2 Kings 17:6
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 17:6 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 17:6 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "In the ninth year of Hoshea the king of Assyria took Samaria, and carried Israel away into Assyria, and placed them in H..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 17:6 — KJV
“In the ninth year of Hoshea the king of Assyria took Samaria, and carried Israel away into Assyria, and placed them in Halah and in Habor by the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.”
— 2 Kings 17:6 (KJV)
2 Kings 17:6 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 17:6
“And the king of Assyria did carry away Israel unto Assyria, and put them in Halah and in Habor by the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes:”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 17:6: king, assyria, israel
“And the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria, and the spirit of Tilgathpilneser king of Assyria, and he carried them away, even the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh, and brought them unto Halah, and Habor, and Hara, and to the river Gozan, unto this day.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 17:6: king, assyria, carried
“And at the end of three years they took it: even in the sixth year of Hezekiah, that is the ninth year of Hoshea king of Israel, Samaria was taken.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 17:6: ninth, year, hoshea
“Within two full years will I bring again into this place all the vessels of the LORD'S house, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took away from this place, and carried them to Babylon: two...: Heb. two years of days”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 17:6: year, king, took
“And the king of Assyria brought men from Babylon, and from Cuthah, and from Ava, and from Hamath, and from Sepharvaim, and placed them in the cities of Samaria instead of the children of Israel: and they possessed Samaria, and dwelt in the cities thereof.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 17:6: king, assyria, samaria
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