2 Kings 7:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 7:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 7:17 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And the king appointed the lord on whose hand he leaned to have the charge of the gate: and the people trode upon him in..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 7:17 — KJV
“And the king appointed the lord on whose hand he leaned to have the charge of the gate: and the people trode upon him in the gate, and he died, as the man of God had said, who spake when the king came down to him.”
— 2 Kings 7:17 (KJV)
2 Kings 7:17 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 7:17
“And there came a man of God, and spake unto the king of Israel, and said, Thus saith the LORD, Because the Syrians have said, The LORD is God of the hills, but he is not God of the valleys, therefore will I deliver all this great multitude into thine hand, and ye shall know that I am the LORD.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 7:17: king, lord, hand
“So the king hearkened not unto the people: for the cause was of God, that the LORD might perform his word, which he spake by the hand of Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 7:17: king, lord, hand
“And he took the captains of hundreds, and the nobles, and the governors of the people, and all the people of the land, and brought down the king from the house of the LORD: and they came through the high gate into the king's house, and set the king upon the throne of the kingdom.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 7:17: king, lord, gate
“Then a lord on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, Behold, if the LORD would make windows in heaven, might this thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof. a lord...: Heb. a lord which belonged to the king leaning upon his hand”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 7:17: king, lord, whose
“And he took the rulers over hundreds, and the captains, and the guard, and all the people of the land; and they brought down the king from the house of the LORD, and came by the way of the gate of the guard to the king's house. And he sat on the throne of the kings.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 7:17: king, lord, gate
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