2 Kings 19:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 19:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 19:17 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Of a truth, LORD, the kings of Assyria have destroyed the nations and their lands," Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 19:17 — KJV
“Of a truth, LORD, the kings of Assyria have destroyed the nations and their lands,”
— 2 Kings 19:17 (KJV)
2 Kings 19:17 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 19:17
“Of a truth, LORD, the kings of Assyria have laid waste all the nations, and their countries, nations: Heb. lands”
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“And the LORD shall do unto them as he did to Sihon and to Og, kings of the Amorites, and unto the land of them, whom he destroyed.”
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“For we have heard how the LORD dried up the water of the Red sea for you, when ye came out of Egypt; and what ye did unto the two kings of the Amorites, that were on the other side Jordan, Sihon and Og, whom ye utterly destroyed.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 19:17: lord, kings, destroyed
“So Joshua smote all the country of the hills, and of the south, and of the vale, and of the springs, and all their kings: he left none remaining, but utterly destroyed all that breathed, as the LORD God of Israel commanded.”
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“And all the cities of those kings, and all the kings of them, did Joshua take, and smote them with the edge of the sword, and he utterly destroyed them, as Moses the servant of the LORD commanded.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 19:17: lord, kings, destroyed
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