2 Kings 3:23
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 3:23 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 3:23 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And they said, This is blood: the kings are surely slain, and they have smitten one another: now therefore, Moab, to the..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 3:23 — KJV
“And they said, This is blood: the kings are surely slain, and they have smitten one another: now therefore, Moab, to the spoil. slain: Heb. destroyed”
— 2 Kings 3:23 (KJV)
2 Kings 3:23 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 3:23
“And when they began to sing and to praise, the LORD set ambushments against the children of Ammon, Moab, and mount Seir, which were come against Judah; and they were smitten. And when...: Heb. And in the time that they, etc to sing...: Heb. in singing and praise they were...: or, they smote one another”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 3:23: smitten, one, another
“Now therefore thus saith the LORD, Thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die. And Elijah departed. Thou shalt...: Heb. The bed whither thou art gone up, thou shalt not come down from it”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 3:23: surely, one, now
“Then they said one to another, We do not well: this day is a day of good tidings, and we hold our peace: if we tarry till the morning light, some mischief will come upon us: now therefore come, that we may go and tell the king's household. some...: Heb. we shall find punishment”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 3:23: one, another, now
“Surely I have seen yesterday the blood of Naboth, and the blood of his sons, saith the LORD; and I will requite thee in this plat, saith the LORD. Now therefore take and cast him into the plat of ground, according to the word of the LORD. blood: Heb. bloods plat: or, portion”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 3:23: blood, surely, now
“Now therefore swear unto me here by God that thou wilt not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my son's son: but according to the kindness that I have done unto thee, thou shalt do unto me, and to the land wherein thou hast sojourned. that thou...: Heb. if thou shalt lie unto me”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 3:23: one, now, therefore
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