2 Kings 1:8
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 1:8 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 1:8 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And they answered him, He was an hairy man, and girt with a girdle of leather about his loins. And he said, It is Elijah..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 1:8 — KJV
“And they answered him, He was an hairy man, and girt with a girdle of leather about his loins. And he said, It is Elijah the Tishbite.”
— 2 Kings 1:8 (KJV)
2 Kings 1:8 in Context — About the Book of 2 Kings
2 Kings races through the divided kingdom's final centuries — Elisha's double-portion miracles, kings good and evil, and finally exile to Assyria and Babylon. Yet miracles keep breaking in: floating axe heads, healed lepers, resurrection. God stays powerfully present even in national decline.
Cross-References for 2 Kings 1:8
“And the same John had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 1:8: girdle, leather, about
“Moreover thou knowest also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, and what he did to the two captains of the hosts of Israel, unto Abner the son of Ner, and unto Amasa the son of Jether, whom he slew, and shed the blood of war in peace, and put the blood of war upon his girdle that was about his loins, and in his shoes that were on his feet. shed: Heb. put”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 1:8: girdle, about, loins
“And John was clothed with camel's hair, and with a girdle of a skin about his loins; and he did eat locusts and wild honey;”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 1:8: girdle, about, loins
“Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 1:8: girt, about, loins
“And in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 1:8: girt, girdle, about
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