2 Kings 5:23
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 5:23 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 5:23 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Naaman said, Be content, take two talents. And he urged him, and bound two talents of silver in two bags, with two c..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 5:23 — KJV
“And Naaman said, Be content, take two talents. And he urged him, and bound two talents of silver in two bags, with two changes of garments, and laid them upon two of his servants; and they bare them before him.”
— 2 Kings 5:23 (KJV)
2 Kings 5:23 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 5:23
“But the former governors that had been before me were chargeable unto the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, beside forty shekels of silver; yea, even their servants bare rule over the people: but so did not I, because of the fear of God.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 5:23: take, silver, servants
“And unto Joseph were born two sons before the years of famine came, which Asenath the daughter of Potipherah priest of On bare unto him. priest: or, prince”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 5:23: two, bare, before
“Take Aaron and his sons with him, and the garments, and the anointing oil, and a bullock for the sin offering, and two rams, and a basket of unleavened bread;”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 5:23: take, two, garments
“And on the eighth day he shall take to him two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, and come before the LORD unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and give them unto the priest:”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 5:23: take, two, before
“And he shall take the two goats, and present them before the LORD at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 5:23: take, two, before
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