2 Kings 14:21
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 14:21 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 14:21 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And all the people of Judah took Azariah, which was sixteen years old, and made him king instead of his father Amaziah. ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 14:21 — KJV
“And all the people of Judah took Azariah, which was sixteen years old, and made him king instead of his father Amaziah. Azariah: also called, Uzziah”
— 2 Kings 14:21 (KJV)
2 Kings 14:21 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 14:21
“Then all the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in the room of his father Amaziah. Uzziah: or, Azariah”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 14:21: people, judah, took
“In the twenty and seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel began Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah to reign. Azariah: also called, Uzziah”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 14:21: judah, azariah, king
“Moreover Amaziah gathered Judah together, and made them captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, according to the houses of their fathers, throughout all Judah and Benjamin: and he numbered them from twenty years old and above, and found them three hundred thousand choice men, able to go forth to war, that could handle spear and shield.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 14:21: judah, years, old
“And king Rehoboam took counsel with the old men that had stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, saying, What counsel give ye me to return answer to this people?”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 14:21: people, took, old
“So Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, and took away the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king's house; he took all: he carried away also the shields of gold which Solomon had made.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 14:21: took, old, made
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