2 Kings 3:9
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 3:9 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 3:9 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "So the king of Israel went, and the king of Judah, and the king of Edom: and they fetched a compass of seven days' journ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 3:9 — KJV
“So the king of Israel went, and the king of Judah, and the king of Edom: and they fetched a compass of seven days' journey: and there was no water for the host, and for the cattle that followed them. that...: Heb. at their feet”
— 2 Kings 3:9 (KJV)
2 Kings 3:9 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 3:9
“So every man of Israel went up from after David, and followed Sheba the son of Bichri: but the men of Judah clave unto their king, from Jordan even to Jerusalem.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 3:9: king, israel, went
“In the three and twentieth year of Joash the son of Ahaziah king of Judah Jehoahaz the son of Jehu began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned seventeen years. three...: Heb. twentieth year and third year”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 3:9: king, israel, went
“And they shall hearken to thy voice: and thou shalt come, thou and the elders of Israel, unto the king of Egypt, and ye shall say unto him, The LORD God of the Hebrews hath met with us: and now let us go, we beseech thee, three days' journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 3:9: king, israel, days
“And it came to pass in those days, when there was no king in Israel, that there was a certain Levite sojourning on the side of mount Ephraim, who took to him a concubine out of Bethlehemjudah. a concubine: Heb. a woman a concubine, or, a wife a concubine”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 3:9: king, israel, judah
“And the time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months. time: Heb. number of days”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 3:9: king, judah, seven
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