2 Kings 12:2
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 12:2 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 12:2 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Jehoash did that which was right in the sight of the LORD all his days wherein Jehoiada the priest instructed him." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 12:2 — KJV
“And Jehoash did that which was right in the sight of the LORD all his days wherein Jehoiada the priest instructed him.”
— 2 Kings 12:2 (KJV)
2 Kings 12:2 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 12:2
“And Joash did that which was right in the sight of the LORD all the days of Jehoiada the priest.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 12:2: right, sight, lord
“If the bright spot be white in the skin of his flesh, and in sight be not deeper than the skin, and the hair thereof be not turned white; then the priest shall shut up him that hath the plague seven days:”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 12:2: right, sight, days
“But Jehoiada the priest took a chest, and bored a hole in the lid of it, and set it beside the altar, on the right side as one cometh into the house of the LORD: and the priests that kept the door put therein all the money that was brought into the house of the LORD. door: Heb. threshold”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 12:2: right, lord, jehoiada
“And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the LORD that healeth thee.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 12:2: right, sight, lord
“And the priest shall look on him the seventh day: and, behold, if the plague in his sight be at a stay, and the plague spread not in the skin; then the priest shall shut him up seven days more:”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 12:2: sight, days, priest
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