2 Kings 7:6
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 7:6 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 7:6 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "For the Lord had made the host of the Syrians to hear a noise of chariots, and a noise of horses, even the noise of a gr..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 7:6 — KJV
“For the Lord had made the host of the Syrians to hear a noise of chariots, and a noise of horses, even the noise of a great host: and they said one to another, Lo, the king of Israel hath hired against us the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of the Egyptians, to come upon us.”
— 2 Kings 7:6 (KJV)
2 Kings 7:6 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 7:6
“O LORD of hosts, God of Israel, that dwellest between the cherubims, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth: thou hast made heaven and earth.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 7:6: lord, made, host
“Also, thou son of man, the children of thy people still are talking against thee by the walls and in the doors of the houses, and speak one to another, every one to his brother, saying, Come, I pray you, and hear what is the word that cometh forth from the LORD. against thee: of, of thee”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 7:6: lord, hear, one
“Yea, they made their hearts as an adamant stone, lest they should hear the law, and the words which the LORD of hosts hath sent in his spirit by the former prophets: therefore came a great wrath from the LORD of hosts. by: Heb. by the hand of”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 7:6: lord, made, host
“And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 7:6: lord, host, even
“And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us. the shepherds: Gr. the men the shepherds”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 7:6: lord, made, even
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