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2 Kings 6:28-29

28 Then he asked her, “What’s the matter?”
She answered, “This woman said to me, ‘Give up your son so we may eat him today, and tomorrow we’ll eat my son.’

29 So we cooked my son and ate him. The next day I said to her, ‘Give up your son so we may eat him,’ but she had hidden him.”

Cross References for 2 Kings 6:28-29

Genesis 21:17 - God heard the boy crying, and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven and said to her, “Wh... Click to read the verse Genesis 21:17 Click to read the verse Genesis 21:17

Isaiah 49:15 - “Can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the child she has borne? ... Click to read the verse Isaiah 49:15 Click to read the verse Isaiah 49:15

Judges 18:23 - As they shouted after them, the Danites turned and said to Micah, “What’s the matter with you t... Click to read the verse Judges 18:23 Click to read the verse Judges 18:23

Isaiah 22:1 - A Prophecy About Jerusalem An oracle concerning the Valley of Vision: What troubles you now, th... Click to read the verse Isaiah 22:1 Click to read the verse Isaiah 22:1

2 Samuel 14:5 - The king asked her, “What is troubling you?” She said, “I am indeed a widow; my husband is dead. Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 14:5 Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 14:5

1 Samuel 1:8 - Elkanah her husband would say to her, “Hannah, why are you weeping? Why don’t you eat? Why are ... Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 1:8 Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 1:8

Leviticus 26:29 - You will eat the flesh of your sons and the flesh of your daughters. Click to read the verse Leviticus 26:29 Click to read the verse Leviticus 26:29

Luke 23:29 - For the time will come when you will say, ‘Blessed are the barren women, the wombs that never b... Click to read the verse Luke 23:29 Click to read the verse Luke 23:29

Ezekiel 5:10 - Therefore in your midst fathers will eat their children, and children will eat their fathers. I... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 5:10 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 5:10

Deuteronomy 28:53-57 - Because of the suffering that your enemy will inflict on you during the siege, you will eat the... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 28:53-57 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 28:53-57

Lamentations 4:10 - With their own hands compassionate women have cooked their own children, who became their food ... Click to read the verse Lamentations 4:10 Click to read the verse Lamentations 4:10

Psalms 114:5 - Why was it, O sea, that you fled, O Jordan, that you turned back, Click to read the verse Psalms 114:5 Click to read the verse Psalms 114:5

Isaiah 9:20-21 - On the right they will devour, but still be hungry; on the left they will eat, but not be satis... Click to read the verse Isaiah 9:20-21 Click to read the verse Isaiah 9:20-21

Matthew 24:18-21 - Let no one in the field go back to get his cloak. Click to read the verse Matthew 24:18-21 Click to read the verse Matthew 24:18-21