2 Kings 16:18
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 16:18 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 16:18 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And the covert for the sabbath that they had built in the house, and the king's entry without, turned he from the house ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 16:18 — KJV
“And the covert for the sabbath that they had built in the house, and the king's entry without, turned he from the house of the LORD for the king of Assyria.”
— 2 Kings 16:18 (KJV)
2 Kings 16:18 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 16:18
“And the LORD sent an angel, which cut off all the mighty men of valour, and the leaders and captains in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned with shame of face to his own land. And when he was come into the house of his god, they that came forth of his own bowels slew him there with the sword. slew...: Heb. made him fall”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 16:18: house, king, turned
“And kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with joy: for the LORD had made them joyful, and turned the heart of the king of Assyria unto them, to strengthen their hands in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 16:18: house, king, turned
“The LORD hath returned upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned; and the LORD hath delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom thy son: and, behold, thou art taken in thy mischief, because thou art a bloody man. behold...: Heb. behold thee in thy evil”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 16:18: house, king, turned
“And the house which king Solomon built for the LORD, the length thereof was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 16:18: built, house, king
“And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, when Solomon had built the two houses, the house of the LORD, and the king's house,”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 16:18: built, house, king
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