2 Kings 6:12
2 Kings · Old Testament · Chapter 6
“And one of his servants said, None, my lord, O king: but Elisha, the prophet that is in Israel, telleth the king of Israel the words that thou speakest in thy bedchamber.”2 Kings 6:12
What Does 2 Kings 6:12 Mean?
2 Kings 6:12 is found in the book of 2 Kings, chapter 6, verse 12 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 6:12 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Amos 3:7“Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.”Ecclesiastes 10:20“Curse not the king, no not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter.”Daniel 2:28“But there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets, and maketh known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, are these;”2 Kings 5:26“And he said unto him, Went not mine heart with thee, when the man turned again from his chariot to meet thee? Is it a time to receive money, and to receive garments, and oliveyards, and vineyards, and sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and maidservants?”2 Kings 6:9“And the man of God sent unto the king of Israel, saying, Beware that thou pass not such a place; for thither the Syrians are come down.”Daniel 2:22“He revealeth the deep and secret things: he knoweth what is in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with him.”2 Kings 5:3“And she said unto her mistress, Would God my lord were with the prophet that is in Samaria! for he would recover him of his leprosy.”2 Kings 5:13“And his servants came near, and spake unto him, and said, My father, if the prophet had bid thee do some great thing, wouldest thou not have done it? how much rather then, when he saith to thee, Wash, and be clean?”Psalms 139:1“O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known me.”Psalms 139:2“Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off.”Isaiah 29:15“Woe unto them that seek deep to hide their counsel from the LORD, and their works are in the dark, and they say, Who seeth us? and who knoweth us?”Jeremiah 23:23“Am I a God at hand, saith the LORD, and not a God afar off?”Daniel 2:47“The king answered unto Daniel, and said, Of a truth it is, that your God is a God of gods, and a Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, seeing thou couldest reveal this secret.”Daniel 4:9“O Belteshazzar, master of the magicians, because I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in thee, and no secret troubleth thee, tell me the visions of my dream that I have seen, and the interpretation thereof.”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.”Job 12:22“He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death.”John 4:19“The woman saith unto him, Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet.”1 Kings 20:22“And the prophet came to the king of Israel, and said unto him, Go, strengthen thyself, and mark, and see what thou doest: for at the return of the year the king of Syria will come up against thee.”2 Kings 4:27“And when she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught him by the feet: but Gehazi came near to thrust her away. And the man of God said, Let her alone; for her soul is vexed within her: and the LORD hath hid it from me, and hath not told me.”2 Kings 6:32“But Elisha sat in his house, and the elders sat with him; and the king sent a man from before him: but ere the messenger came to him, he said to the elders, See ye how this son of a murderer hath sent to take away mine head? look, when the messenger cometh, shut the door, and hold him fast at the door: is not the sound of his master’s feet behind him?”
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