2 Kings 10:24
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 10:24 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 10:24 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And when they went in to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings, Jehu appointed fourscore men without, and said, If any of..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 10:24 — KJV
“And when they went in to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings, Jehu appointed fourscore men without, and said, If any of the men whom I have brought into your hands escape, he that letteth him go, his life shall be for the life of him.”
— 2 Kings 10:24 (KJV)
2 Kings 10:24 in Context — About the Book of 2 Kings
2 Kings races through the divided kingdom's final centuries — Elisha's double-portion miracles, kings good and evil, and finally exile to Assyria and Babylon. Yet miracles keep breaking in: floating axe heads, healed lepers, resurrection. God stays powerfully present even in national decline.
Cross-References for 2 Kings 10:24
“Then Hezekiah answered and said, Now ye have consecrated yourselves unto the LORD, come near and bring sacrifices and thank offerings into the house of the LORD. And the congregation brought in sacrifices and thank offerings; and as many as were of a free heart burnt offerings. consecrated...: or, filled your hand”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 10:24: offer, sacrifices, burnt
“And Moses said, Thou must give us also sacrifices and burnt offerings, that we may sacrifice unto the LORD our God. us: Heb. into our hands”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 10:24: offer, sacrifices, burnt
“Also Jehoiada appointed the offices of the house of the LORD by the hand of the priests the Levites, whom David had distributed in the house of the LORD, to offer the burnt offerings of the LORD, as it is written in the law of Moses, with rejoicing and with singing, as it was ordained by David. as it was...: Heb. by the hands of David”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 10:24: offer, burnt, offerings
“And no sin offering, whereof any of the blood is brought into the tabernacle of the congregation to reconcile withal in the holy place, shall be eaten: it shall be burnt in the fire.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 10:24: offer, burnt, any
“And the Levites took down the ark of the LORD, and the coffer that was with it, wherein the jewels of gold were, and put them on the great stone: and the men of Bethshemesh offered burnt offerings and sacrificed sacrifices the same day unto the LORD.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 10:24: offer, sacrifices, burnt
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