2 Kings 4:20
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 4:20 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 4:20 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And when he had taken him, and brought him to his mother, he sat on her knees till noon, and then died." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 4:20 — KJV
“And when he had taken him, and brought him to his mother, he sat on her knees till noon, and then died.”
— 2 Kings 4:20 (KJV)
2 Kings 4:20 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 4:20
“And Reuben went in the days of wheat harvest, and found mandrakes in the field, and brought them unto his mother Leah. Then Rachel said to Leah, Give me, I pray thee, of thy son's mandrakes.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 4:20: brought, mother, then
“And the children of Israel said unto them, Would to God we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh pots, and when we did eat bread to the full; for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 4:20: brought, sat, died
“But if the cloud were not taken up, then they journeyed not till the day that it was taken up.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 4:20: taken, till, then
“And David went thence to Mizpeh of Moab: and he said unto the king of Moab, Let my father and my mother, I pray thee, come forth, and be with you, till I know what God will do for me.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 4:20: mother, till, then
“Then went king David in, and sat before the LORD, and he said, Who am I, O Lord GOD? and what is my house, that thou hast brought me hitherto?”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 4:20: brought, sat, then
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