2 Kings 23:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 23:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 23:17 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Then he said, What title is that that I see? And the men of the city told him, It is the sepulchre of the man of God, wh..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 23:17 — KJV
“Then he said, What title is that that I see? And the men of the city told him, It is the sepulchre of the man of God, which came from Judah, and proclaimed these things that thou hast done against the altar of Bethel.”
— 2 Kings 23:17 (KJV)
2 Kings 23:17 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 23:17
“And there came in two men, children of Belial, and sat before him: and the men of Belial witnessed against him, even against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth did blaspheme God and the king. Then they carried him forth out of the city, and stoned him with stones, that he died.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 23:17: then, men, city
“After these things, and the establishment thereof, Sennacherib king of Assyria came, and entered into Judah, and encamped against the fenced cities, and thought to win them for himself. to win...: Heb. to break them up”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 23:17: men, came, judah
“And Haman told Zeresh his wife and all his friends every thing that had befallen him. Then said his wise men and Zeresh his wife unto him, If Mordecai be of the seed of the Jews, before whom thou hast begun to fall, thou shalt not prevail against him, but shalt surely fall before him.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 23:17: then, see, men
“When a ruler hath sinned, and done somewhat through ignorance against any of the commandments of the LORD his God concerning things which should not be done, and is guilty;”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 23:17: men, god, things
“He is thy praise, and he is thy God, that hath done for thee these great and terrible things, which thine eyes have seen.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 23:17: see, god, these
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