2 Kings 6:27

“And he said, If the LORD do not help thee, whence shall I help thee? out of the barnfloor, or out of the winepress?”

"And he said, If the LORD do not help thee, whence shall I help thee? out of the barnfloor, or out of the winepress?" - 2 Kings 6:27
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What does 2 Kings 6:27 mean?

2 Kings 6:27 KJV: "And he said, If the LORD do not help thee, whence shall I help thee? out of the barnfloor, or out of the winepress?" The book of 2 Kings is a historical account of the kings of Israel and Judah, as well as the prophets and other significant figures during that…

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The Limits of Human Help: Trusting the Divine Provider

In the heart of a crisis, one often seeks help from various sources, and the account in 2 Kings 6:27 starkly illustrates the futility of human assistance when divine aid is absent. The verse reads: "And he said, If the LORD do not help thee, whence shall I help thee? out of the…

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A Prayer for Divine Help in Times of Desperation

Heavenly Father, We come before You today with hearts that are heavy and burdened, seeking Your divine help and guidance in our times of need. Lord, as we reflect on the words of 2 Kings 6:27, we are reminded of the dire situations that often surround us. The bleakness of…

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2 Kings 6:27 - "And he said, If the LORD do not help thee, whence shall I help thee? out of the barnfloor, or out of the winepress?"
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1 Samuel 27:6 - "Then Achish gave him Ziklag that day: wherefore Ziklag pertaineth unto the kings of Judah unto this day."
2 Chronicles 35:27 - "And his deeds, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah."
2 Kings 15:6 - "And the rest of the acts of Azariah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?"
Jehoiachin is released from Babylonian jail 2 kings 25: 27
2 Kings 19:27 - "But I know thy abode, and thy going out, and thy coming in, and thy rage against me."
2 Kings 10:27 - "And they brake down the image of Baal, and brake down the house of Baal, and made it a draught house unto this day."
2 Chronicles 27:7 - "¶ Now the rest of the acts of Jotham, and all his wars, and his ways, lo, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah."
1Esdy 2:27 (KJVA) 27 And the men therein were given to rebellion and war: and that mighty kings and fierce were in Jerusalem, who reigned and exacted tributes in Celosyria and Phenice.
2 Kings 15:27 - "¶ In the two and fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah Pekah the son of Remaliah began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned twenty years."
2 Kings 6:16 - "And he answered, Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them."
2 Chronicles 27:6 - "So Jotham became mighty, because he prepared his ways before the LORD his God."
2 Kings 8:27 - "And he walked in the way of the house of Ahab, and did evil in the sight of the LORD, as did the house of Ahab: for he was the son in law of the house of Ahab."
2 Kings 3:6 - "¶ And king Jehoram went out of Samaria the same time, and numbered all Israel."
2 Kings 12:6 - "But it was so, that in the three and twentieth year of king Jehoash the priests had not repaired the breaches of the house."
2 Kings 14:27 - "And the LORD said not that he would blot out the name of Israel from under heaven: but he saved them by the hand of Jeroboam the son of Joash."
2 Kings 6:4 - "So he went with them. And when they came to Jordan, they cut down wood."
2 Kings 6:6 - "And the man of God said, Where fell it? And he shewed him the place. And he cut down a stick, and cast it in thither; and the iron did swim."
2 Kings 22:6 - "Unto carpenters, and builders, and masons, and to buy timber and hewn stone to repair the house."
2 Kings 25:6 - "So they took the king, and brought him up to the king of Babylon to Riblah; and they gave judgment upon him."
2 Kings 24:6 - "So Jehoiakim slept with his fathers: and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his stead."
2 Kings 5:27 - "The leprosy therefore of Naaman shall cleave unto thee, and unto thy seed for ever. And he went out from his presence a leper as white as snow."
2 Chronicles 28:27 - "And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city, even in Jerusalem: but they brought him not into the sepulchres of the kings of Israel: and Hezekiah his son reigned in his stead."
1 Kings 6:27 - "And he set the cherubims within the inner house: and they stretched forth the wings of the cherubims, so that the wing of the one touched the one wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall; and their wings touched one another in the midst of the house."
2 Kings 6:7 - "Therefore said he, Take it up to thee. And he put out his hand, and took it."
2 Kings 7:6 - "For the Lord had made the host of the Syrians to hear a noise of chariots, and a noise of horses, even the noise of a great host: and they said one to another, Lo, the king of Israel hath hired against us the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of the Egyptians, to come upon us."
2 Kings 6:8 - "¶ Then the king of Syria warred against Israel, and took counsel with his servants, saying, In such and such a place shall be my camp."
"Then Achish gave him Ziklag that day: wherefore Ziklag pertaineth unto the kings of Judah unto this day." - 1 Samuel 27:6