2 Kings 8:2
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 8:2 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 8:2 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And the woman arose, and did after the saying of the man of God: and she went with her household, and sojourned in the l..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 8:2 — KJV
“And the woman arose, and did after the saying of the man of God: and she went with her household, and sojourned in the land of the Philistines seven years.”
— 2 Kings 8:2 (KJV)
2 Kings 8:2 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 8:2
“And there shall arise after them seven years of famine; and all the plenty shall be forgotten in the land of Egypt; and the famine shall consume the land;”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 8:2: after, land, seven
“Surely none of the men that came up out of Egypt, from twenty years old and upward, shall see the land which I sware unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob; because they have not wholly followed me: wholly...: Heb. fulfilled after me”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 8:2: after, went, land
“Speak not thou in thine heart, after that the LORD thy God hath cast them out from before thee, saying, For my righteousness the LORD hath brought me in to possess this land: but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD doth drive them out from before thee.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 8:2: after, saying, god
“And the men arose, and went away: and Joshua charged them that went to describe the land, saying, Go and walk through the land, and describe it, and come again to me, that I may here cast lots for you before the LORD in Shiloh.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 8:2: arose, saying, went
“And after him arose Jair, a Gileadite, and judged Israel twenty and two years.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 8:2: arose, after, went
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