2 Kings 23:12
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 23:12 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 23:12 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And the altars that were on the top of the upper chamber of Ahaz, which the kings of Judah had made, and the altars whic..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 23:12 — KJV
“And the altars that were on the top of the upper chamber of Ahaz, which the kings of Judah had made, and the altars which Manasseh had made in the two courts of the house of the LORD, did the king beat down, and brake them down from thence, and cast the dust of them into the brook Kidron. brake...: or, ran from thence”
— 2 Kings 23:12 (KJV)
2 Kings 23:12 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 23:12
“And also concerning Maachah the mother of Asa the king, he removed her from being queen, because she had made an idol in a grove: and Asa cut down her idol, and stamped it, and burnt it at the brook Kidron. mother: that is, grandmother idol: Heb. horror”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 23:12: made, king, down
“And they came up into Judah, and brake into it, and carried away all the substance that was found in the king's house, and his sons also, and his wives; so that there was never a son left him, save Jehoahaz, the youngest of his sons. carried...: Heb. carried captive Jehoahaz: also called, Ahaziah, or, Azariah”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 23:12: ahaz, judah, house
“For the LORD brought Judah low because of Ahaz king of Israel; for he made Judah naked, and transgressed sore against the LORD.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 23:12: ahaz, judah, made
“Now when all this was finished, all Israel that were present went out to the cities of Judah, and brake the images in pieces, and cut down the groves, and threw down the high places and the altars out of all Judah and Benjamin, in Ephraim also and Manasseh, until they had utterly destroyed them all. Then all the children of Israel returned, every man to his possession, into their own cities. present: Heb. found images: Heb. statues until...: Heb. until to make an end”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 23:12: altars, judah, manasseh
“Yet gleaning grapes shall be left in it, as the shaking of an olive tree, two or three berries in the top of the uppermost bough, four or five in the outmost fruitful branches thereof, saith the LORD God of Israel.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 23:12: top, upper, two
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