2 Kings 6:22
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 6:22 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 6:22 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And he answered, Thou shalt not smite them: wouldest thou smite those whom thou hast taken captive with thy sword and wi..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 6:22 — KJV
“And he answered, Thou shalt not smite them: wouldest thou smite those whom thou hast taken captive with thy sword and with thy bow? set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink, and go to their master.”
— 2 Kings 6:22 (KJV)
2 Kings 6:22 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 6:22
“Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink. And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 6:22: shalt, smite, water
“And let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I shall say, Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink; and she shall say, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: let the same be she that thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac; and thereby shall I know that thou hast shewed kindness unto my master.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 6:22: whom, hast, may
“Thou shalt sell me meat for money, that I may eat; and give me water for money, that I may drink: only I will pass through on my feet;”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 6:22: shalt, water, may
“And I fell down before the LORD, as at the first, forty days and forty nights: I did neither eat bread, nor drink water, because of all your sins which ye sinned, in doing wickedly in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 6:22: bread, water, before
“Thou shalt eat no leavened bread with it; seven days shalt thou eat unleavened bread therewith, even the bread of affliction; for thou camest forth out of the land of Egypt in haste: that thou mayest remember the day when thou camest forth out of the land of Egypt all the days of thy life.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 6:22: shalt, hast, bread
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