2 Kings 12:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 12:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 12:5 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Let the priests take it to them, every man of his acquaintance: and let them repair the breaches of the house, wheresoev..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 12:5 — KJV
“Let the priests take it to them, every man of his acquaintance: and let them repair the breaches of the house, wheresoever any breach shall be found.”
— 2 Kings 12:5 (KJV)
2 Kings 12:5 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 12:5
“Then king Jehoash called for Jehoiada the priest, and the other priests, and said unto them, Why repair ye not the breaches of the house? now therefore receive no more money of your acquaintance, but deliver it for the breaches of the house.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 12:5: priests, acquaintance, repair
“And the priests consented to receive no more money of the people, neither to repair the breaches of the house.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 12:5: priests, repair, breaches
“And let them deliver it into the hand of the doers of the work, that have the oversight of the house of the LORD: and let them give it to the doers of the work which is in the house of the LORD, to repair the breaches of the house,”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 12:5: let, repair, breaches
“And if the household be too little for the lamb, let him and his neighbour next unto his house take it according to the number of the souls; every man according to his eating shall make your count for the lamb.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 12:5: let, take, every
“When a man hath taken a wife, and married her, and it come to pass that she find no favour in his eyes, because he hath found some uncleanness in her: then let him write her a bill of divorcement, and give it in her hand, and send her out of his house. some...: Heb. matter of nakedness divorcement: Heb. cutting off”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 12:5: let, take, house
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