2 Kings 4:42
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 4:42 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 4:42 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And there came a man from Baalshalisha, and brought the man of God bread of the firstfruits, twenty loaves of barley, an..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 4:42 — KJV
“And there came a man from Baalshalisha, and brought the man of God bread of the firstfruits, twenty loaves of barley, and full ears of corn in the husk thereof. And he said, Give unto the people, that they may eat. the husk...: or, his scrip, or, garment”
— 2 Kings 4:42 (KJV)
2 Kings 4:42 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 4:42
“And ye shall eat neither bread, nor parched corn, nor green ears, until the selfsame day that ye have brought an offering unto your God: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations in all your dwellings.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 4:42: brought, god, bread
“And say unto the people of the land, Thus saith the Lord GOD of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and of the land of Israel; They shall eat their bread with carefulness, and drink their water with astonishment, that her land may be desolate from all that is therein, because of the violence of all them that dwell therein. all that...: Heb. the fulness thereof”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 4:42: god, bread, thereof
“And Moses said unto the people, Remember this day, in which ye came out from Egypt, out of the house of bondage; for by strength of hand the LORD brought you out from this place: there shall no leavened bread be eaten. bondage: Heb. servants”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 4:42: came, brought, bread
“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 4:42: brought, god, bread
“And if thou offer a meat offering of thy firstfruits unto the LORD, thou shalt offer for the meat offering of thy firstfruits green ears of corn dried by the fire, even corn beaten out of full ears.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 4:42: firstfruits, full, ears
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