2 Kings 16:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 16:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 16:5 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Then Rezin king of Syria and Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel came up to Jerusalem to war: and they besieged Ahaz, b..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 16:5 — KJV
“Then Rezin king of Syria and Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel came up to Jerusalem to war: and they besieged Ahaz, but could not overcome him.”
— 2 Kings 16:5 (KJV)
2 Kings 16:5 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 16:5
“And it came to pass in the days of Ahaz the son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, king of Judah, that Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekah the son of Remaliah, king of Israel, went up toward Jerusalem to war against it, but could not prevail against it.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 16:5: rezin, king, syria
“And Jehoash king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Jehoash the son of Ahaziah, at Bethshemesh, and came to Jerusalem, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim unto the corner gate, four hundred cubits.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 16:5: king, son, israel
“In those days the LORD began to send against Judah Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekah the son of Remaliah.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 16:5: rezin, king, syria
“And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Hezekiah, which was the seventh year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, that Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up against Samaria, and besieged it.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 16:5: king, syria, son
“And when king Arad the Canaanite, which dwelt in the south, heard tell that Israel came by the way of the spies; then he fought against Israel, and took some of them prisoners.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 16:5: then, king, son
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