2 Kings 6:2
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 6:2 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 6:2 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Let us go, we pray thee, unto Jordan, and take thence every man a beam, and let us make us a place there, where we may d..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 6:2 — KJV
“Let us go, we pray thee, unto Jordan, and take thence every man a beam, and let us make us a place there, where we may dwell. And he answered, Go ye.”
— 2 Kings 6:2 (KJV)
2 Kings 6:2 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 6:2
“And the princes of the Philistines were wroth with him; and the princes of the Philistines said unto him, Make this fellow return, that he may go again to his place which thou hast appointed him, and let him not go down with us to battle, lest in the battle he be an adversary to us: for wherewith should he reconcile himself unto his master? should it not be with the heads of these men?”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 6:2: let, make, place
“And if the household be too little for the lamb, let him and his neighbour next unto his house take it according to the number of the souls; every man according to his eating shall make your count for the lamb.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 6:2: let, take, every
“And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 6:2: let, make, may
“And he shall make an atonement for the holy place, because of the uncleanness of the children of Israel, and because of their transgressions in all their sins: and so shall he do for the tabernacle of the congregation, that remaineth among them in the midst of their uncleanness. remaineth: Heb. dwelleth”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 6:2: let, make, place
“And Balak said unto him, Come, I pray thee, with me unto another place, from whence thou mayest see them: thou shalt see but the utmost part of them, and shalt not see them all: and curse me them from thence.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 6:2: pray, thence, place
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