2 Kings 2:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 2:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 2:17 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And when they urged him till he was ashamed, he said, Send. They sent therefore fifty men; and they sought three days, b..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 2:17 — KJV
“And when they urged him till he was ashamed, he said, Send. They sent therefore fifty men; and they sought three days, but found him not.”
— 2 Kings 2:17 (KJV)
2 Kings 2:17 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 2:17
“And they went, and came unto the mountain, and abode there three days, until the pursuers were returned: and the pursuers sought them throughout all the way, but found them not.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 2:17: sought, three, days
“And Absalom answered Joab, Behold, I sent unto thee, saying, Come hither, that I may send thee to the king, to say, Wherefore am I come from Geshur? it had been good for me to have been there still: now therefore let me see the king's face; and if there be any iniquity in me, let him kill me.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 2:17: till, send, sent
“Then said the king to Amasa, Assemble me the men of Judah within three days, and be thou here present. Assemble: Heb. Call”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 2:17: sent, men, three
“Either three years' famine; or three months to be destroyed before thy foes, while that the sword of thine enemies overtaketh thee; or else three days the sword of the LORD, even the pestilence, in the land, and the angel of the LORD destroying throughout all the coasts of Israel. Now therefore advise thyself what word I shall bring again to him that sent me.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 2:17: sent, therefore, three
“And Solomon numbered all the strangers that were in the land of Israel, after the numbering wherewith David his father had numbered them; and they were found an hundred and fifty thousand and three thousand and six hundred. the strangers: Heb. the men the strangers”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 2:17: fifty, men, three
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