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2 Kings 2:2

2 Kings 2:2

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Canne, Browne, Blayney, Scott, and others · Public Domain

Tarry here: Ruth 1:15-16; 2 Samuel 15:19-20; John 6:67-68

As the Lord: 2 Kings 2:4, 2 Kings 2:6, 2 Kings 4:30; 1 Samuel 1:26, 1 Samuel 17:55, 1 Samuel 25:26; Jeremiah 4:2

I will not: Ruth 1:16-18; 2 Samuel 15:21; 1 John 2:19

Bethel: Genesis 28:19; 1 Kings 12:29, 1 Kings 12:33, 1 Kings 13:1-2

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