2 Kings 16:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 16:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 16:17 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And king Ahaz cut off the borders of the bases, and removed the laver from off them; and took down the sea from off the ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 16:17 — KJV
“And king Ahaz cut off the borders of the bases, and removed the laver from off them; and took down the sea from off the brasen oxen that were under it, and put it upon a pavement of stones.”
— 2 Kings 16:17 (KJV)
2 Kings 16:17 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 16:17
“The two pillars, one sea, and twelve brasen bulls that were under the bases, which king Solomon had made in the house of the LORD: the brass of all these vessels was without weight. the brass: Heb. their brass”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 16:17: king, bases, sea
“And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all night, because the sun was set; and he took of the stones of that place, and put them for his pillows, and lay down in that place to sleep.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 16:17: took, down, put
“But Moses' hands were heavy; and they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat thereon; and Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side; and his hands were steady until the going down of the sun.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 16:17: took, down, under
“And all the people saw the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw it, they removed, and stood afar off.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 16:17: king, off, removed
“That the waters which came down from above stood and rose up upon an heap very far from the city Adam, that is beside Zaretan: and those that came down toward the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, failed, and were cut off: and the people passed over right against Jericho.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 16:17: cut, off, down
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