2 Kings 25:3

“And on the ninth day of the fourth month the famine prevailed in the city, and there was no bread for the people of the land.”

"And on the ninth day of the fourth month the famine prevailed in the city, and there was no bread for the people of the land." - 2 Kings 25:3
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What does 2 Kings 25:3 mean?

The Bible verse 2 Kings 25:3 in the King James Version (KJV) reads, "And on the ninth day of the fourth month the famine prevailed in the city, and there was no bread for the people of the land." This verse comes from the book of 2 Kings, which is part of the Old Testament and…

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Embracing God's Provision in Times of Famine

The plight of a city suffering under the weight of famine is an image etched deeply in the annals of scripture, particularly in 2 Kings 25:3, which states, "And on the ninth day of the fourth month the famine prevailed in the city, and there was no bread for the people of the…

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A Prayer for Deliverance in Times of Famine

Dear Heavenly Father, We come before You today with heavy hearts, reflecting on the profound truth revealed in the verse from 2 Kings 25:3: "And on the ninth day of the fourth month the famine prevailed in the city, and there was no bread for the people of the land." Lord, this…

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2 Kings 25:3 - "And on the ninth day of the fourth month the famine prevailed in the city, and there was no bread for the people of the land."
Proverbs 25:3 - "The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable."
2 Kings 25:2 - "And the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of king Zedekiah."
2 Kings 25:1 show King Nebuchadnezzar in war zone
1 Kings 3:25 - "And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other."
2 Kings 21:25 - "Now the rest of the acts of Amon which he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?"
2 Kings 25:28 - "And he spake kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon;"
2 Kings 2:25 - "And he went from thence to mount Carmel, and from thence he returned to Samaria."
2 Kings 25:1 show King Nebuchadnezzar and the army and the Temple
2 Kings 25:12 - "But the captain of the guard left of the poor of the land to be vinedressers and husbandmen."
Proverbs 25:2 - "It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter."
2 Kings 25:20 - "And Nebuzar-adan captain of the guard took these, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah:"
Jehoiachin is released from Babylonian jail 2 kings 25: 27
Jeremiah 25:25 - "And all the kings of Zimri, and all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of the Medes,"
2 Kings 3:25 - "And they beat down the cities, and on every good piece of land cast every man his stone, and filled it; and they stopped all the wells of water, and felled all the good trees: only in Kir-haraseth left they the stones thereof; howbeit the slingers went about it, and smote it."
"The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable." - Proverbs 25:3
"And the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of king Zedekiah." - 2 Kings 25:2
2 Kings 25:6 - "So they took the king, and brought him up to the king of Babylon to Riblah; and they gave judgment upon him."
2 Kings 25:14 - "And the pots, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the spoons, and all the vessels of brass wherewith they ministered, took they away."
2 Kings 3:15
2 Kings 3:15
1 Kings 2:25 - "And king Solomon sent by the hand of Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he fell upon him that he died."
2 Kings 3:15
2 Kings 25:10 - "And all the army of the Chaldees, that were with the captain of the guard, brake down the walls of Jerusalem round about."
2 Kings 25:18 - "¶ And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door:"
2 Kings 25:15 - "And the firepans, and the bowls, and such things as were of gold, in gold, and of silver, in silver, the captain of the guard took away."
2 Chronicles 25:26 - "Now the rest of the acts of Amaziah, first and last, behold, are they not written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel?"
2 Kings 8:25 - "¶ In the twelfth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel did Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah begin to reign."
2 Kings 25:26 - "And all the people, both small and great, and the captains of the armies, arose, and came to Egypt: for they were afraid of the Chaldees."