2 Kings 2:9
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 2:9 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 2:9 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And it came to pass, when they were gone over, that Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee, before I be t..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 2:9 — KJV
“And it came to pass, when they were gone over, that Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee, before I be taken away from thee. And Elisha said, I pray thee, let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me.”
— 2 Kings 2:9 (KJV)
2 Kings 2:9 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 2:9
“Let my lord, I pray thee, pass over before his servant: and I will lead on softly, according as the cattle that goeth before me and the children be able to endure, until I come unto my lord unto Seir. according...: Heb. according to the foot of the work, etc., and according to the foot of the children”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 2:9: pass, over, before
“And it came to pass, when all the kings of the Amorites, which were on the side of Jordan westward, and all the kings of the Canaanites, which were by the sea, heard that the LORD had dried up the waters of Jordan from before the children of Israel, until we were passed over, that their heart melted, neither was there spirit in them any more, because of the children of Israel.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 2:9: came, pass, over
“And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us. the shepherds: Gr. the men the shepherds”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 2:9: came, pass, gone
“And he sent again a captain of the third fifty with his fifty. And the third captain of fifty went up, and came and fell on his knees before Elijah, and besought him, and said unto him, O man of God, I pray thee, let my life, and the life of these fifty thy servants, be precious in thy sight. fell: Heb. bowed”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 2:9: came, elijah, before
“And when the sons of the prophets which were to view at Jericho saw him, they said, The spirit of Elijah doth rest on Elisha. And they came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 2:9: came, elijah, elisha
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