2 Kings 18:2
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 18:2 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 18:2 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Twenty and five years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. His mother's..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 18:2 — KJV
“Twenty and five years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Abi, the daughter of Zachariah. Abi: also called, Abijah”
— 2 Kings 18:2 (KJV)
2 Kings 18:2 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 18:2
“Hezekiah began to reign when he was five and twenty years old, and he reigned nine and twenty years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Abijah, the daughter of Zechariah.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 18:2: twenty, five, years
“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 18:2: twenty, five, years
“Jehoahaz was twenty and three years old when he began to reign; and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. Jehoahaz: also called, Shallum”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 18:2: twenty, years, old
“Jehoshaphat was thirty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 18:2: twenty, five, years
“And Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah: he was thirty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 18:2: twenty, five, years
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