2 Kings 24:1
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 24:1 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 24:1 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "In his days Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up, and Jehoiakim became his servant three years: then he turned and reb..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 24:1 — KJV
“In his days Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up, and Jehoiakim became his servant three years: then he turned and rebelled against him.”
— 2 Kings 24:1 (KJV)
2 Kings 24:1 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 24:1
“At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against Jerusalem, and the city was besieged. was...: Heb. came into siege”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 24:1: nebuchadnezzar, king, babylon
“And Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came against the city, and his servants did besiege it.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 24:1: nebuchadnezzar, king, babylon
“Then we turned, and went up the way to Bashan: and Og the king of Bashan came out against us, he and all his people, to battle at Edrei.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 24:1: king, came, then
“Then said the princes of the Philistines, What do these Hebrews here? And Achish said unto the princes of the Philistines, Is not this David, the servant of Saul the king of Israel, which hath been with me these days, or these years, and I have found no fault in him since he fell unto me unto this day?”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 24:1: days, king, servant
“Then David returned to bless his household. And Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David, and said, How glorious was the king of Israel to day, who uncovered himself to day in the eyes of the handmaids of his servants, as one of the vain fellows shamelessly uncovereth himself! shamelessly: or, openly”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 24:1: king, came, servant
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