2 Kings 2:19

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The people of the city said to Elisha, 'Look, our lord, this town is well situated, as you can see, but the water is bad, and the land is unproductive.'

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  • Exod 7:19 : 19 Then the Lord said to Moses, "Tell Aaron, 'Take your staff and stretch out your hand over the waters of Egypt—over their rivers, canals, ponds, and all their reservoirs—and they will turn to blood. There will be blood throughout the land of Egypt, even in wooden and stone containers.'"
  • Exod 15:23 : 23 When they came to Marah, they could not drink its water because it was bitter. That is why the place is called Marah.
  • Exod 23:26 : 26 None will miscarry or be barren in your land, and I will fulfill the number of your days.
  • Num 12:11 : 11 And he said to Moses, 'Please, my lord, do not hold this sin against us. We acted foolishly and sinned.
  • Deut 28:2-4 : 2 All these blessings will come upon you and overtake you if you listen to the voice of the LORD your God. 3 You will be blessed in the city, and you will be blessed in the field. 4 Blessed will be the fruit of your womb, the produce of your land, and the offspring of your livestock—including the young of your cattle and the increase of your flocks.
  • Deut 28:11 : 11 The LORD will make you prosper abundantly in the fruit of your womb, in the offspring of your livestock, and in the produce of your land on the land that the LORD swore to your fathers to give you.
  • Deut 28:15-18 : 15 But if you will not listen to the voice of the LORD your God and carefully follow all His commandments and statutes I am commanding you today, then all these curses will come upon you and overtake you. 16 Cursed will you be in the city, and cursed will you be in the field. 17 Cursed will be your basket and your kneading bowl. 18 Cursed will be the fruit of your womb, the produce of your land, the offspring of your cattle, and the increase of your flocks.
  • Josh 6:17 : 17 The city and all within it shall be devoted to the LORD for destruction. Only Rahab the prostitute and those with her in her house shall live, because she hid the messengers we sent.
  • Josh 6:26 : 26 At that time, Joshua pronounced this oath: 'Cursed before the LORD is the man who rises up to rebuild this city, Jericho; at the cost of his firstborn, he will lay its foundation; and at the cost of his youngest, he will set up its gates.'
  • 1 Kgs 16:34 : 34 During his reign, Hiel of Bethel rebuilt Jericho. At the cost of his firstborn son Abiram, he laid its foundation, and at the cost of his youngest son Segub, he set up its gates, in accordance with the word of the Lord spoken through Joshua son of Nun.
  • 1 Kgs 18:7 : 7 While Obadiah was walking along the road, Elijah met him. Obadiah recognized him, bowed to the ground, and said, "Is it really you, my lord Elijah?"
  • 1 Kgs 18:13 : 13 Has it not been reported to my lord what I did when Jezebel was killing the prophets of the LORD? I hid a hundred of the LORD's prophets in two caves, fifty in each, and supplied them with bread and water.
  • Hos 9:14 : 14 Give them, LORD—what will You give? Give them wombs that miscarry and breasts that are dry.
  • 1 Tim 5:17 : 17 The elders who lead well should be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in preaching and teaching.

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  • 2 Kgs 2:20-22
    3 verses
    78%

    20Elisha said, 'Bring me a new bowl and put salt in it.' So they brought it to him.

    21Then he went out to the spring and threw the salt into it, saying, 'This is what the LORD says: I have healed this water. Never again will it cause death or make the land unproductive.'

    22And the water has remained pure to this day, according to the word Elisha had spoken.

  • 2 Kgs 2:18
    73%

    18When they returned to Elisha, who was staying in Jericho, he said to them, 'Didn't I tell you not to go?'

  • 2 Kgs 6:18-21
    4 verses
    71%

    18As the enemy came down toward him, Elisha prayed to the LORD, "Please strike this army with blindness." So He struck them with blindness, as Elisha had requested.

    19Then Elisha said to them, "This is not the way, and this is not the city. Follow me, and I will lead you to the man you are looking for." And he led them to Samaria.

    20When they entered Samaria, Elisha said, "LORD, open the eyes of these men so they can see." The LORD opened their eyes, and they looked and realized they were inside Samaria.

    21When the king of Israel saw them, he said to Elisha, "My father, should I kill them? Should I kill them?"

  • 2 Kgs 7:1-2
    2 verses
    69%

    1Elisha said, "Listen to the word of the Lord. This is what the Lord says: About this time tomorrow, a seah of fine flour will sell for a shekel, and two seahs of barley will sell for a shekel at the gate of Samaria."

    2The officer on whose arm the king was leaning replied to the man of God, "Even if the Lord were to open the floodgates of heaven, could this happen?" Elisha answered, "You will see it with your own eyes, but you will not eat any of it."

  • 2 Kgs 3:16-17
    2 verses
    69%

    16And he said, "This is what the LORD says: Make this valley full of ditches."

    17For this is what the LORD says: You will not see wind or rain, but this valley will be filled with water, and you, your livestock, and your animals will drink.

  • Amos 4:8
    69%

    8People staggered from city to city for water but were not satisfied, yet you did not return to Me,' declares the LORD.

  • 1 Kgs 17:1-2
    2 verses
    69%

    1Elijah, the Tishbite from the inhabitants of Gilead, said to Ahab, "As the LORD, the God of Israel, lives, whom I serve, there will be neither dew nor rain in these years, except by my word."

    2And the word of the LORD came to him, saying,

  • 2 Kgs 3:11
    68%

    11But Jehoshaphat asked, "Is there no prophet of the LORD here, through whom we may inquire of the LORD?" One of the servants of the king of Israel answered, "Elisha, son of Shaphat, who used to pour water on the hands of Elijah, is here."

