2 Kings 18:13
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 18:13 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 18:13 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Now in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah did Sennacherib king of Assyria come up against all the fenced cities of Jud..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 18:13 — KJV
“Now in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah did Sennacherib king of Assyria come up against all the fenced cities of Judah, and took them. Sennacherib: Heb. Sanherib”
— 2 Kings 18:13 (KJV)
2 Kings 18:13 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 18:13
“Now it came to pass in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah, that Sennacherib king of Assyria came up against all the defenced cities of Judah, and took them.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 18:13: now, fourteenth, year
“After these things, and the establishment thereof, Sennacherib king of Assyria came, and entered into Judah, and encamped against the fenced cities, and thought to win them for himself. to win...: Heb. to break them up”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 18:13: king, sennacherib, assyria
“After this did Sennacherib king of Assyria send his servants to Jerusalem, (but he himself laid siege against Lachish, and all his power with him,) unto Hezekiah king of Judah, and unto all Judah that were at Jerusalem, saying, power: Heb. dominion”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 18:13: king, hezekiah, sennacherib
“And the king of Assyria sent Tartan and Rabsaris and Rabshakeh from Lachish to king Hezekiah with a great host against Jerusalem. And they went up and came to Jerusalem. And when they were come up, they came and stood by the conduit of the upper pool, which is in the highway of the fuller's field. great: Heb. heavy”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 18:13: king, hezekiah, assyria
“Also he took away out of all the cities of Judah the high places and the images: and the kingdom was quiet before him. images: Heb. sun images”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 18:13: king, cities, judah
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