2 Kings 18:23
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 18:23 — by Collins Asein
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2 Kings 18:23 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Now therefore, I pray thee, give pledges to my lord the king of Assyria, and I will deliver thee two thousand horses, if..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 18:23 — KJV
“Now therefore, I pray thee, give pledges to my lord the king of Assyria, and I will deliver thee two thousand horses, if thou be able on thy part to set riders upon them. pledges: or, hostages”
— 2 Kings 18:23 (KJV)
2 Kings 18:23 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 18:23
“Now therefore give pledges, I pray thee, to my master the king of Assyria, and I will give thee two thousand horses, if thou be able on thy part to set riders upon them. pledges: or, hostages”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 18:23: now, therefore, pray
“And ye have this day rejected your God, who himself saved you out of all your adversities and your tribulations; and ye have said unto him, Nay, but set a king over us. Now therefore present yourselves before the LORD by your tribes, and by your thousands.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 18:23: now, therefore, lord
“Now Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honourable, because by him the LORD had given deliverance unto Syria: he was also a mighty man in valour, but he was a leper. with: Heb. before honourable: or, gracious: Heb. lifted up, or, accepted in countenance deliverance: or, victory”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 18:23: now, give, lord
“Now therefore forgive, I pray thee, my sin only this once, and intreat the LORD your God, that he may take away from me this death only.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 18:23: now, therefore, pray
“Now therefore, I pray you, swear unto me by the LORD, since I have shewed you kindness, that ye will also shew kindness unto my father's house, and give me a true token:”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 18:23: now, therefore, pray
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