2 Kings 7:8
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 7:8 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 7:8 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And when these lepers came to the uttermost part of the camp, they went into one tent, and did eat and drink, and carrie..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 7:8 — KJV
“And when these lepers came to the uttermost part of the camp, they went into one tent, and did eat and drink, and carried thence silver, and gold, and raiment, and went and hid it; and came again, and entered into another tent, and carried thence also, and went and hid it.”
— 2 Kings 7:8 (KJV)
2 Kings 7:8 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 7:8
“And she gave the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices very great store, and precious stones: there came no more such abundance of spices as these which the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 7:8: these, came, went
“After these things, and the establishment thereof, Sennacherib king of Assyria came, and entered into Judah, and encamped against the fenced cities, and thought to win them for himself. to win...: Heb. to break them up”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 7:8: these, came, camp
“Now these are the children of the province that went up out of the captivity, of those which had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away unto Babylon, and came again unto Jerusalem and Judah, every one unto his city;”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 7:8: these, came, went
“Then Ezra rose up from before the house of God, and went into the chamber of Johanan the son of Eliashib: and when he came thither, he did eat no bread, nor drink water: for he mourned because of the transgression of them that had been carried away.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 7:8: came, went, into
“These are the children of the province, that went up out of the captivity, of those that had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away, and came again to Jerusalem and to Judah, every one unto his city;”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 7:8: these, came, went
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