2 Kings 13:4
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 13:4 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 13:4 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Jehoahaz besought the LORD, and the LORD hearkened unto him: for he saw the oppression of Israel, because the king o..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 13:4 — KJV
“And Jehoahaz besought the LORD, and the LORD hearkened unto him: for he saw the oppression of Israel, because the king of Syria oppressed them.”
— 2 Kings 13:4 (KJV)
2 Kings 13:4 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 13:4
“And there came a man of God, and spake unto the king of Israel, and said, Thus saith the LORD, Because the Syrians have said, The LORD is God of the hills, but he is not God of the valleys, therefore will I deliver all this great multitude into thine hand, and ye shall know that I am the LORD.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 13:4: lord, israel, because
“But Hazael king of Syria oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 13:4: jehoahaz, israel, king
“And when the LORD saw it, he abhorred them, because of the provoking of his sons, and of his daughters. abhorred: or, despised”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 13:4: lord, saw, because
“And it came to pass, when all the kings of the Amorites, which were on the side of Jordan westward, and all the kings of the Canaanites, which were by the sea, heard that the LORD had dried up the waters of Jordan from before the children of Israel, until we were passed over, that their heart melted, neither was there spirit in them any more, because of the children of Israel.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 13:4: lord, israel, because
“And all these kings and their land did Joshua take at one time, because the LORD God of Israel fought for Israel.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 13:4: lord, israel, because
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