2 Kings 6:14
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 6:14 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 6:14 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Therefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a great host: and they came by night, and compassed the city about. ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 6:14 — KJV
“Therefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a great host: and they came by night, and compassed the city about. great: Heb. heavy”
— 2 Kings 6:14 (KJV)
2 Kings 6:14 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 6:14
“Yea, they made their hearts as an adamant stone, lest they should hear the law, and the words which the LORD of hosts hath sent in his spirit by the former prophets: therefore came a great wrath from the LORD of hosts. by: Heb. by the hand of”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 6:14: therefore, sent, great
“And the king of Assyria sent Tartan and Rabsaris and Rabshakeh from Lachish to king Hezekiah with a great host against Jerusalem. And they went up and came to Jerusalem. And when they were come up, they came and stood by the conduit of the upper pool, which is in the highway of the fuller's field. great: Heb. heavy”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 6:14: sent, great, host
“Therefore they sent the ark of God to Ekron. And it came to pass, as the ark of God came to Ekron, that the Ekronites cried out, saying, They have brought about the ark of the God of Israel to us, to slay us and our people. us, to...: Heb. me to slay me and my”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 6:14: therefore, sent, came
“And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, It is the king of Israel. Therefore they compassed about him to fight: but Jehoshaphat cried out, and the LORD helped him; and God moved them to depart from him.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 6:14: therefore, chariots, came
“So the ark of the LORD compassed the city, going about it once: and they came into the camp, and lodged in the camp.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 6:14: came, compassed, city
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