2 Kings 8:16
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 8:16 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 8:16 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And in the fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel, Jehoshaphat being then king of Judah, Jehoram the son of ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 8:16 — KJV
“And in the fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel, Jehoshaphat being then king of Judah, Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah began to reign. began...: Heb. reigned”
— 2 Kings 8:16 (KJV)
2 Kings 8:16 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 8:16
“Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned twelve years.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 8:16: year, son, ahab
“Ahaziah the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned two years over Israel.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 8:16: year, son, ahab
“And Nadab the son of Jeroboam began to reign over Israel in the second year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned over Israel two years. began...: Heb. reigned”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 8:16: year, son, king
“And in the thirty and eighth year of Asa king of Judah began Ahab the son of Omri to reign over Israel: and Ahab the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty and two years.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 8:16: year, son, ahab
“And Jehoshaphat the son of Asa began to reign over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 8:16: year, son, ahab
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