2 Kings 5:7
2 Kings · Old Testament · Chapter 5
“And it came to pass, when the king of Israel had read the letter, that he rent his clothes, and said, Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man doth send unto me to recover a man of his leprosy? wherefore consider, I pray you, and see how he seeketh a quarrel against me.”2 Kings 5:7
What Does 2 Kings 5:7 Mean?
2 Kings 5:7 is found in the book of 2 Kings, chapter 5, verse 7 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to 2 Kings 5:7 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Deuteronomy 32:39“See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither is there any that can deliver out of my hand.”1 Samuel 2:6“The LORD killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up.”1 Kings 20:7“Then the king of Israel called all the elders of the land, and said, Mark, I pray you, and see how this man seeketh mischief: for he sent unto me for my wives, and for my children, and for my silver, and for my gold; and I denied him not.”Genesis 30:2“And Jacob’s anger was kindled against Rachel: and he said, Am I in God’s stead, who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb?”John 5:21“For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will.”Ecclesiastes 3:7“A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;”Daniel 2:11“And it is a rare thing that the king requireth, and there is none other that can shew it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.”Hosea 6:1“Come, and let us return unto the LORD: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up.”Matthew 8:4“And Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no man; but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.”Luke 11:54“Laying wait for him, and seeking to catch something out of his mouth, that they might accuse him.”Genesis 50:19“And Joseph said unto them, Fear not: for am I in the place of God?”Exodus 4:8“And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe thee, neither hearken to the voice of the first sign, that they will believe the voice of the latter sign.”Leviticus 14:3“And the priest shall go forth out of the camp; and the priest shall look, and, behold, if the plague of leprosy be healed in the leper;”Numbers 14:6“And Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, which were of them that searched the land, rent their clothes:”Deuteronomy 32:29“O that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end!”2 Kings 5:8“And it was so, when Elisha the man of God had heard that the king of Israel had rent his clothes, that he sent to the king, saying, Wherefore hast thou rent thy clothes? let him come now to me, and he shall know that there is a prophet in Israel.”2 Kings 6:30“And it came to pass, when the king heard the words of the woman, that he rent his clothes; and he passed by upon the wall, and the people looked, and, behold, he had sackcloth within upon his flesh.”2 Kings 11:14“And when she looked, behold, the king stood by a pillar, as the manner was, and the princes and the trumpeters by the king, and all the people of the land rejoiced, and blew with trumpets: and Athaliah rent her clothes, and cried, Treason, Treason.”2 Kings 18:37“Then came Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, which was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder, to Hezekiah with their clothes rent, and told him the words of Rabshakeh.”2 Kings 19:1“And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard it, that he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the LORD.”
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