2 Kings 12:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 12:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 12:17 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Then Hazael king of Syria went up, and fought against Gath, and took it: and Hazael set his face to go up to Jerusalem." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 12:17 — KJV
“Then Hazael king of Syria went up, and fought against Gath, and took it: and Hazael set his face to go up to Jerusalem.”
— 2 Kings 12:17 (KJV)
2 Kings 12:17 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 12:17
“And king Joram went back to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which the Syrians had given him at Ramah, when he fought against Hazael king of Syria. And Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Joram the son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he was sick. which...: Heb. wherewith the Syrians had wounded Ramah: called Ramoth sick: Heb. wounded”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 12:17: hazael, king, syria
“And when king Arad the Canaanite, which dwelt in the south, heard tell that Israel came by the way of the spies; then he fought against Israel, and took some of them prisoners.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 12:17: then, king, fought
“Therefore the five kings of the Amorites, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, the king of Eglon, gathered themselves together, and went up, they and all their hosts, and encamped before Gibeon, and made war against it.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 12:17: king, went, against
“And when it was told David, he gathered all Israel together, and passed over Jordan, and came to Helam. And the Syrians set themselves in array against David, and fought with him.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 12:17: syria, fought, against
“And David gathered all the people together, and went to Rabbah, and fought against it, and took it.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 12:17: went, fought, against
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