2 Kings 5:8

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

But when Elisha the man of God heard that the king of Israel had torn his clothes, he sent a message to the king, “Why have you torn your clothes? Let him come to me, that he may learn that there is a prophet in Israel.”

Cross References

2 Samuel 3:31

Then David said to Joab and to all the people who were with him, “Tear your clothes, put on sackcloth, and mourn over Abner.” And King David followed the bier.

1 Kings 12:22

But the word of God came to Shemaiah the man of God:

1 Kings 17:24

So the woman said to Elijah, “Now I know that you are a man of God and that the word of the Lord in your mouth is truth.”

2 Kings 1:6

They answered him, “There came a man to meet us, who said to us, ‘Go back to the king who sent you and say to him: Thus says the Lord: Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are sending to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore you shall not leave the bed to which you have gone but shall surely die.’ ”

2 Kings 5:15

Then he returned to the man of God, he and all his company; he came and stood before him and said, “Now I know that there is no God in all the earth except in Israel; please accept a present from your servant.”

2 Kings 5:3

She said to her mistress, “If only my lord were with the prophet who is in Samaria! He would cure him of his skin disease.”

2 Kings 5:7

When the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes and said, “Am I God, to give death or life, that this man sends word to me to cure a man of his skin disease? Just look and see how he is trying to pick a quarrel with me.”

2 Kings 5:9

So Naaman came with his horses and chariots and halted at the entrance of Elisha’s house.

Exodus 11:8

Then all these officials of yours shall come down to me and bow low to me, saying, ‘Leave us, you and all the people who follow you.’ After that I will leave.” And in hot anger he left Pharaoh.

Ezekiel 2:5

Whether they hear or refuse to hear (for they are a rebellious house), they shall know that there has been a prophet among them.

Hosea 12:13

By a prophet the Lord brought Israel up from Egypt, and by a prophet he was guarded.

Romans 11:13

Now I am speaking to you gentiles. Inasmuch as I am an apostle to the gentiles, I celebrate my ministry

1 Samuel 9:6

But he said to him, “There is a man of God in this town; he is a man held in honor. Whatever he says always comes true. Let us go there now; perhaps he will tell us about the journey on which we have set out.”