2 Kings 15:14
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 15:14 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 15:14 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "For Menahem the son of Gadi went up from Tirzah, and came to Samaria, and smote Shallum the son of Jabesh in Samaria, an..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 15:14 — KJV
“For Menahem the son of Gadi went up from Tirzah, and came to Samaria, and smote Shallum the son of Jabesh in Samaria, and slew him, and reigned in his stead.”
— 2 Kings 15:14 (KJV)
2 Kings 15:14 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 15:14
“And Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired against him, and smote him before the people, and slew him, and reigned in his stead.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 15:14: son, smote, shallum
“And Hoshea the son of Elah made a conspiracy against Pekah the son of Remaliah, and smote him, and slew him, and reigned in his stead, in the twentieth year of Jotham the son of Uzziah.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 15:14: son, went, smote
“And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons smote him with the sword; and they escaped into the land of Armenia: and Esarhaddon his son reigned in his stead. Armenia: Heb. Ararat”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 15:14: son, came, smote
“For thus saith the LORD touching Shallum the son of Josiah king of Judah, which reigned instead of Josiah his father, which went forth out of this place; He shall not return thither any more:”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 15:14: son, went, shallum
“In the nine and thirtieth year of Azariah king of Judah began Menahem the son of Gadi to reign over Israel, and reigned ten years in Samaria.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 15:14: menahem, son, gadi
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