2 Kings 7:3

And there were four leprous men at the entering in of the gate: and they said one to another, Why sit we here until we die?

Cross-references

2 Kings 7:4 Parallel

In 2 Kings 7:4, the lepers reason that staying means death, so they decide to go to the Syrian camp — continuing their story.

2 Kings 7:9 Parallel

In 2 Kings 7:9, the same lepers decide to share the good news, continuing the narrative of their discovery of the abandoned camp.

Leviticus 13:46 Historical context

Leviticus 13:46 gives the law requiring lepers to live outside the camp, explaining why these four are at the gate.

Numbers 5:2–4 Historical context

Numbers 5:2-4 commands that lepers be sent outside the camp, which is why the four lepers are isolated at the city gate.

Numbers 12:14 describes Miriam's temporary isolation for leprosy — another example of a leper being put outside the camp.

Luke 17:12 Parallel

Luke 17:12 has ten lepers standing at a distance — the same posture of isolation as the lepers at the gate, forming a thematic parallel.