2 Kings 6:4
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 6:4 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 6:4 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "So he went with them. And when they came to Jordan, they cut down wood." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 6:4 — KJV
“So he went with them. And when they came to Jordan, they cut down wood.”
— 2 Kings 6:4 (KJV)
2 Kings 6:4 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 6:4
“And it went down from Janohah to Ataroth, and to Naarath, and came to Jericho, and went out at Jordan.”
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“And Barzillai the Gileadite came down from Rogelim, and went over Jordan with the king, to conduct him over Jordan.”
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“And, behold, thou hast with thee Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite of Bahurim, which cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim: but he came down to meet me at Jordan, and I sware to him by the LORD, saying, I will not put thee to death with the sword. grievous: Heb. strong”
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“Then went he down, and dipped himself seven times in Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God: and his flesh came again like unto the flesh of a little child, and he was clean.”
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“And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp that passed between those pieces. a burning...: Heb. a lamp of fire”
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