2 Kings 7:13
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 7:13 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 7:13 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And one of his servants answered and said, Let some take, I pray thee, five of the horses that remain, which are left in..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 7:13 — KJV
“And one of his servants answered and said, Let some take, I pray thee, five of the horses that remain, which are left in the city, (behold, they are as all the multitude of Israel that are left in it: behold, I say, they are even as all the multitude of the Israelites that are consumed:) and let us send and see. in the city: Heb. in it”
— 2 Kings 7:13 (KJV)
2 Kings 7:13 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 7:13
“And they said unto him, Behold now, there be with thy servants fifty strong men; let them go, we pray thee, and seek thy master: lest peradventure the Spirit of the LORD hath taken him up, and cast him upon some mountain, or into some valley. And he said, Ye shall not send. strong...: Heb. sons of strength some mountain: Heb. one of the mountains”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 7:13: one, servants, let
“And the inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying, Let us go speedily to pray before the LORD, and to seek the LORD of hosts: I will go also. speedily: or, continually: Heb. going to pray...: Heb. to intreat the face of”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 7:13: one, let, pray
“And the other issued out of the city against them; so they were in the midst of Israel, some on this side, and some on that side: and they smote them, so that they let none of them remain or escape.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 7:13: one, let, some
“And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left in thine house shall come and crouch to him for a piece of silver and a morsel of bread, and shall say, Put me, I pray thee, into one of the priests' offices, that I may eat a piece of bread. Put: Heb. Join one of...: or, somewhat about the priesthood”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 7:13: one, some, pray
“And Absalom answered Joab, Behold, I sent unto thee, saying, Come hither, that I may send thee to the king, to say, Wherefore am I come from Geshur? it had been good for me to have been there still: now therefore let me see the king's face; and if there be any iniquity in me, let him kill me.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 7:13: answered, let, behold
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