2 Kings 1:17

“So he died according to the word of the LORD which Elijah had spoken. And Jehoram reigned in his stead in the second year of Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah; because he had no son.”

"So he died according to the word of the LORD which Elijah had spoken. And Jehoram reigned in his stead in the second year of Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah; because he had no son." - 2 Kings 1:17
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What does 2 Kings 1:17 mean?

2 Kings 1:17 (KJV) reads, "So he died according to the word of the Lord which Elijah had spoken. And Jehoram reigned in his stead in the second year of Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah; because he had no son." This verse is a part of the Old Testament, specifically…

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The Inevitable Sovereignty of God: Lessons from the Death of Ahaziah

In 2 Kings 1:17, we encounter a profound moment of divine sovereignty encapsulated in these words: "So he died according to the word of the LORD which Elijah had spoken. And Jehoram reigned in his stead in the second year of Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah; because…

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Prayer for Acceptance of Divine Sovereignty

Gracious and Everlasting Father, We come before You today, humbled and in awe of Your divine plans that govern the universe. Your Word, as recorded in 2 Kings 1:17, states, "So he died according to the word of the LORD which Elijah had spoken. And Jehoram reigned in his stead in…

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2 Kings 1:17 - "¶ So he died according to the word of the LORD which Elijah had spoken. And Jehoram reigned in his stead in the second year of Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah; because he had no son."
2 Kings 1:7 - "And he said unto them, What manner of man was he which came up to meet you, and told you these words?"
1 Kings 17:2 - "And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying,"
2 Kings 17:1 - "In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah began Hoshea the son of Elah to reign in Samaria over Israel nine years."
2 Kings 17:2 - "And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, but not as the kings of Israel that were before him."
"And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying," - 1 Kings 17:2
2 Chronicles 1:17 - "And they fetched up, and brought forth out of Egypt a chariot for six hundred shekels of silver, and an horse for an hundred and fifty: and so brought they out horses for all the kings of the Hittites, and for the kings of Syria, by their means."
"And he said unto them, What manner of man was he which came up to meet you, and told you these words?" - 2 Kings 1:7
2 Kings 19:17 - "Of a truth, LORD, the kings of Assyria have destroyed the nations and their lands,"
1 Kings 2:17 - "And he said, Speak, I pray thee, unto Solomon the king, (for he will not say thee nay,) that he give me Abishag the Shunammite to wife."
1 Kings 4:17 - "Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar:"
2 Kings 17:2 - "And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, but not as the kings of Israel that were before him."
2 Kings 17:40 - "Howbeit they did not hearken, but they did after their former manner."
1 Kings 21:17 - "¶ And the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,"
1 Kings 17:8 - "¶ And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying,"
1 Kings 6:17 - "And the house, that is, the temple before it, was forty cubits long."
2 Kings 17:8 - "And walked in the statutes of the heathen, whom the LORD cast out from before the children of Israel, and of the kings of Israel, which they had made."
2 Kings 21:17 - "¶ Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh, and all that he did, and his sin that he sinned, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?"
1 Kings 9:17 - "And Solomon built Gezer, and Beth-horon the nether,"
2 Kings 17:17 - "And they caused their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire, and used divination and enchantments, and sold themselves to do evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger."
"And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, but not as the kings of Israel that were before him." - 2 Kings 17:2
1 Kings 17:17 - "¶ And it came to pass after these things, that the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, fell sick; and his sickness was so sore, that there was no breath left in him."
"Of a truth, LORD, the kings of Assyria have destroyed the nations and their lands," - 2 Kings 19:17
1 Kings 1:7 - "And he conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest: and they following Adonijah helped him."
2 Kings 17:19 - "Also Judah kept not the commandments of the LORD their God, but walked in the statutes of Israel which they made."
2 Kings 17:5 - "¶ Then the king of Assyria came up throughout all the land, and went up to Samaria, and besieged it three years."
2 Kings 24:17 - "¶ And the king of Babylon made Mattaniah his father's brother king in his stead, and changed his name to Zedekiah."
2 Kings 1:1 - "Then Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab."
2 Kings 19:2