2 Kings 25:5
2 Kings · Old Testament · Chapter 25
“And the army of the Chaldees pursued after the king, and overtook him in the plains of Jericho: and all his army were scattered from him.”2 Kings 25:5
What Does 2 Kings 25:5 Mean?
2 Kings 25:5 is found in the book of 2 Kings, chapter 25, verse 5 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 11 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (11)
These passages are connected to 2 Kings 25:5 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Jeremiah 21:7“And afterward, saith the LORD, I will deliver Zedekiah king of Judah, and his servants, and the people, and such as are left in this city from the pestilence, from the sword, and from the famine, into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those that seek their life: and he shall smite them with the edge of the sword; he shall not spare them, neither have pity, nor have mercy.”Ezekiel 17:21“And all his fugitives with all his bands shall fall by the sword, and they that remain shall be scattered toward all winds: and ye shall know that I the LORD have spoken it.”Ezekiel 12:13“My net also will I spread upon him, and he shall be taken in my snare: and I will bring him to Babylon to the land of the Chaldeans; yet shall he not see it, though he shall die there.”Ezekiel 19:1“Moreover take thou up a lamentation for the princes of Israel,”Joshua 4:13“About forty thousand prepared for war passed over before the LORD unto battle, to the plains of Jericho.”2 Kings 25:4“And the city was broken up, and all the men of war fled by night by the way of the gate between two walls, which is by the king’s garden: (now the Chaldees were against the city round about:) and the king went the way toward the plain.”Isaiah 30:16“But ye said, No; for we will flee upon horses; therefore shall ye flee: and, We will ride upon the swift; therefore shall they that pursue you be swift.”Jeremiah 24:8“And as the evil figs, which cannot be eaten, they are so evil; surely thus saith the LORD, So will I give Zedekiah the king of Judah, and his princes, and the residue of Jerusalem, that remain in this land, and them that dwell in the land of Egypt:”Jeremiah 39:5“But the Chaldeans’ army pursued after them, and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho: and when they had taken him, they brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he gave judgment upon him.”Jeremiah 52:8“But the army of the Chaldeans pursued after the king, and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho; and all his army was scattered from him.”Amos 2:14“Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver himself:”
People & Places
Jericho
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