2 Kings 18:9
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 18:9 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 18:9 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "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..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 18:9 — KJV
“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.”
— 2 Kings 18:9 (KJV)
2 Kings 18:9 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 18:9
“Now it came to pass in the third year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, that Hezekiah the son of Ahaz king of Judah began to reign. Hezekiah: he is called Ezekias”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 18:9: came, pass, year
“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 18:9: came, pass, year
“In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah began Hoshea the son of Elah to reign in Samaria over Israel nine years.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 18:9: year, king, hoshea
“And it came to pass, after the year was expired, at the time when kings go forth to battle, that David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they destroyed the children of Ammon, and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried still at Jerusalem. after...: Heb. at the return of the year, or, in the spring”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 18:9: came, pass, year
“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 18:9: came, pass, king
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