2 Kings 6:21
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 6:21 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 6:21 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And the king of Israel said unto Elisha, when he saw them, My father, shall I smite them? shall I smite them?" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 6:21 — KJV
“And the king of Israel said unto Elisha, when he saw them, My father, shall I smite them? shall I smite them?”
— 2 Kings 6:21 (KJV)
2 Kings 6:21 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 6:21
“For the LORD shall smite Israel, as a reed is shaken in the water, and he shall root up Israel out of this good land, which he gave to their fathers, and shall scatter them beyond the river, because they have made their groves, provoking the LORD to anger.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 6:21: king, israel, father
“And Elisha saw it, and he cried, My father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof. And he saw him no more: and he took hold of his own clothes, and rent them in two pieces.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 6:21: israel, elisha, saw
“And Elisha said unto the king of Israel, What have I to do with thee? get thee to the prophets of thy father, and to the prophets of thy mother. And the king of Israel said unto him, Nay: for the LORD hath called these three kings together, to deliver them into the hand of Moab.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 6:21: king, israel, elisha
“Now Elisha was fallen sick of his sickness whereof he died. And Joash the king of Israel came down unto him, and wept over his face, and said, O my father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 6:21: king, israel, elisha
“And it came to pass, when the king of Ai saw it, that they hasted and rose up early, and the men of the city went out against Israel to battle, he and all his people, at a time appointed, before the plain; but he wist not that there were liers in ambush against him behind the city.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 6:21: king, israel, saw
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