2 Kings 16:2
2 Kings · Old Testament · Chapter 16
“Twenty years old was Ahaz when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem, and did not that which was right in the sight of the LORD his God, like David his father.”2 Kings 16:2
What Does 2 Kings 16:2 Mean?
2 Kings 16:2 is found in the book of 2 Kings, chapter 16, verse 2 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 16 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (16)
These passages are connected to 2 Kings 16:2 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
2 Kings 22:2“And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, and walked in all the way of David his father, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left.”2 Chronicles 28:1“Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem: but he did not that which was right in the sight of the LORD, like David his father:”1 Kings 3:14“And if thou wilt walk in my ways, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as thy father David did walk, then I will lengthen thy days.”1 Kings 9:4“And if thou wilt walk before me, as David thy father walked, in integrity of heart, and in uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded thee, and wilt keep my statutes and my judgments:”1 Kings 11:4“For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned away his heart after other gods: and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as was the heart of David his father.”1 Kings 15:3“And he walked in all the sins of his father, which he had done before him: and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as the heart of David his father.”2 Kings 14:3“And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, yet not like David his father: he did according to all things as Joash his father did.”2 Kings 15:3“And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father Amaziah had done;”2 Kings 15:34“And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD: he did according to all that his father Uzziah had done.”2 Kings 17:7“For so it was, that the children of Israel had sinned against the LORD their God, which had brought them up out of the land of Egypt, from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and had feared other gods,”2 Kings 18:3“And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that David his father did.”2 Kings 21:2“And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, after the abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD cast out before the children of Israel.”2 Chronicles 17:3“And the LORD was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father David, and sought not unto Baalim;”2 Chronicles 29:2“And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that David his father had done.”2 Chronicles 34:2“And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the ways of David his father, and declined neither to the right hand, nor to the left.”2 Kings 18:1“Now it came to pass in the third year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, that Hezekiah the son of Ahaz king of Judah began to reign.”
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