2 Kings 13:21
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 13:21 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 13:21 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And it came to pass, as they were burying a man, that, behold, they spied a band of men; and they cast the man into the ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 13:21 — KJV
“And it came to pass, as they were burying a man, that, behold, they spied a band of men; and they cast the man into the sepulchre of Elisha: and when the man was let down, and touched the bones of Elisha, he revived, and stood up on his feet. was...: Heb. went down”
— 2 Kings 13:21 (KJV)
2 Kings 13:21 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 13:21
“And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp that passed between those pieces. a burning...: Heb. a lamp of fire”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 13:21: came, pass, behold
“So the people shouted when the priests blew with the trumpets: and it came to pass, when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, and the people shouted with a great shout, that the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they took the city. flat: Heb. under it”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 13:21: came, pass, into
“So Ebedmelech took the men with him, and went into the house of the king under the treasury, and took thence old cast clouts and old rotten rags, and let them down by cords into the dungeon to Jeremiah.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 13:21: men, cast, into
“And, behold, six men came from the way of the higher gate, which lieth toward the north, and every man a slaughter weapon in his hand; and one man among them was clothed with linen, with a writer's inkhorn by his side: and they went in, and stood beside the brasen altar. which lieth: Heb. which is turned a slaughter...: Heb. a weapon of his breaking in pieces by his...: Heb. upon his loins”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 13:21: came, behold, men
“And they said unto him, Behold now, there be with thy servants fifty strong men; let them go, we pray thee, and seek thy master: lest peradventure the Spirit of the LORD hath taken him up, and cast him upon some mountain, or into some valley. And he said, Ye shall not send. strong...: Heb. sons of strength some mountain: Heb. one of the mountains”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 13:21: behold, men, cast
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