2 Kings 15:16
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 15:16 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 15:16 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Then Menahem smote Tiphsah, and all that were therein, and the coasts thereof from Tirzah: because they opened not to hi..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 15:16 — KJV
“Then Menahem smote Tiphsah, and all that were therein, and the coasts thereof from Tirzah: because they opened not to him, therefore he smote it; and all the women therein that were with child he ripped up.”
— 2 Kings 15:16 (KJV)
2 Kings 15:16 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 15:16
“Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of the children of Ammon, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have ripped up the women with child of Gilead, that they might enlarge their border: ripped...: or, divided the mountains”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 15:16: thereof, because, women
“And the coast of the children of Dan went out too little for them: therefore the children of Dan went up to fight against Leshem, and took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and possessed it, and dwelt therein, and called Leshem, Dan, after the name of Dan their father.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 15:16: smote, therein, therefore
“Then said the LORD unto me; This gate shall be shut, it shall not be opened, and no man shall enter in by it; because the LORD, the God of Israel, hath entered in by it, therefore it shall be shut.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 15:16: then, because, opened
“For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 15:16: then, thereof, opened
“Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the LORD did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did the LORD scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth. Babel: that is, Confusion”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 15:16: then, because, therefore
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