2 Kings 6:28
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 6:28 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 6:28 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, This woman said unto me, Give thy son, that we may eat h..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 6:28 — KJV
“And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, This woman said unto me, Give thy son, that we may eat him to day, and we will eat my son to morrow.”
— 2 Kings 6:28 (KJV)
2 Kings 6:28 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 6:28
“And David said unto Jonathan, Behold, to morrow is the new moon, and I should not fail to sit with the king at meat: but let me go, that I may hide myself in the field unto the third day at even.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 6:28: king, may, eat
“All the king's servants, and the people of the king's provinces, do know, that whosoever, whether man or woman, shall come unto the king into the inner court, who is not called, there is one law of his to put him to death, except such to whom the king shall hold out the golden sceptre, that he may live: but I have not been called to come in unto the king these thirty days.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 6:28: king, woman, may
“Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 6:28: give, son, may
“And Reuben went in the days of wheat harvest, and found mandrakes in the field, and brought them unto his mother Leah. Then Rachel said to Leah, Give me, I pray thee, of thy son's mandrakes.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 6:28: give, son, eat
“Now as they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain sons of Belial, beset the house round about, and beat at the door, and spake to the master of the house, the old man, saying, Bring forth the man that came into thine house, that we may know him.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 6:28: king, son, may
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