2 Kings 23:30
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 23:30 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 23:30 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And his servants carried him in a chariot dead from Megiddo, and brought him to Jerusalem, and buried him in his own sep..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 23:30 — KJV
“And his servants carried him in a chariot dead from Megiddo, and brought him to Jerusalem, and buried him in his own sepulchre. And the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and anointed him, and made him king in his father's stead.”
— 2 Kings 23:30 (KJV)
2 Kings 23:30 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 23:30
“Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and made him king in his father's stead in Jerusalem.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 23:30: jerusalem, people, land
“His servants therefore took him out of that chariot, and put him in the second chariot that he had; and they brought him to Jerusalem, and he died, and was buried in one of the sepulchres of his fathers. And all Judah and Jerusalem mourned for Josiah. in one...: or, among the sepulchres”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 23:30: servants, chariot, brought
“And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city, even in Jerusalem: but they brought him not into the sepulchres of the kings of Israel: and Hezekiah his son reigned in his stead.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 23:30: brought, jerusalem, buried
“And Joash the king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, at Bethshemesh, and brought him to Jerusalem, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim to the corner gate, four hundred cubits. the corner...: Heb. the gate of it that looketh”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 23:30: brought, jerusalem, own
“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 23:30: people, land, son
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