2 Kings 3:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 3:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 3:5 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "But it came to pass, when Ahab was dead, that the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 3:5 — KJV
“But it came to pass, when Ahab was dead, that the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.”
— 2 Kings 3:5 (KJV)
2 Kings 3:5 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 3:5
“And it came to pass, when the king of Ai saw it, that they hasted and rose up early, and the men of the city went out against Israel to battle, he and all his people, at a time appointed, before the plain; but he wist not that there were liers in ambush against him behind the city.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 3:5: came, pass, king
“And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, Surely it is the king of Israel. And they turned aside to fight against him: and Jehoshaphat cried out.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 3:5: came, pass, king
“And it came to pass in the days of Ahaz the son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, king of Judah, that Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekah the son of Remaliah, king of Israel, went up toward Jerusalem to war against it, but could not prevail against it.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 3:5: came, pass, king
“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 3:5: came, pass, king
“Then Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 3:5: ahab, moab, rebelled
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