Verse 7

But the king of Israel, after reading the letter, was greatly troubled and said, Am I God, to give death and life? why does this man send a leper to me to be made well? is it not clear that he is looking for a cause of war?

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Sam 2:6 : 6 The Lord is the giver of death and life: sending men down to the underworld and lifting them up.
  • 1 Kgs 20:7 : 7 Then the king of Israel sent for all the responsible men of the land, and said, Now will you take note and see the evil purpose of this man: he sent for my wives and my children, my silver and my gold, and I did not keep them back.
  • Gen 30:2 : 2 But Jacob was angry with Rachel, and said, Am I in the place of God, who has kept your body from having fruit?
  • Luke 11:54 : 54 And watching him, for a chance to get something from his words which might be used against him.
  • Deut 32:39 : 39 See now, I myself am he; there is no other god but me: giver of death and life, wounding and making well: and no one has power to make you free from my hand.
  • Acts 14:14 : 14 But when this came to the ears of the Apostles, Paul and Barnabas, they went running out among the people, parting their clothing, and crying out,
  • Num 14:6 : 6 And Joshua, the son of Nun, and Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, two of those who had been to see the land, giving signs of grief,
  • Deut 32:29 : 29 If only they were wise, if only this was clear to them, and they would give thought to their future!
  • 2 Kgs 11:14 : 14 And looking, she saw the king in his regular place by the pillar, and the captains and the horns near him; and all the people of the land giving signs of joy and sounding the horns. Then Athaliah, violently parting her robes, gave a cry, saying, Broken faith, broken faith!
  • 2 Kgs 18:37-19:1 : 37 Then Eliakim, the son of Hilkiah, who was over the house, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah, the son of Asaph, the recorder, came to Hezekiah, with their clothing parted as a sign of grief, and gave him an account of what the Rab-shakeh had said. 1 And on hearing it, King Hezekiah took off his robe, and put on haircloth, and went into the house of the Lord.
  • Jer 36:24 : 24 But they had no fear and gave no signs of grief, not the king or any of his servants, after hearing all these words.
  • Dan 2:11 : 11 The king's request is a very hard one, and there is no other who is able to make it clear to the king, but the gods, whose living-place is not with flesh.
  • Hos 6:1 : 1 Come, let us go back to the Lord; for he has given us wounds and he will make us well; he has given blows and he will give help.
  • Matt 26:65 : 65 Then the high priest, violently parting his robes, said, He has said evil against God: what more need have we of witnesses? for now his words against God have come to your ears: