2 Kings 2:20
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 2:20 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 2:20 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And he said, Bring me a new cruse, and put salt therein. And they brought it to him." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 2:20 — KJV
“And he said, Bring me a new cruse, and put salt therein. And they brought it to him.”
— 2 Kings 2:20 (KJV)
2 Kings 2:20 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 2:20
“And he brought forth the people that were therein, and put them under saws, and under harrows of iron, and under axes of iron, and made them pass through the brickkiln: and thus did he unto all the cities of the children of Ammon. So David and all the people returned unto Jerusalem.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 2:20: put, therein, brought
“And he fenced it, and gathered out the stones thereof, and planted it with the choicest vine, and built a tower in the midst of it, and also made a winepress therein: and he looked that it should bring forth grapes, and it brought forth wild grapes. fenced: or, made a wall about made: Heb. hewed”
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“And I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live; and ye shall know that I am the LORD.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 2:20: bring, new, put
“Belshazzar, whiles he tasted the wine, commanded to bring the golden and silver vessels which his father Nebuchadnezzar had taken out of the temple which was in Jerusalem; that the king, and his princes, his wives, and his concubines, might drink therein. father: or, grandfather taken: Chaldee, brought forth”
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“But Jehoiada the priest took a chest, and bored a hole in the lid of it, and set it beside the altar, on the right side as one cometh into the house of the LORD: and the priests that kept the door put therein all the money that was brought into the house of the LORD. door: Heb. threshold”
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