  • Ps 107:34
    68%

    34and a fruitful land into a salt waste, because of the wickedness of those who dwell there.

  • 2 Kgs 6:1-2
    2 verses
    68%

    1The sons of the prophets said to Elisha, "Look, the place where we are living under your supervision is too small for us."

    2Let us go to the Jordan, and let each of us take a log from there, and let us build a place for us to live there. And he said, "Go."

  • 2 Kgs 3:19
    68%

    19You will destroy every fortified city and every major town, cut down every good tree, stop up all the springs, and ruin every good field with stones.

  • 2 Kgs 4:2-3
    2 verses
    68%

    2Elisha said to her, "What can I do for you? Tell me, what do you have in your house?" She replied, "Your servant has nothing in the house except a small jar of oil."

    3Then he said, "Go, borrow empty vessels from all your neighbors. Get as many as you can. Do not gather too few."

  • Jer 14:3-4
    2 verses
    68%

    3The nobles sent their servants for water; they went to the cisterns but found no water. They returned with their vessels empty; they were ashamed and humiliated, covering their heads.

    4Because the ground is cracked due to the lack of rain in the land, the farmers are ashamed; they cover their heads.

  • Num 13:19
    67%

    19Is the land they live in good or bad? Are the towns they dwell in unwalled or fortified?

  • 2 Kgs 2:4
    67%

    4Then Elijah said to him, "Please stay here, for the LORD has sent me to Jericho." But Elisha replied, "As the LORD lives and as you live, I will not leave you." So they went to Jericho.

  • Jer 17:6
    67%

    6They will be like a shrub in the desert, dwelling in a parched place in the wilderness, in a land of salt where no one lives, and will not see when prosperity comes.

  • 2 Kgs 2:14-16
    3 verses
    67%

    14He took the cloak that had fallen from Elijah and struck the water with it. 'Where now is the LORD, the God of Elijah?' he asked. When he struck the water, it divided to the right and to the left, and he crossed over.

    15The company of the prophets from Jericho saw him from a distance and said, 'The spirit of Elijah is resting on Elisha.' And they went to meet him and bowed to the ground before him.

    16They said to him, 'Look, we have fifty able men among your servants. Let them go and search for your master. Perhaps the Spirit of the LORD has picked him up and set him down on some mountain or in some valley.' But Elisha replied, 'Do not send them.'

  • 1 Kgs 18:5
    67%

    5Ahab said to Obadiah, "Go through the land to all the springs and brooks. Perhaps we can find grass to keep the horses and mules alive and avoid losing the animals."

  • 2 Kgs 4:41
    66%

    41Elisha said, 'Get some flour.' He threw it into the pot and said, 'Serve it to the people to eat.' And there was nothing harmful in the pot.

  • Jer 2:13
    66%

    13For my people have committed two evils: they have forsaken me, the spring of living water, and they have dug their own cisterns—broken cisterns that cannot hold water.

  • Joel 1:17
    66%

    17The seeds shrivel beneath their clods, the storehouses are desolate, the granaries are broken down, for the grain has dried up.

  • 2 Kgs 4:14
    66%

    14Elisha asked, "What then can be done for her?" Gehazi answered, "Well, she has no son, and her husband is old."

  • 2 Kgs 6:15
    66%

    15When the servant of the man of God got up early the next morning and went out, he saw an army with horses and chariots surrounding the city. He said, "Oh no, my master! What shall we do?"

  • Isa 32:13
    66%

    13The land of my people will be covered with thorns and briers, indeed over all the joyful houses in the jubilant city.

  • 1 Kgs 17:8
    66%

    8Then the word of the LORD came to him, saying,

  • Jer 22:8
    66%

    8Many nations will pass by this city and ask one another, 'Why has the LORD done such a thing to this great city?'

  • Ezek 47:8
    66%

    8He said to me, 'This water flows toward the eastern region and goes down into the Arabah, where it enters the Dead Sea. When it flows into the sea, the water there becomes fresh.'

  • 1 Sam 9:11
    66%

    11As they were climbing the hill to the town, they met young women coming out to draw water, and they asked them, "Is the seer here?"

  • Isa 1:22
    66%

    22Your silver has become dross, your wine is diluted with water.

  • Job 24:11
    66%

    11They press oil between the rows, they tread the wine presses, yet they go thirsty.

  • 2 Kgs 2:2
    66%

    2Elijah said to Elisha, "Please stay here, for the LORD has sent me to Bethel." But Elisha replied, "As the LORD lives and as you live, I will not leave you." So they went to Bethel.

  • 2 Kgs 6:33
    66%

    33While he was still speaking with them, the messenger came down to him. The king said, "This disaster is from the LORD. Why should I wait any longer for the LORD?"

  • 2 Kgs 8:1
    66%

    1Elisha spoke to the woman whose son he had restored to life, saying, "Arise, take your household, and go live in whatever place you can, for the LORD has called for a famine, and it will come upon the land for seven years."

  • 2 Kgs 7:19
    65%

    19The officer had answered the man of God, "Look, even if the Lord were to open the floodgates of the heavens, could this happen?" The man of God had replied, "You will see it with your own eyes, but you will not eat any of it!"

  • Jer 4:26
    65%

    26I looked, and behold, the fertile land was a wilderness, and all its cities were torn down before the LORD, in the heat of His fierce anger.

  • 2 Kgs 5:26
    65%

    26But Elisha said to him, 'Was my spirit not with you when the man got down from his chariot to meet you? Is this the time to take money or accept clothes, olive groves, vineyards, sheep, cattle, male servants, and female servants?'