2 Kings 13:7
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 13:7 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 13:7 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Neither did he leave of the people to Jehoahaz but fifty horsemen, and ten chariots, and ten thousand footmen; for the k..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 13:7 — KJV
“Neither did he leave of the people to Jehoahaz but fifty horsemen, and ten chariots, and ten thousand footmen; for the king of Syria had destroyed them, and had made them like the dust by threshing.”
— 2 Kings 13:7 (KJV)
2 Kings 13:7 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 13:7
“And the Syrians fled before Israel; and David slew the men of seven hundred chariots of the Syrians, and forty thousand horsemen, and smote Shobach the captain of their host, who died there. horsemen: also called, footmen”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 13:7: horsemen, chariots, thousand
“And when the children of Ammon saw that they had made themselves odious to David, Hanun and the children of Ammon sent a thousand talents of silver to hire them chariots and horsemen out of Mesopotamia, and out of Syriamaachah, and out of Zobah. odious: Heb. to stink”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 13:7: horsemen, chariots, thousand
“Now, O LORD God, let thy promise unto David my father be established: for thou hast made me king over a people like the dust of the earth in multitude. like...: Heb. much as the dust of the earth”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 13:7: people, king, made
“And Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 13:7: people, ten, thousand
“His glory is like the firstling of his bullock, and his horns are like the horns of unicorns: with them he shall push the people together to the ends of the earth: and they are the ten thousands of Ephraim, and they are the thousands of Manasseh. unicorns: Heb. an unicorn”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 13:7: people, ten, thousand
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