2 Kings 22:20
2 Kings · Old Testament · Chapter 22
“Behold therefore, I will gather thee unto thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered into thy grave in peace; and thine eyes shall not see all the evil which I will bring upon this place. And they brought the king word again.”2 Kings 22:20
What Does 2 Kings 22:20 Mean?
2 Kings 22:20 is found in the book of 2 Kings, chapter 22, verse 20 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 15 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Death & Afterlife.
Cross-References (15)
These passages are connected to 2 Kings 22:20 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Isaiah 57:1“The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart: and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come.”Amos 3:7“Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.”Psalms 37:37“Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace.”1 Chronicles 17:11“And it shall come to pass, when thy days be expired that thou must go to be with thy fathers, that I will raise up thy seed after thee, which shall be of thy sons; and I will establish his kingdom.”Genesis 25:8“Then Abraham gave up the ghost, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full of years; and was gathered to his people.”Jeremiah 22:10“Weep ye not for the dead, neither bemoan him: but weep sore for him that goeth away: for he shall return no more, nor see his native country.”Jeremiah 22:15“Shalt thou reign, because thou closest thyself in cedar? did not thy father eat and drink, and do judgment and justice, and then it was well with him?”2 Kings 23:29“In his days Pharaohnechoh king of Egypt went up against the king of Assyria to the river Euphrates: and king Josiah went against him; and he slew him at Megiddo, when he had seen him.”Job 23:17“Because I was not cut off before the darkness, neither hath he covered the darkness from my face.”Deuteronomy 31:16“And the LORD said unto Moses, Behold, thou shalt sleep with thy fathers; and this people will rise up, and go a whoring after the gods of the strangers of the land, whither they go to be among them, and will forsake me, and break my covenant which I have made with them.”1 Kings 2:6“Do therefore according to thy wisdom, and let not his hoar head go down to the grave in peace.”2 Chronicles 34:28“Behold, I will gather thee to thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered to thy grave in peace, neither shall thine eyes see all the evil that I will bring upon this place, and upon the inhabitants of the same. So they brought the king word again.”Jeremiah 34:5“But thou shalt die in peace: and with the burnings of thy fathers, the former kings which were before thee, so shall they burn odours for thee; and they will lament thee, saying, Ah lord! for I have pronounced the word, saith the LORD.”Jeremiah 39:6“Then the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah in Riblah before his eyes: also the king of Babylon slew all the nobles of Judah.”Revelation 13:14“And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.”
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