2 Kings 16:12
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 16:12 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 16:12 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And when the king was come from Damascus, the king saw the altar: and the king approached to the altar, and offered ther..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 16:12 — KJV
“And when the king was come from Damascus, the king saw the altar: and the king approached to the altar, and offered thereon.”
— 2 Kings 16:12 (KJV)
2 Kings 16:12 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 16:12
“And king Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglathpileser king of Assyria, and saw an altar that was at Damascus: and king Ahaz sent to Urijah the priest the fashion of the altar, and the pattern of it, according to all the workmanship thereof. Damascus: Heb. Dammesek”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 16:12: king, damascus, saw
“An altar of earth thou shalt make unto me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt offerings, and thy peace offerings, thy sheep, and thine oxen: in all places where I record my name I will come unto thee, and I will bless thee.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 16:12: come, altar, thereon
“As Moses the servant of the LORD commanded the children of Israel, as it is written in the book of the law of Moses, an altar of whole stones, over which no man hath lift up any iron: and they offered thereon burnt offerings unto the LORD, and sacrificed peace offerings.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 16:12: altar, offered, thereon
“And Araunah said, Wherefore is my lord the king come to his servant? And David said, To buy the threshingfloor of thee, to build an altar unto the LORD, that the plague may be stayed from the people.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 16:12: king, come, altar
“The same day did the king hallow the middle of the court that was before the house of the LORD: for there he offered burnt offerings, and meat offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings: because the brasen altar that was before the LORD was too little to receive the burnt offerings, and meat offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 16:12: king, altar, offered
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