2 Kings 3:27
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 3:27 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 3:27 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Then he took his eldest son that should have reigned in his stead, and offered him for a burnt offering upon the wall. A..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 3:27 — KJV
“Then he took his eldest son that should have reigned in his stead, and offered him for a burnt offering upon the wall. And there was great indignation against Israel: and they departed from him, and returned to their own land.”
— 2 Kings 3:27 (KJV)
2 Kings 3:27 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 3:27
“And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 3:27: took, son, stead
“And the Levites took down the ark of the LORD, and the coffer that was with it, wherein the jewels of gold were, and put them on the great stone: and the men of Bethshemesh offered burnt offerings and sacrificed sacrifices the same day unto the LORD.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 3:27: took, offered, burnt
“And Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead, and strengthened himself against Israel.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 3:27: then, son, reigned
“And when king Arad the Canaanite, which dwelt in the south, heard tell that Israel came by the way of the spies; then he fought against Israel, and took some of them prisoners.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 3:27: then, took, son
“Then all the children of Israel, and all the people, went up, and came unto the house of God, and wept, and sat there before the LORD, and fasted that day until even, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 3:27: then, offered, burnt
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