2 Kings 11:19
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 11:19 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 11:19 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And he took the rulers over hundreds, and the captains, and the guard, and all the people of the land; and they brought ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 11:19 — KJV
“And he took the rulers over hundreds, and the captains, and the guard, and all the people of the land; and they brought down the king from the house of the LORD, and came by the way of the gate of the guard to the king's house. And he sat on the throne of the kings.”
— 2 Kings 11:19 (KJV)
2 Kings 11:19 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 11:19
“And he took the captains of hundreds, and the nobles, and the governors of the people, and all the people of the land, and brought down the king from the house of the LORD: and they came through the high gate into the king's house, and set the king upon the throne of the kingdom.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 11:19: took, over, hundreds
“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 Kings 11:19: took, rulers, over
“Now it came to pass on the third day, that Esther put on her royal apparel, and stood in the inner court of the king's house, over against the king's house: and the king sat upon his royal throne in the royal house, over against the gate of the house.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 11:19: over, king, house
“When the princes of Judah heard these things, then they came up from the king's house unto the house of the LORD, and sat down in the entry of the new gate of the LORD'S house. in the...: or, at the door”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 11:19: down, king, house
“But when the people of the land shall come before the LORD in the solemn feasts, he that entereth in by the way of the north gate to worship shall go out by the way of the south gate; and he that entereth by the way of the south gate shall go forth by the way of the north gate: he shall not return by the way of the gate whereby he came in, but shall go forth over against it.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 11:19: over, people, land
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