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2 Kings 6:9

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And the man of God sent unto the king of Israel, saying, Beware that thou pass not such a place; for thither the Syrians are come down.
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  1. Amos 3:7Rank 1 from verse 9
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    7Surely the Lord God will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.

  2. 1 Kings 20:13Rank 2 from verse 9
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    13¶ And, behold, there came a prophet unto Ahab king of Israel, saying, Thus saith the Lord, Hast thou seen all this great multitude? behold, I will deliver it into thine hand this day; and thou shalt know that I am the Lord.

  3. 1 Kings 20:28Rank 3 from verse 9
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    28¶ And there came a man of God, and spake unto the king of Israel, and said, Thus saith the Lord, Because the Syrians have said, The Lord is God of the hills, but he is not God of the valleys, therefore will I deliver all this great multitude into thine hand, and ye shall know that I am the Lord.

  4. 2 Kings 3:17–19Rank 4 from verse 9
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    17For thus saith the Lord, Ye shall not see wind, neither shall ye see rain; yet that valley shall be filled with water, that ye may drink, both ye, and your cattle, and your beasts.

    18And this is but a light thing in the sight of the Lord: he will deliver the Moabites also into your hand.

    19And ye shall smite every fenced city, and every choice city, and shall fell every good tree, and stop all wells of water, and mar every good piece of land with stones.

  5. 2 Kings 4:27Rank 5 from verse 9
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    27And when she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught him by the feet: but Gehazi came near to thrust her away. And the man of God said, Let her alone; for her soul is vexed within her: and the Lord hath hid it from me, and hath not told me.

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2 Kings 6:9

COMBINED MEANING

man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

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king

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A sovereign ruler; one exercising royal authority over a kingdom.

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Israel

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The name given to Jacob and, by extension, his descendants, their nation, or the people so called.

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beware

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To take heed, be cautious, watch, or guard oneself against a person, act, teaching, danger, or neglect.

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thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

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COMBINED MEANING

pass

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To go by, through, over, or beyond; to happen, cease, or be transferred.

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place

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Sense 1: A physical location or room. Sense 2: A position or office. Sense 3: An occasion, circumstance, or passage. Sense 4: To set, fix, locate, or establish.

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for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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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.

9And the man of God sent unto the king of Israel, saying, Beware that thou pass not such a place; for thither the Syrians are come down.

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10And the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of, and saved himself there, not once nor twice.

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