2 Kings 6:29
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 6:29 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 6:29 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "So we boiled my son, and did eat him: and I said unto her on the next day, Give thy son, that we may eat him: and she ha..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 6:29 — KJV
“So we boiled my son, and did eat him: and I said unto her on the next day, Give thy son, that we may eat him: and she hath hid her son. next: Heb. other”
— 2 Kings 6:29 (KJV)
2 Kings 6:29 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 6:29
“For Moses had said, Consecrate yourselves to day to the LORD, even every man upon his son, and upon his brother; that he may bestow upon you a blessing this day. For Moses...: or, And Moses said, Consecrate yourselves to day to the LORD, because every man hath been against his brother, etc Consecrate...: Heb. Fill your hands”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 6:29: son, day, 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 6:29: son, eat, day
“Honour thy father and thy mother, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 6:29: day, give, may
“And thou shalt eat the fruit of thine own body, the flesh of thy sons and of thy daughters, which the LORD thy God hath given thee, in the siege, and in the straitness, wherewith thine enemies shall distress thee: body: Heb. belly”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 6:29: son, eat, give
“And Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David's brother, answered and said, Let not my lord suppose that they have slain all the young men the king's sons; for Amnon only is dead: for by the appointment of Absalom this hath been determined from the day that he forced his sister Tamar. appointment: Heb. mouth determined: or, settled”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 6:29: son, day, hath
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