Joel 2:4
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Joel 2:4 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Joel 2:4 is a verse from the book of Joel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "The appearance of them is as the appearance of horses; and as horsemen, so shall they run." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Joel 2:4 — KJV
“The appearance of them is as the appearance of horses; and as horsemen, so shall they run.”
— Joel 2:4 (KJV)
Joel 2:4 in Context — About the Book of Joel
Joel turns a devastating locust plague into a call for national fasting — then pivots to one of Scripture's greatest promises: I will restore the years the locusts have eaten, and afterward I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Peter quoted it at Pentecost as fulfilled.
Cross-References for Joel 2:4
“But the Egyptians pursued after them, all the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, and his horsemen, and his army, and overtook them encamping by the sea, beside Pihahiroth, before Baalzephon.”
Shares key themes with Joel 2:4: horses, horsemen
“And the Egyptians pursued, and went in after them to the midst of the sea, even all Pharaoh's horses, his chariots, and his horsemen.”
Shares key themes with Joel 2:4: horses, horsemen
“And he said, This will be the manner of the king that shall reign over you: He will take your sons, and appoint them for himself, for his chariots, and to be his horsemen; and some shall run before his chariots.”
Shares key themes with Joel 2:4: horsemen, run
“And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: and David houghed all the chariot horses, but reserved of them for an hundred chariots. from...: or, of his chariots”
Shares key themes with Joel 2:4: horses, horsemen
“And it came to pass after this, that Absalom prepared him chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him.”
Shares key themes with Joel 2:4: horses, run
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