2 Kings 3:21
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 3:21 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 3:21 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And when all the Moabites heard that the kings were come up to fight against them, they gathered all that were able to p..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 3:21 — KJV
“And when all the Moabites heard that the kings were come up to fight against them, they gathered all that were able to put on armour, and upward, and stood in the border. gathered: Heb. were cried together put on...: Heb. gird himself with a girdle”
— 2 Kings 3:21 (KJV)
2 Kings 3:21 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 3:21
“Behold, there is a people come out of Egypt, which covereth the face of the earth: come now, curse me them; peradventure I shall be able to overcome them, and drive them out. I shall...: Heb. I shall prevail in fighting against him”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 3:21: come, fight, against
“Therefore the five kings of the Amorites, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, the king of Eglon, gathered themselves together, and went up, they and all their hosts, and encamped before Gibeon, and made war against it.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 3:21: kings, against, gathered
“And the men of Gibeon sent unto Joshua to the camp to Gilgal, saying, Slack not thy hand from thy servants; come up to us quickly, and save us, and help us: for all the kings of the Amorites that dwell in the mountains are gathered together against us.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 3:21: kings, come, against
“And when all these kings were met together, they came and pitched together at the waters of Merom, to fight against Israel. met...: Heb. assembled by appointment”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 3:21: kings, fight, against
“And the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and went northward, and said unto Jephthah, Wherefore passedst thou over to fight against the children of Ammon, and didst not call us to go with thee? we will burn thine house upon thee with fire. gathered...: Heb. were called”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 3:21: fight, against, gathered
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