2 Kings 5:7
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 5:7 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 5:7 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And it came to pass, when the king of Israel had read the letter, that he rent his clothes, and said, Am I God, to kill ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 5:7 — KJV
“And it came to pass, when the king of Israel had read the letter, that he rent his clothes, and said, Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man doth send unto me to recover a man of his leprosy? wherefore consider, I pray you, and see how he seeketh a quarrel against me.”
— 2 Kings 5:7 (KJV)
2 Kings 5:7 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 5:7
“Then the king of Israel called all the elders of the land, and said, Mark, I pray you, and see how this man seeketh mischief: for he sent unto me for my wives, and for my children, and for my silver, and for my gold; and I denied him not. I denied...: Heb. I kept not back from him”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 5:7: king, israel, pray
“And it came to pass, as he drew back his hand, that, behold, his brother came out: and she said, How hast thou broken forth? this breach be upon thee: therefore his name was called Pharez. How hast...: or, Wherefore hast thou made this breach against thee? Pharez: that is A breach”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 5:7: came, pass, wherefore
“And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up unto God by reason of the bondage.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 5:7: came, pass, king
“And in the wilderness, where thou hast seen how that the LORD thy God bare thee, as a man doth bear his son, in all the way that ye went, until ye came into this place.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 5:7: came, god, doth
“See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither is there any that can deliver out of my hand.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 5:7: god, kill, make
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