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2Ki 8:1 — Then spake Elisha unto the woman, whose son he had restored to life, saying, Arise, and go thou and thine household, and sojourn wheresoever thou canst sojourn: for the LORD hath called for a famine; and it shall also come upon the land seven years.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

Entire Verse.		A. M. 3113. B.C. 891.
whose son		2Ki 4:18,31-35
sojourn		Gen 12:10; Gen 26:1; Gen 47:4; Rth 1:1
the LORD		Gen 41:25,28,32; Lev 26:19,20,26; Deu 28:22-24,38-40; 1Ki 17:1; 1Ki 18:2; Psa 105:16; Psa 107:34; Hag 1:11; Luk 21:11,22; Act 11:28
called for a famine		Jer 25:29
seven years		Gen 41:27; 2Sa 21:1; 2Sa 24:13; Luk 4:25

Correlating Passages

whose son

	2Ki 4:18	And when the child was grown, it fell on a day, that he went out to his father to the reapers.
	2Ki 4:31	And Gehazi passed on before them, and laid the staff upon the face of the child; but [there was] neither voice, nor hearing. Wherefore he went again to meet him, and told him, saying, The child is not awaked.
	2Ki 4:32	And when Elisha was come into the house, behold, the child was dead, [and] laid upon his bed.
	2Ki 4:33	He went in therefore, and shut the door upon them twain, and prayed unto the LORD.
	2Ki 4:34	And he went up, and lay upon the child, and put his mouth upon his mouth, and his eyes upon his eyes, and his hands upon his hands: and he stretched himself upon the child; and the flesh of the child waxed warm.
	2Ki 4:35	Then he returned, and walked in the house to and fro; and went up, and stretched himself upon him: and the child sneezed seven times, and the child opened his eyes.

sojourn

	Gen 12:10	And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine [was] grievous in the land.
	Gen 26:1	And there was a famine in the land, beside the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the Philistines unto Gerar.
	Gen 47:4	They said moreover unto Pharaoh, For to sojourn in the land are we come; for thy servants have no pasture for their flocks; for the famine [is] sore in the land of Canaan: now therefore, we pray thee, let thy servants dwell in the land of Goshen.
	Rth 1:1	Now it came to pass in the days when the judges ruled, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Bethlehemjudah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons.

the LORD

	Gen 41:25	And Joseph said unto Pharaoh, The dream of Pharaoh [is] one: God hath shewed Pharaoh what he [is] about to do.
	Gen 41:28	This [is] the thing which I have spoken unto Pharaoh: What God [is] about to do he sheweth unto Pharaoh.
	Gen 41:32	And for that the dream was doubled unto Pharaoh twice; [it is] because the thing [is] established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass.
	Lev 26:19	And I will break the pride of your power; and I will make your heaven as iron, and your earth as brass:
	Lev 26:20	And your strength shall be spent in vain: for your land shall not yield her increase, neither shall the trees of the land yield their fruits.
	Lev 26:26	[And] when I have broken the staff of your bread, ten women shall bake your bread in one oven, and they shall deliver [you] your bread again by weight: and ye shall eat, and not be satisfied.
	Deu 28:22	The LORD shall smite thee with a consumption, and with a fever, and with an inflammation, and with an extreme burning, and with the sword, and with blasting, and with mildew; and they shall pursue thee until thou perish.
	Deu 28:23	And thy heaven that [is] over thy head shall be brass, and the earth that is under thee [shall be] iron.
	Deu 28:24	The LORD shall make the rain of thy land powder and dust: from heaven shall it come down upon thee, until thou be destroyed.
	Deu 28:38	Thou shalt carry much seed out into the field, and shalt gather [but] little in; for the locust shall consume it.
	Deu 28:39	Thou shalt plant vineyards, and dress [them], but shalt neither drink [of] the wine, nor gather [the grapes]; for the worms shall eat them.
	Deu 28:40	Thou shalt have olive trees throughout all thy coasts, but thou shalt not anoint [thyself] with the oil; for thine olive shall cast [his fruit].
	1Ki 17:1	And Elijah the Tishbite, [who was] of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, [As] the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.
	1Ki 18:2	And Elijah went to shew himself unto Ahab. And [there was] a sore famine in Samaria.
	Psa 105:16	Moreover he called for a famine upon the land: he brake the whole staff of bread.
	Psa 107:34	A fruitful land into barrenness, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein.
	Hag 1:11	And I called for a drought upon the land, and upon the mountains, and upon the corn, and upon the new wine, and upon the oil, and upon [that] which the ground bringeth forth, and upon men, and upon cattle, and upon all the labour of the hands.
	Luk 21:11	And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.
	Luk 21:22	For these be the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled.
	Act 11:28	And there stood up one of them named Agabus, and signified by the Spirit that there should be great dearth throughout all the world: which came to pass in the days of Claudius Caesar.

called for a famine

Jer 25:29

For, lo, I begin to bring evil on the city which is called by my name, and should ye be utterly unpunished? Ye shall not be unpunished: for I will call for a sword upon all the inhabitants of the earth, saith the LORD of hosts.

seven years

	Gen 41:27	And the seven thin and ill favoured kine that came up after them [are] seven years; and the seven empty ears blasted with the east wind shall be seven years of famine.
	2Sa 21:1	Then there was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year; and David enquired of the LORD. And the LORD answered, [It is] for Saul, and for [his] bloody house, because he slew the Gibeonites.
	2Sa 24:13	So Gad came to David, and told him, and said unto him, Shall seven years of famine come unto thee in thy land? or wilt thou flee three months before thine enemies, while they pursue thee? or that there be three days' pestilence in thy land? now advise, and see what answer I shall return to him that sent me.
	Luk 4:25	But I tell you of a truth, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when great famine was throughout all the land;

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