2 Kings 20:11
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 20:11 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 20:11 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Isaiah the prophet cried unto the LORD: and he brought the shadow ten degrees backward, by which it had gone down in..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 20:11 — KJV
“And Isaiah the prophet cried unto the LORD: and he brought the shadow ten degrees backward, by which it had gone down in the dial of Ahaz. dial: Heb. degrees”
— 2 Kings 20:11 (KJV)
2 Kings 20:11 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 20:11
“Behold, I will bring again the shadow of the degrees, which is gone down in the sun dial of Ahaz, ten degrees backward. So the sun returned ten degrees, by which degrees it was gone down. sun dial: Heb. degrees by, or, with the sun”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 20:11: shadow, ten, degrees
“And Isaiah said, This sign shalt thou have of the LORD, that the LORD will do the thing that he hath spoken: shall the shadow go forward ten degrees, or go back ten degrees?”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 20:11: isaiah, lord, shadow
“And Moses said unto the people, Remember this day, in which ye came out from Egypt, out of the house of bondage; for by strength of hand the LORD brought you out from this place: there shall no leavened bread be eaten. bondage: Heb. servants”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 20:11: lord, brought, ten
“We have therefore brought an oblation for the LORD, what every man hath gotten, of jewels of gold, chains, and bracelets, rings, earrings, and tablets, to make an atonement for our souls before the LORD. gotten: Heb. found”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 20:11: lord, brought, ten
“And the LORD said unto me, Arise, get thee down quickly from hence; for thy people which thou hast brought forth out of Egypt have corrupted themselves; they are quickly turned aside out of the way which I commanded them; they have made them a molten image.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 20:11: lord, brought, ten
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