2 Kings 15:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 15:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 15:5 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And the LORD smote the king, so that he was a leper unto the day of his death, and dwelt in a several house. And Jotham ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 15:5 — KJV
“And the LORD smote the king, so that he was a leper unto the day of his death, and dwelt in a several house. And Jotham the king's son was over the house, judging the people of the land.”
— 2 Kings 15:5 (KJV)
2 Kings 15:5 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 15:5
“And Uzziah the king was a leper unto the day of his death, and dwelt in a several house, being a leper; for he was cut off from the house of the LORD: and Jotham his son was over the king's house, judging the people of the land. several: Heb. free”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 15:5: lord, king, leper
“And he took the captains of hundreds, and the nobles, and the governors of the people, and all the people of the land, and brought down the king from the house of the LORD: and they came through the high gate into the king's house, and set the king upon the throne of the kingdom.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 15:5: lord, king, house
“And he took the rulers over hundreds, and the captains, and the guard, and all the people of the land; and they brought down the king from the house of the LORD, and came by the way of the gate of the guard to the king's house. And he sat on the throne of the kings.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 15:5: lord, king, house
“That ye shall say, It is the sacrifice of the LORD'S passover, who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt, when he smote the Egyptians, and delivered our houses. And the people bowed the head and worshipped.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 15:5: lord, smote, house
“And Moses said unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons, Uncover not your heads, neither rend your clothes; lest ye die, and lest wrath come upon all the people: but let your brethren, the whole house of Israel, bewail the burning which the LORD hath kindled.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 15:5: lord, house, son
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