2 Kings 4:14
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 4:14 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 4:14 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And he said, What then is to be done for her? And Gehazi answered, Verily she hath no child, and her husband is old." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 4:14 — KJV
“And he said, What then is to be done for her? And Gehazi answered, Verily she hath no child, and her husband is old.”
— 2 Kings 4:14 (KJV)
2 Kings 4:14 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 4:14
“And when he hath made her to drink the water, then it shall come to pass, that, if she be defiled, and have done trespass against her husband, that the water that causeth the curse shall enter into her, and become bitter, and her belly shall swell, and her thigh shall rot: and the woman shall be a curse among her people.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 4:14: then, done, hath
“Then the Philistines said, Who hath done this? And they answered, Samson, the son in law of the Timnite, because he had taken his wife, and given her to his companion. And the Philistines came up, and burnt her and her father with fire.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 4:14: then, done, answered
“And Boaz answered and said unto her, It hath fully been shewed me, all that thou hast done unto thy mother in law since the death of thine husband: and how thou hast left thy father and thy mother, and the land of thy nativity, and art come unto a people which thou knewest not heretofore.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 4:14: done, answered, hath
“And the woman said unto him, Behold, thou knowest what Saul hath done, how he hath cut off those that have familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land: wherefore then layest thou a snare for my life, to cause me to die?”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 4:14: then, done, hath
“Then shalt thou say in thine heart, Who hath begotten me these, seeing I have lost my children, and am desolate, a captive, and removing to and fro? and who hath brought up these? Behold, I was left alone; these, where had they been?”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 4:14: then, hath, child
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