2 Kings 6:33
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 6:33 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 6:33 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And while he yet talked with them, behold, the messenger came down unto him: and he said, Behold, this evil is of the LO..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 6:33 — KJV
“And while he yet talked with them, behold, the messenger came down unto him: and he said, Behold, this evil is of the LORD; what should I wait for the LORD any longer?”
— 2 Kings 6:33 (KJV)
2 Kings 6:33 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 6:33
“I am this day fourscore years old: and can I discern between good and evil? can thy servant taste what I eat or what I drink? can I hear any more the voice of singing men and singing women? wherefore then should thy servant be yet a burden unto my lord the king?”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 6:33: yet, evil, lord
“For the inhabitant of Maroth waited carefully for good: but evil came down from the LORD unto the gate of Jerusalem. inhabitant: Heb. inhabitress waited...: or, was grieved”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 6:33: came, down, evil
“Thus saith the LORD; Though they be quiet, and likewise many, yet thus shall they be cut down, when he shall pass through. Though I have afflicted thee, I will afflict thee no more. Though...: or, If they would have been at peace, so should they have been many, and so should they have been shorn, and he should have passed away cut down: Heb. shorn”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 6:33: yet, down, lord
“And the LORD said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the LORD set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 6:33: yet, lord, should
“And before I had done speaking in mine heart, behold, Rebekah came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder; and she went down unto the well, and drew water: and I said unto her, Let me drink, I pray thee.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 6:33: behold, came, down
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