2 Kings 7:2
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 7:2 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 7:2 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Then a lord on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, Behold, if the LORD would make windows in h..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 7:2 — KJV
“Then a lord on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, Behold, if the LORD would make windows in heaven, might this thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof. a lord...: Heb. a lord which belonged to the king leaning upon his hand”
— 2 Kings 7:2 (KJV)
2 Kings 7:2 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 7:2
“And that lord answered the man of God, and said, Now, behold, if the LORD should make windows in heaven, might such a thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 7:2: lord, answered, god
“And, behold, there came a prophet unto Ahab king of Israel, saying, Thus saith the LORD, Hast thou seen all this great multitude? behold, I will deliver it into thine hand this day; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD. came: Heb. approached”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 7:2: lord, hand, king
“And said, O LORD God of our fathers, art not thou God in heaven? and rulest not thou over all the kingdoms of the heathen? and in thine hand is there not power and might, so that none is able to withstand thee?”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 7:2: then, lord, hand
“The great temptations which thine eyes saw, and the signs, and the wonders, and the mighty hand, and the stretched out arm, whereby the LORD thy God brought thee out: so shall the LORD thy God do unto all the people of whom thou art afraid.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 7:2: lord, hand, god
“But the women, and the little ones, and the cattle, and all that is in the city, even all the spoil thereof, shalt thou take unto thyself; and thou shalt eat the spoil of thine enemies, which the LORD thy God hath given thee. take: Heb. spoil”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 7:2: lord, god, shalt
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