2 Kings 6:27

And he said, If the Lord do not help thee, whence shall I help thee? out of the barnfloor, or out of the winepress?

Cross-reference

2 Kings 4:2 Contrast

2 Kings 4:2 records a similar scarcity — the widow has only a pot of oil — but with Elisha's help, God provides, unlike the king's helplessness here.

Psalm 118:8 Parallel

Psalm 118:8 states it's better to trust in the LORD than in man — directly supporting the king's statement that he cannot help.

Psalm 118:9 Parallel

Psalm 118:9 says it's better to trust in the LORD than in princes — the king himself is a prince admitting he cannot help.

Psalm 146:3 Parallel

Psalm 146:3 warns against trusting in princes — the king himself is a prince admitting he cannot provide salvation.

Jeremiah 17:5 curses trusting in man — echoing the king's admission that only God can help, not human resources.

Deuteronomy 28:8 promises God's blessing on storehouses — the very resources the king says he cannot supply without the Lord.

Psalm 60:11 Parallel

Psalm 60:11 declares human help is vain — reinforcing the king's admission that only the LORD can truly help.

Psalm 62:8 Parallel

Psalm 62:8 calls people to trust God as their refuge — echoing the king's implied reliance on the LORD alone for help.

Psalm 107:12 describes people brought low with no helper — the same helplessness the king admits in this siege.

Psalm 124:1-3 acknowledges that without the LORD's help, enemies would have swallowed them — confirming the king's point that only God can save.

Psalm 127:1 Parallel

Psalm 127:1 says all human labor is vain unless the LORD is behind it — paralleling the king's admission that without God, he can do nothing.