2 Kings 7:12
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 7:12 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 7:12 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And the king arose in the night, and said unto his servants, I will now shew you what the Syrians have done to us. They ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 7:12 — KJV
“And the king arose in the night, and said unto his servants, I will now shew you what the Syrians have done to us. They know that we be hungry; therefore are they gone out of the camp to hide themselves in the field, saying, When they come out of the city, we shall catch them alive, and get into the city.”
— 2 Kings 7:12 (KJV)
2 Kings 7:12 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 7:12
“If we say, We will enter into the city, then the famine is in the city, and we shall die there: and if we sit still here, we die also. Now therefore come, and let us fall unto the host of the Syrians: if they save us alive, we shall live; and if they kill us, we shall but die.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 7:12: now, syrians, therefore
“And the men of Gibeon sent unto Joshua to the camp to Gilgal, saying, Slack not thy hand from thy servants; come up to us quickly, and save us, and help us: for all the kings of the Amorites that dwell in the mountains are gathered together against us.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 7:12: king, servants, camp
“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 7:12: king, now, know
“Wash thyself therefore, and anoint thee, and put thy raiment upon thee, and get thee down to the floor: but make not thyself known unto the man, until he shall have done eating and drinking.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 7:12: king, now, done
“As soon as ye be come into the city, ye shall straightway find him, before he go up to the high place to eat: for the people will not eat until he come, because he doth bless the sacrifice; and afterwards they eat that be bidden. Now therefore get you up; for about this time ye shall find him. this time: Heb. to day”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 7:12: now, therefore, come
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