2 Kings 24:20
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 24:20 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 24:20 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "For through the anger of the LORD it came to pass in Jerusalem and Judah, until he had cast them out from his presence, ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 24:20 — KJV
“For through the anger of the LORD it came to pass in Jerusalem and Judah, until he had cast them out from his presence, that Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.”
— 2 Kings 24:20 (KJV)
2 Kings 24:20 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 24:20
“For through the anger of the LORD it came to pass in Jerusalem and Judah, till he had cast them out from his presence, that Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 24:20: through, anger, lord
“And it came to pass the same year, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the fourth year, and in the fifth month, that Hananiah the son of Azur the prophet, which was of Gibeon, spake unto me in the house of the LORD, in the presence of the priests and of all the people, saying,”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 24:20: lord, came, pass
“In the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, came Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon and all his army against Jerusalem, and they besieged it.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 24:20: came, jerusalem, judah
“And it came to pass, that in the fifth year of king Rehoboam Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, because they had transgressed against the LORD,”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 24:20: lord, came, pass
“And it came to pass at the end of the year, that the host of Syria came up against him: and they came to Judah and Jerusalem, and destroyed all the princes of the people from among the people, and sent all the spoil of them unto the king of Damascus. at the...: Heb. in the revolution of the year Damascus: Heb. Darmesek”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 24:20: came, pass, jerusalem
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