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2 Kings 4:16

And Elisha declared, “At this time next year, you will hold a son in your arms.”

“No, my lord,” she said. “Do not lie to your maidservant, O man of God.”

2 Kings 4:16 BSB

2 Kings 4:16 has 13 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 13 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Genesis 18:10 (21 votes) and Luke 1:13 (16 votes). 18 other verses point back to it. It links with 8 other books, from Genesis 17 to Luke 7.

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Which verses does 2 Kings 4:16 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Genesis 18:1021 votes

    Then the LORD said, “I will surely return to you at this time next year, and your wife Sarah will have a son!” Now Sarah was behind him, listening at the entrance to the tent.

  2. Luke 1:1316 votes

    But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to give him the name John.

  3. 2 Kings 4:2814 votes

    Then she said, “Did I ask you for a son, my lord? Didn’t I say, ‘Do not deceive me?’”

  4. Genesis 17:2112 votes

    But I will establish My covenant with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear to you at this time next year.”

  5. Genesis 18:12–1512 votes

    So she laughed to herself, saying, “After I am worn out and my master is old, will I now have this pleasure?” And the LORD asked Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh and say, ‘Can I really bear a child when I am old?’ …

  6. Genesis 17:16–179 votes

    And I will bless her and will surely give you a son by her. I will bless her, and she will be the mother of nations; kings of peoples will descend from her.” Abraham fell facedown. Then he laughed and said to himself, “Can a child be born to a man who is a hundred years old? Can Sarah give birth at the age of ninety?”

  7. 2 Kings 2:199 votes

    Then the men of the city said to Elisha, “Please note, our lord, that the city’s location is good, as you can see. But the water is bad and the land is unfruitful.”

  8. Psalm 116:119 votes

    In my alarm I said, “All men are liars!”

  9. Luke 1:30–319 votes

    So the angel told her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus.

  10. 1 Kings 17:188 votes

    “O man of God,” said the woman to Elijah, “what have you done to me? Have you come to remind me of my iniquity and cause the death of my son?”

  11. Luke 1:18–208 votes
  12. 1 Kings 18:97 votes
  13. 2 Kings 5:10–115 votes

    Then Elisha sent him a messenger, who said, “Go and wash yourself seven times in the Jordan, and your flesh will be restored, and you will be clean.” But Naaman went away angry, saying, “I thought that he would surely come out, stand and call on the name of the LORD his God, and wave his hand over the spot to cure my leprosy.

Which verses point to 2 Kings 4:16?

The 10 strongest of 18.