11:1: son, seed, royal
“But Jehoshabeath, the daughter of the king, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him from among the king's sons that were slain, and put him and his nurse in a bedchamber. So Jehoshabeath, the daughter of king Jehoram, the wife of Jehoiada the priest, (for she was the sister of Ahaziah,) hid him from Athaliah, so that she slew him not. Jehoshabeath: also called, Jehosheba”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 11:1: athaliah, ahaziah, son
“And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew. Seth: Heb. Sheth: that is Appointed, or, Put”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 11:1: son, seed, heb
“And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every man child in your generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with money of any stranger, which is not of thy seed. he that is eight...: Heb. a son of eight days”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 11:1: son, seed, heb
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