2 Kings 2:18
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 2:18 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 2:18 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And when they came again to him, (for he tarried at Jericho,) he said unto them, Did I not say unto you, Go not?" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 2:18 — KJV
“And when they came again to him, (for he tarried at Jericho,) he said unto them, Did I not say unto you, Go not?”
— 2 Kings 2:18 (KJV)
2 Kings 2:18 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 2:18
“And give occasions of speech against her, and bring up an evil name upon her, and say, I took this woman, and when I came to her, I found her not a maid:”
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“And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, even Jericho. And they went, and came into an harlot's house, named Rahab, and lodged there. sent: or, had sent lodged: Heb. lay”
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“And it was told the king of Jericho, saying, Behold, there came men in hither to night of the children of Israel to search out the country.”
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“That the waters which came down from above stood and rose up upon an heap very far from the city Adam, that is beside Zaretan: and those that came down toward the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, failed, and were cut off: and the people passed over right against Jericho.”
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“And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood a man over against him with his sword drawn in his hand: and Joshua went unto him, and said unto him, Art thou for us, or for our adversaries?”
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