2 Kings 19:24
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 19:24 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 19:24 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "I have digged and drunk strange waters, and with the sole of my feet have I dried up all the rivers of besieged places. ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 19:24 — KJV
“I have digged and drunk strange waters, and with the sole of my feet have I dried up all the rivers of besieged places. besieged: or, fenced”
— 2 Kings 19:24 (KJV)
2 Kings 19:24 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 19:24
“I have digged, and drunk water; and with the sole of my feet have I dried up all the rivers of the besieged places. besieged: or, fenced and closed”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 19:24: digged, drunk, sole
“And it shall come to pass, as soon as the soles of the feet of the priests that bear the ark of the LORD, the Lord of all the earth, shall rest in the waters of Jordan, that the waters of Jordan shall be cut off from the waters that come down from above; and they shall stand upon an heap.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 19:24: waters, sole, feet
“And it came to pass, when the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD were come up out of the midst of Jordan, and the soles of the priests' feet were lifted up unto the dry land, that the waters of Jordan returned unto their place, and flowed over all his banks, as they did before. lifted...: Heb. plucked up flowed: Heb. went”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 19:24: waters, sole, feet
“Son of man, take up a lamentation for Pharaoh king of Egypt, and say unto him, Thou art like a young lion of the nations, and thou art as a whale in the seas: and thou camest forth with thy rivers, and troubledst the waters with thy feet, and fouledst their rivers. whale: or, dragon”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 19:24: waters, feet, rivers
“Seemeth it a small thing unto you to have eaten up the good pasture, but ye must tread down with your feet the residue of your pastures? and to have drunk of the deep waters, but ye must foul the residue with your feet?”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 19:24: drunk, waters, feet
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