2 Kings 20:21
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 20:21 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 20:21 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Hezekiah slept with his fathers: and Manasseh his son reigned in his stead." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 20:21 — KJV
“And Hezekiah slept with his fathers: and Manasseh his son reigned in his stead.”
— 2 Kings 20:21 (KJV)
2 Kings 20:21 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 20:21
“And Hezekiah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the chiefest of the sepulchres of the sons of David: and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem did him honour at his death. And Manasseh his son reigned in his stead. chiefest: or, highest”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 20:21: hezekiah, slept, fathers
“And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city, even in Jerusalem: but they brought him not into the sepulchres of the kings of Israel: and Hezekiah his son reigned in his stead.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 20:21: hezekiah, slept, fathers
“So Manasseh slept with his fathers, and they buried him in his own house: and Amon his son reigned in his stead.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 20:21: slept, fathers, manasseh
“And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David: and Hezekiah his son reigned in his stead.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 20:21: hezekiah, slept, fathers
“And Manasseh slept with his fathers, and was buried in the garden of his own house, in the garden of Uzza: and Amon his son reigned in his stead.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 20:21: slept, fathers, manasseh
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