2 Kings 8:6

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

The king asked the woman to tell her story, and she told him everything that had happened. He then said to one of his officials, “I want you to make sure that this woman gets back everything that belonged to her, including the money her crops have made since the day she left Israel.”

Cross References

Genesis 37:36

Meanwhile, the Midianites had sold Joseph in Egypt to a man named Potiphar, who was the king's official in charge of the palace guard.

2 Samuel 9:7

David said, “Don't be afraid. I'll be kind to you because Jonathan was your father. I'm going to give you back the land that belonged to your grandfather Saul. Besides that, you will always eat with me at my table.”

2 Kings 8:5

While Gehazi was telling him that Elisha had brought a dead boy back to life, the woman and her son arrived. “Here's the boy, Your Majesty,” Gehazi said. “And this is his mother.”

2 Kings 8:7

Some time later Elisha went to the capital city of Damascus to visit King Benhadad of Syria, who was sick. And when Benhadad was told he was there,

2 Kings 9:32

He looked up towards the window and asked, “Is anyone up there on my side?” A few palace workers stuck their heads out of a window,

1 Chronicles 28:1

David called a meeting in Jerusalem for all Israel's leaders, including the tribal leaders, the government officials, the army commanders, the officials in charge of the royal property and livestock, the palace officials, and the brave warriors.

Proverbs 16:7

When we please the LORD, even our enemies make friends with us.

Proverbs 21:1

The LORD controls rulers, just as he determines the course of rivers.

Deuteronomy 22:2

If the owner lives too far away, or if you don't know who the owner is, take the animal home with you and take care of it. The owner will come looking for the animal, and then you can give it back.

Judges 11:13

The king of Ammon replied, “Tell Jephthah that the land really belongs to me, all the way from the River Arnon in the south, to the River Jabbok in the north, and west to the River Jordan. When the Israelites came out of Egypt, they stole it. Tell Jephthah to return it to me, and there won't be any war.”