2 Kings 5:27
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 5:27 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 5:27 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "The leprosy therefore of Naaman shall cleave unto thee, and unto thy seed for ever. And he went out from his presence a ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 5:27 — KJV
“The leprosy therefore of Naaman shall cleave unto thee, and unto thy seed for ever. And he went out from his presence a leper as white as snow.”
— 2 Kings 5:27 (KJV)
2 Kings 5:27 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 5:27
“Say unto them, Whosoever he be of all your seed among your generations, that goeth unto the holy things, which the children of Israel hallow unto the LORD, having his uncleanness upon him, that soul shall be cut off from my presence: I am the LORD.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 5:27: seed, ever, presence
“What man soever of the seed of Aaron is a leper, or hath a running issue; he shall not eat of the holy things, until he be clean. And whoso toucheth any thing that is unclean by the dead, or a man whose seed goeth from him; running...: Heb. running of the reins”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 5:27: seed, ever, leper
“Now therefore go to, proclaim in the ears of the people, saying, Whosoever is fearful and afraid, let him return and depart early from mount Gilead. And there returned of the people twenty and two thousand; and there remained ten thousand.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 5:27: therefore, ever, went
“Their blood shall therefore return upon the head of Joab, and upon the head of his seed for ever: but upon David, and upon his seed, and upon his house, and upon his throne, shall there be peace for ever from the LORD.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 5:27: therefore, seed, ever
“And Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a garment of fine linen and purple: and the city of Shushan rejoiced and was glad. blue: or, violet”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 5:27: went, presence, white
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