2 Kings 22:20
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 22:20 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 22:20 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Behold therefore, I will gather thee unto thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered into thy grave in peace; and thine eye..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 22:20 — KJV
“Behold therefore, I will gather thee unto thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered into thy grave in peace; and thine eyes shall not see all the evil which I will bring upon this place. And they brought the king word again.”
— 2 Kings 22:20 (KJV)
2 Kings 22:20 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 22:20
“Behold, I will gather thee to thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered to thy grave in peace, neither shall thine eyes see all the evil that I will bring upon this place, and upon the inhabitants of the same. So they brought the king word again.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 22:20: behold, gather, fathers
“After many days thou shalt be visited: in the latter years thou shalt come into the land that is brought back from the sword, and is gathered out of many people, against the mountains of Israel, which have been always waste: but it is brought forth out of the nations, and they shall dwell safely all of them.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 22:20: gather, shalt, gathered
“And Shaphan the scribe came to the king, and brought the king word again, and said, Thy servants have gathered the money that was found in the house, and have delivered it into the hand of them that do the work, that have the oversight of the house of the LORD. gathered: Heb. melted”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 22:20: gather, gathered, into
“Behold, this day thine eyes have seen how that the LORD had delivered thee to day into mine hand in the cave: and some bade me kill thee: but mine eye spared thee; and I said, I will not put forth mine hand against my lord; for he is the LORD'S anointed.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 22:20: behold, into, thine
“Then David said unto the messenger, Thus shalt thou say unto Joab, Let not this thing displease thee, for the sword devoureth one as well as another: make thy battle more strong against the city, and overthrow it: and encourage thou him. displease...: Heb. be evil in thine eyes one...: Heb. so and such”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 22:20: shalt, thine, eyes
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