2 Kings 23:34
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 23:34 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 23:34 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Pharaohnechoh made Eliakim the son of Josiah king in the room of Josiah his father, and turned his name to Jehoiakim..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 23:34 — KJV
“And Pharaohnechoh made Eliakim the son of Josiah king in the room of Josiah his father, and turned his name to Jehoiakim, and took Jehoahaz away: and he came to Egypt, and died there.”
— 2 Kings 23:34 (KJV)
2 Kings 23:34 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 23:34
“And the king of Egypt made Eliakim his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem, and turned his name to Jehoiakim. And Necho took Jehoahaz his brother, and carried him to Egypt.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 23:34: made, eliakim, king
“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 23:34: made, son, josiah
“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.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 23:34: made, son, josiah
“So Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, and took away the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king's house; he took all: he carried away also the shields of gold which Solomon had made.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 23:34: made, king, took
“It came also in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, unto the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah the son of Josiah king of Judah, unto the carrying away of Jerusalem captive in the fifth month.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 23:34: son, josiah, king
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