2 Kings 5:2
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 5:2 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 5:2 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And the Syrians had gone out by companies, and had brought away captive out of the land of Israel a little maid; and she..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 5:2 — KJV
“And the Syrians had gone out by companies, and had brought away captive out of the land of Israel a little maid; and she waited on Naaman's wife. waited...: Heb. was before”
— 2 Kings 5:2 (KJV)
2 Kings 5:2 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 5:2
“And they brought up an evil report of the land which they had searched unto the children of Israel, saying, The land, through which we have gone to search it, is a land that eateth up the inhabitants thereof; and all the people that we saw in it are men of a great stature. men...: Heb. men of statures”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 5:2: gone, brought, land
“But we ourselves will go ready armed before the children of Israel, until we have brought them unto their place: and our little ones shall dwell in the fenced cities because of the inhabitants of the land.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 5:2: brought, land, israel
“If they sin against thee, (for there is no man which sinneth not,) and thou be angry with them, and deliver them over before their enemies, and they carry them away captives unto a land far off or near; they carry them away captives: Heb. they that take them captives carry them away”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 5:2: away, captive, land
“Wherefore the LORD his God delivered him into the hand of the king of Syria; and they smote him, and carried away a great multitude of them captives, and brought them to Damascus. And he was also delivered into the hand of the king of Israel, who smote him with a great slaughter. Damascus: Heb. Darmesek”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 5:2: brought, away, captive
“The Syrians before, and the Philistines behind; and they shall devour Israel with open mouth. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still. open: Heb. whole”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 5:2: syrians, away, israel
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