2 Kings 20:7

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“Then Isaiah said, “Prepare a poultice of figs.” So they brought it and applied it to the boil, and Hezekiah recovered.”

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BSBPD

“Then Isaiah said, “Prepare a poultice of figs.” So they brought it and applied it to the boil, and Hezekiah recovered.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And Isaiah said, Take a lump of figs. And they took and laid it on the boil, and he recovered.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And Isaiah said, Take a cake of figs. And they took and laid it on the boil, and he recovered.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And Isaiah saith, `Take ye a cake of figs;' and they take and lay <FI>it<Fi> on the boil, and he reviveth.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 2 Kings 20:7 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 2 Kings 2:20“Bring me a new bowl,” he replied, “and put some salt in it.” So they brought it to him,
  2. 2 Kings 4:41Then Elisha said, “Get some flour.” He threw it into the pot and said, “Pour it out for the people to eat.” And there was nothing harmful in the pot.
  3. Isaiah 38:21Now Isaiah had said, “Prepare a lump of pressed figs and apply it to the boil, and he will recover.”

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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