2 Kings 8:21
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 8:21 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 8:21 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "So Joram went over to Zair, and all the chariots with him: and he rose by night, and smote the Edomites which compassed ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 8:21 — KJV
“So Joram went over to Zair, and all the chariots with him: and he rose by night, and smote the Edomites which compassed him about, and the captains of the chariots: and the people fled into their tents.”
— 2 Kings 8:21 (KJV)
2 Kings 8:21 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 8:21
“Then Jehoram went forth with his princes, and all his chariots with him: and he rose up by night, and smote the Edomites which compassed him in, and the captains of the chariots.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 8:21: went, chariots, rose
“And he arose, and went into the house; and he poured the oil on his head, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I have anointed thee king over the people of the LORD, even over Israel.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 8:21: went, over, rose
“And it came to pass, when Moses went out unto the tabernacle, that all the people rose up, and stood every man at his tent door, and looked after Moses, until he was gone into the tabernacle.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 8:21: went, rose, people
“So there went up thither of the people about three thousand men: and they fled before the men of Ai.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 8:21: went, about, people
“And when they had set the people, even all the host that was on the north of the city, and their liers in wait on the west of the city, Joshua went that night into the midst of the valley. liers...: Heb. lying in wait”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 8:21: went, night, people
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