2 Kings 16:2
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 16:2 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 16:2 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Twenty years old was Ahaz when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem, and did not that which was rig..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 16:2 — KJV
“Twenty years old was Ahaz when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem, and did not that which was right in the sight of the LORD his God, like David his father.”
— 2 Kings 16:2 (KJV)
2 Kings 16:2 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 16:2
“Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem: but he did not that which was right in the sight of the LORD, like David his father:”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 16:2: twenty, years, old
“Jehoiakim was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem: and he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD his God.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 16:2: twenty, years, old
“Jotham was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Jerushah, the daughter of Zadok.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 16:2: twenty, years, old
“He was five and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 16:2: twenty, years, old
“Jehoahaz was twenty and three years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 16:2: twenty, years, old
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