2 Kings 4:16
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 4:16 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 4:16 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And he said, About this season, according to the time of life, thou shalt embrace a son. And she said, Nay, my lord, tho..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 4:16 — KJV
“And he said, About this season, according to the time of life, thou shalt embrace a son. And she said, Nay, my lord, thou man of God, do not lie unto thine handmaid. season: Heb. set time”
— 2 Kings 4:16 (KJV)
2 Kings 4:16 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 4:16
“Now therefore swear unto me here by God that thou wilt not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my son's son: but according to the kindness that I have done unto thee, thou shalt do unto me, and to the land wherein thou hast sojourned. that thou...: Heb. if thou shalt lie unto me”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 4:16: according, shalt, son
“Thou shalt not remove thy neighbour's landmark, which they of old time have set in thine inheritance, which thou shalt inherit in the land that the LORD thy God giveth thee to possess it.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 4:16: time, shalt, lord
“And thou shalt eat the fruit of thine own body, the flesh of thy sons and of thy daughters, which the LORD thy God hath given thee, in the siege, and in the straitness, wherewith thine enemies shall distress thee: body: Heb. belly”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 4:16: shalt, son, lord
“Wherefore it came to pass, when the time was come about after Hannah had conceived, that she bare a son, and called his name Samuel, saying, Because I have asked him of the LORD. when...: Heb. in revolution of days Samuel: that is, Asked of God”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 4:16: about, time, son
“And Jonathan said unto David, O LORD God of Israel, when I have sounded my father about to morrow any time, or the third day, and, behold, if there be good toward David, and I then send not unto thee, and shew it thee; sounded: Heb. searched shew...: Heb. uncover thine ear”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 4:16: about, time, lord
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