2 Kings 12:10
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 12:10 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 12:10 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And it was so, when they saw that there was much money in the chest, that the king's scribe and the high priest came up,..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 12:10 — KJV
“And it was so, when they saw that there was much money in the chest, that the king's scribe and the high priest came up, and they put up in bags, and told the money that was found in the house of the LORD. scribe: or, secretary put...: Heb. bound up”
— 2 Kings 12:10 (KJV)
2 Kings 12:10 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 12:10
“Now it came to pass, that at what time the chest was brought unto the king's office by the hand of the Levites, and when they saw that there was much money, the king's scribe and the high priest's officer came and emptied the chest, and took it, and carried it to his place again. Thus they did day by day, and gathered money in abundance.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 12:10: saw, much, money
“And Shaphan the scribe came to the king, and brought the king word again, and said, Thy servants have gathered the money that was found in the house, and have delivered it into the hand of them that do the work, that have the oversight of the house of the LORD. gathered: Heb. melted”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 12:10: money, king, scribe
“And David came to his house at Jerusalem; and the king took the ten women his concubines, whom he had left to keep the house, and put them in ward, and fed them, but went not in unto them. So they were shut up unto the day of their death, living in widowhood. ward: Heb. an house of ward shut...: Heb. bound living...: Heb. in widowhood of life”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 12:10: king, came, put
“And when they brought out the money that was brought into the house of the LORD, Hilkiah the priest found a book of the law of the LORD given by Moses. by: Heb. by the hand of”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 12:10: money, priest, found
“And the king went up into the house of the LORD, and all the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the priests, and the Levites, and all the people, great and small: and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant that was found in the house of the LORD. great...: Heb. from great even to small”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 12:10: king, priest, found
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