2 Kings 6:18
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 6:18 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 6:18 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And when they came down to him, Elisha prayed unto the LORD, and said, Smite this people, I pray thee, with blindness. A..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 6:18 — KJV
“And when they came down to him, Elisha prayed unto the LORD, and said, Smite this people, I pray thee, with blindness. And he smote them with blindness according to the word of Elisha.”
— 2 Kings 6:18 (KJV)
2 Kings 6:18 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 6:18
“Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, for we have spoken against the LORD, and against thee; pray unto the LORD, that he take away the serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the people.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 6:18: came, prayed, lord
“And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned certain days, and fasted, and prayed before the God of heaven,”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 6:18: came, down, prayed
“So Hanameel mine uncle's son came to me in the court of the prison according to the word of the LORD, and said unto me, Buy my field, I pray thee, that is in Anathoth, which is in the country of Benjamin: for the right of inheritance is thine, and the redemption is thine; buy it for thyself. Then I knew that this was the word of the LORD.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 6:18: came, lord, pray
“Then Judah came near unto him, and said, Oh my lord, let thy servant, I pray thee, speak a word in my lord's ears, and let not thine anger burn against thy servant: for thou art even as Pharaoh.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 6:18: came, lord, pray
“And the LORD did according to the word of Moses; and he removed the swarms of flies from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people; there remained not one.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 6:18: lord, people, according
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