2 Kings 8:1
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 8:1 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 8:1 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Then spake Elisha unto the woman, whose son he had restored to life, saying, Arise, and go thou and thine household, and..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 8:1 — KJV
“Then spake Elisha unto the woman, whose son he had restored to life, saying, Arise, and go thou and thine household, and sojourn wheresoever thou canst sojourn: for the LORD hath called for a famine; and it shall also come upon the land seven years.”
— 2 Kings 8:1 (KJV)
2 Kings 8:1 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 8:1
“And it came to pass, as he was telling the king how he had restored a dead body to life, that, behold, the woman, whose son he had restored to life, cried to the king for her house and for her land. And Gehazi said, My lord, O king, this is the woman, and this is her son, whom Elisha restored to life.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 8:1: elisha, woman, whose
“Then spake the woman whose the living child was unto the king, for her bowels yearned upon her son, and she said, O my lord, give her the living child, and in no wise slay it. But the other said, Let it be neither mine nor thine, but divide it. yearned: Heb. were hot”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 8:1: then, spake, woman
“Then spake Azariah the son of Hoshaiah, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the proud men, saying unto Jeremiah, Thou speakest falsely: the LORD our God hath not sent thee to say, Go not into Egypt to sojourn there:”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 8:1: then, spake, son
“The LORD God of heaven, which took me from my father's house, and from the land of my kindred, and which spake unto me, and that sware unto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land; he shall send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife unto my son from thence.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 8:1: then, spake, son
“And when a stranger shall sojourn with thee, and will keep the passover to the LORD, let all his males be circumcised, and then let him come near and keep it; and he shall be as one that is born in the land: for no uncircumcised person shall eat thereof.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 8:1: then, son, sojourn
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