2 Kings 15:2
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 15:2 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 15:2 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Sixteen years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned two and fifty years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 15:2 — KJV
“Sixteen years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned two and fifty years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Jecholiah of Jerusalem.”
— 2 Kings 15:2 (KJV)
2 Kings 15:2 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 15:2
“Sixteen years old was Uzziah when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty and two years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Jecoliah of Jerusalem.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 15:2: sixteen, years, old
“Forty and two years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Athaliah the daughter of Omri.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 15:2: years, old, began
“Jotham was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Jerushah, the daughter of Zadok.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 15:2: sixteen, years, old
“Two and twenty years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign; and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Athaliah, the daughter of Omri king of Israel. daughter: or, granddaughter”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 15:2: years, old, began
“Five and twenty years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Jerusha, the daughter of Zadok.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 15:2: sixteen, years, old
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