2 Kings 7:3
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 7:3 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 7:3 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And there were four leprous men at the entering in of the gate: and they said one to another, Why sit we here until we d..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 7:3 — KJV
“And there were four leprous men at the entering in of the gate: and they said one to another, Why sit we here until we die?”
— 2 Kings 7:3 (KJV)
2 Kings 7:3 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 7:3
“And the king of Ai he hanged on a tree until eventide: and as soon as the sun was down, Joshua commanded that they should take his carcase down from the tree, and cast it at the entering of the gate of the city, and raise thereon a great heap of stones, that remaineth unto this day.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 7:3: entering, gate, one
“Then shall there enter into the gates of this city kings and princes sitting upon the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses, they, and their princes, the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem: and this city shall remain for ever.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 7:3: men, gate, one
“Now when Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt, Jacob said unto his sons, Why do ye look one upon another?”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 7:3: one, another, why
“And if men strive together, and one smite another with a stone, or with his fist, and he die not, but keepeth his bed: another: or, his neighbour”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 7:3: men, one, another
“And upon whatsoever any of them, when they are dead, doth fall, it shall be unclean; whether it be any vessel of wood, or raiment, or skin, or sack, whatsoever vessel it be, wherein any work is done, it must be put into water, and it shall be unclean until the even; so it shall be cleansed.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 7:3: men, one, here
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