2 Kings 7:7
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 7:7 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 7:7 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Wherefore they arose and fled in the twilight, and left their tents, and their horses, and their asses, even the camp as..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 7:7 — KJV
“Wherefore they arose and fled in the twilight, and left their tents, and their horses, and their asses, even the camp as it was, and fled for their life.”
— 2 Kings 7:7 (KJV)
2 Kings 7:7 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 7:7
“So they came and called unto the porter of the city: and they told them, saying, We came to the camp of the Syrians, and, behold, there was no man there, neither voice of man, but horses tied, and asses tied, and the tents as they were.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 7:7: tents, horses, asses
“And David smote them from the twilight even unto the evening of the next day: and there escaped not a man of them, save four hundred young men, which rode upon camels, and fled. the next...: Heb. their morrow”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 7:7: fled, twilight, even
“And when he saw that, he arose, and went for his life, and came to Beersheba, which belongeth to Judah, and left his servant there.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 7:7: arose, left, life
“And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: for the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 7:7: left, even, life
“And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: because the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 7:7: left, even, life
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