2 Kings 11:6
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 11:6 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 11:6 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And a third part shall be at the gate of Sur; and a third part at the gate behind the guard: so shall ye keep the watch ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 11:6 — KJV
“And a third part shall be at the gate of Sur; and a third part at the gate behind the guard: so shall ye keep the watch of the house, that it be not broken down. that...: or, from breaking up”
— 2 Kings 11:6 (KJV)
2 Kings 11:6 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 11:6
“And a third part shall be at the king's house; and a third part at the gate of the foundation: and all the people shall be in the courts of the house of the LORD.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 11:6: third, part, gate
“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.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 11:6: gate, guard, house
“And every thing whereupon any part of their carcase falleth shall be unclean; whether it be oven, or ranges for pots, they shall be broken down: for they are unclean, and shall be unclean unto you.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 11:6: part, broken, down
“David therefore departed thence, and escaped to the cave Adullam: and when his brethren and all his father's house heard it, they went down thither to him.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 11:6: part, house, down
“And he smote Moab, and measured them with a line, casting them down to the ground; even with two lines measured he to put to death, and with one full line to keep alive. And so the Moabites became David's servants, and brought gifts.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 11:6: sur, keep, down
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