2 Kings 12:12
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 12:12 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 12:12 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And to masons, and hewers of stone, and to buy timber and hewed stone to repair the breaches of the house of the LORD, a..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 12:12 — KJV
“And to masons, and hewers of stone, and to buy timber and hewed stone to repair the breaches of the house of the LORD, and for all that was laid out for the house to repair it. was...: Heb. went forth”
— 2 Kings 12:12 (KJV)
2 Kings 12:12 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 12:12
“Unto carpenters, and builders, and masons, and to buy timber and hewn stone to repair the house.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 12:12: masons, stone, buy
“And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons: and they built David an house. masons: Heb. hewers of the stone of the wall”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 12:12: masons, hewers, stone
“Be it known unto the king, that we went into the province of Judea, to the house of the great God, which is builded with great stones, and timber is laid in the walls, and this work goeth fast on, and prospereth in their hands. great...: Chaldee, stones of rolling”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 12:12: stone, timber, house
“I will bring it forth, saith the LORD of hosts, and it shall enter into the house of the thief, and into the house of him that sweareth falsely by my name: and it shall remain in the midst of his house, and shall consume it with the timber thereof and the stones thereof.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 12:12: stone, timber, house
“But it was so, that in the three and twentieth year of king Jehoash the priests had not repaired the breaches of the house. three...: Heb. twentieth year and third year”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 12:12: repair, breaches, house
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