2 Kings 16:11
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 16:11 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 16:11 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Urijah the priest built an altar according to all that king Ahaz had sent from Damascus: so Urijah the priest made i..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 16:11 — KJV
“And Urijah the priest built an altar according to all that king Ahaz had sent from Damascus: so Urijah the priest made it against king Ahaz came from Damascus.”
— 2 Kings 16:11 (KJV)
2 Kings 16:11 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 16:11
“And it came to pass at the end of the year, that the host of Syria came up against him: and they came to Judah and Jerusalem, and destroyed all the princes of the people from among the people, and sent all the spoil of them unto the king of Damascus. at the...: Heb. in the revolution of the year Damascus: Heb. Darmesek”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 16:11: king, sent, damascus
“And king Ahaz commanded Urijah the priest, saying, Upon the great altar burn the morning burnt offering, and the evening meat offering, and the king's burnt sacrifice, and his meat offering, with the burnt offering of all the people of the land, and their meat offering, and their drink offerings; and sprinkle upon it all the blood of the burnt offering, and all the blood of the sacrifice: and the brasen altar shall be for me to enquire by.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 16:11: urijah, priest, altar
“Thus did Urijah the priest, according to all that king Ahaz commanded.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 16:11: urijah, priest, according
“And they made ready the present against Joseph came at noon: for they heard that they should eat bread there.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 16:11: sent, made, against
“And thou shalt bring the meat offering that is made of these things unto the LORD: and when it is presented unto the priest, he shall bring it unto the altar.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 16:11: priest, altar, sent
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