2 Kings 16:1
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 16:1 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 16:1 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "In the seventeenth year of Pekah the son of Remaliah Ahaz the son of Jotham king of Judah began to reign." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 16:1 — KJV
“In the seventeenth year of Pekah the son of Remaliah Ahaz the son of Jotham king of Judah began to reign.”
— 2 Kings 16:1 (KJV)
2 Kings 16:1 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 16:1
“In the second year of Pekah the son of Remaliah king of Israel began Jotham the son of Uzziah king of Judah to reign.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 16:1: year, pekah, son
“Ahaziah the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned two years over Israel.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 16:1: seventeenth, year, son
“In the two and fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah Pekah the son of Remaliah began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned twenty years.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 16:1: year, pekah, son
“And it came to pass in the days of Ahaz the son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, king of Judah, that Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekah the son of Remaliah, king of Israel, went up toward Jerusalem to war against it, but could not prevail against it.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 16:1: pekah, son, remaliah
“In the three and twentieth year of Joash the son of Ahaziah king of Judah Jehoahaz the son of Jehu began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned seventeen years. three...: Heb. twentieth year and third year”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 16:1: year, son, ahaz
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