2 Kings 21:23
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 21:23 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 21:23 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And the servants of Amon conspired against him, and slew the king in his own house." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 21:23 — KJV
“And the servants of Amon conspired against him, and slew the king in his own house.”
— 2 Kings 21:23 (KJV)
2 Kings 21:23 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 21:23
“And when they were departed from him, (for they left him in great diseases,) his own servants conspired against him for the blood of the sons of Jehoiada the priest, and slew him on his bed, and he died: and they buried him in the city of David, but they buried him not in the sepulchres of the kings.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 21:23: servants, conspired, against
“And his servants conspired against him, and slew him in his own house.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 21:23: servants, conspired, against
“But the people of the land slew all them that had conspired against king Amon; and the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his stead.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 21:23: amon, conspired, against
“Then Ahimelech answered the king, and said, And who is so faithful among all thy servants as David, which is the king's son in law, and goeth at thy bidding, and is honourable in thine house?”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 21:23: servants, amon, king
“But Uriah slept at the door of the king's house with all the servants of his lord, and went not down to his house.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 21:23: servants, king, own
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