2 Kings 15:19
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 15:19 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 15:19 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Pul the king of Assyria came against the land: and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver, that his hand migh..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 15:19 — KJV
“And Pul the king of Assyria came against the land: and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver, that his hand might be with him to confirm the kingdom in his hand.”
— 2 Kings 15:19 (KJV)
2 Kings 15:19 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 15:19
“He fought also with the king of the Ammonites, and prevailed against them. And the children of Ammon gave him the same year an hundred talents of silver, and ten thousand measures of wheat, and ten thousand of barley. So much did the children of Ammon pay unto him, both the second year, and the third. So...: Heb. This”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 15:19: king, against, gave
“And the man said unto Joab, Though I should receive a thousand shekels of silver in mine hand, yet would I not put forth mine hand against the king's son: for in our hearing the king charged thee and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Beware that none touch the young man Absalom. receive: Heb. weigh upon mine hand Beware...: Heb. Beware whosoever ye be of, etc”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 15:19: king, against, thousand
“And it came to pass, when king Jeroboam heard the saying of the man of God, which had cried against the altar in Bethel, that he put forth his hand from the altar, saying, Lay hold on him. And his hand, which he put forth against him, dried up, so that he could not pull it in again to him.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 15:19: pul, king, came
“And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he gathered of the house of Judah and Benjamin an hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men, which were warriors, to fight against Israel, that he might bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 15:19: king, against, thousand
“And under their hand was an army, three hundred thousand and seven thousand and five hundred, that made war with mighty power, to help the king against the enemy. an army: Heb. the power of an army”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 15:19: king, against, thousand
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