2 Kings 4:43
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 4:43 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 4:43 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And his servitor said, What, should I set this before an hundred men? He said again, Give the people, that they may eat:..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 4:43 — KJV
“And his servitor said, What, should I set this before an hundred men? He said again, Give the people, that they may eat: for thus saith the LORD, They shall eat, and shall leave thereof.”
— 2 Kings 4:43 (KJV)
2 Kings 4:43 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 4:43
“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 4:43: men, people, may
“And unto this people thou shalt say, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I set before you the way of life, and the way of death.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 4:43: set, before, people
“Say thou, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Shall it prosper? shall he not pull up the roots thereof, and cut off the fruit thereof, that it wither? it shall wither in all the leaves of her spring, even without great power or many people to pluck it up by the roots thereof.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 4:43: people, eat, thus
“And the LORD said unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh; lo, he cometh forth to the water; and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Let my people go, that they may serve me.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 4:43: before, people, may
“And the LORD said unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that they may serve me.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 4:43: before, people, may
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