2 Kings 16:13
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 16:13 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 16:13 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And he burnt his burnt offering and his meat offering, and poured his drink offering, and sprinkled the blood of his pea..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 16:13 — KJV
“And he burnt his burnt offering and his meat offering, and poured his drink offering, and sprinkled the blood of his peace offerings, upon the altar. his peace offerings: Heb. the peace offerings which were his”
— 2 Kings 16:13 (KJV)
2 Kings 16:13 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 16:13
“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 16:13: burnt, offering, meat
“He slew also the bullock and the ram for a sacrifice of peace offerings, which was for the people: and Aaron's sons presented unto him the blood, which he sprinkled upon the altar round about,”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 16:13: offering, sprinkled, blood
“These things ye shall do unto the LORD in your set feasts, beside your vows, and your freewill offerings, for your burnt offerings, and for your meat offerings, and for your drink offerings, and for your peace offerings. do: or, offer”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 16:13: burnt, offering, meat
“And thou shalt offer thy burnt offerings, the flesh and the blood, upon the altar of the LORD thy God: and the blood of thy sacrifices shall be poured out upon the altar of the LORD thy God, and thou shalt eat the flesh.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 16:13: burnt, offering, poured
“That we have built us an altar to turn from following the LORD, or if to offer thereon burnt offering or meat offering, or if to offer peace offerings thereon, let the LORD himself require it;”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 16:13: burnt, offering, meat
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