2 Kings 20:9
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 20:9 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 20:9 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Isaiah said, This sign shalt thou have of the LORD, that the LORD will do the thing that he hath spoken: shall the s..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 20:9 — KJV
“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?”
— 2 Kings 20:9 (KJV)
2 Kings 20:9 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 20:9
“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”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 20:9: isaiah, lord, shadow
“When a prophet speaketh in the name of the LORD, if the thing follow not, nor come to pass, that is the thing which the LORD hath not spoken, but the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously: thou shalt not be afraid of him.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 20:9: shalt, lord, thing
“And this shall be a sign unto thee from the LORD, that the LORD will do this thing that he hath spoken;”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 20:9: sign, lord, thing
“This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded, Gather of it every man according to his eating, an omer for every man, according to the number of your persons; take ye every man for them which are in his tents. for every...: Heb. by the poll, or, head persons: Heb. souls”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 20:9: lord, thing, hath
“When thou hast eaten and art full, then thou shalt bless the LORD thy God for the good land which he hath given thee.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 20:9: shalt, lord, hath
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