2 Kings 19:15
“Hezekiah prayed before Yahweh, and said, "Yahweh, the God of Israel, who sit [above] the cherubim, you are the God, even you alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made heaven and earth.”
— 2 Kings 19:15
About this verse
2 Kings 19:15 comes from the book of 2 Kings, written during the Divided Kingdom (~930 BC) period. The setting is temple prayer. These words are attributed to Hezekiah. The dominant emotion in this verse is worship, with a comfort power of 80% and a tone that is reverent. It belongs to the prayer genre of biblical literature. Key themes include divine sovereignty, monotheism, worship, prayer. Notable phrases: God of Israel; sit above the cherubim; you alone. This verse is a prayer.
Speaker
Hezekiah
Era
Divided Kingdom (~930 BC)
Emotion
worship
Type
prayer
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