2 Kings 16:15
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 16:15 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 16:15 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And king Ahaz commanded Urijah the priest, saying, Upon the great altar burn the morning burnt offering, and the evening..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 16:15 — KJV
“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.”
— 2 Kings 16:15 (KJV)
2 Kings 16:15 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 16:15
“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”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 16:15: altar, burn, burnt
“And the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there; for that was the great high place: a thousand burnt offerings did Solomon offer upon that altar.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 16:15: king, great, 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 16:15: king, altar, burn
“To offer burnt offerings unto the LORD upon the altar of the burnt offering continually morning and evening, and to do according to all that is written in the law of the LORD, which he commanded Israel; morning...: Heb. in the morning, and in the evening”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 16:15: commanded, altar, burn
“And the priests killed them, and they made reconciliation with their blood upon the altar, to make an atonement for all Israel: for the king commanded that the burnt offering and the sin offering should be made for all Israel.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 16:15: king, commanded, priest
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