2 Kings 10:30
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 10:30 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 10:30 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And the LORD said unto Jehu, Because thou hast done well in executing that which is right in mine eyes, and hast done un..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 10:30 — KJV
“And the LORD said unto Jehu, Because thou hast done well in executing that which is right in mine eyes, and hast done unto the house of Ahab according to all that was in mine heart, thy children of the fourth generation shall sit on the throne of Israel.”
— 2 Kings 10:30 (KJV)
2 Kings 10:30 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 10:30
“This was the word of the LORD which he spake unto Jehu, saying, Thy sons shall sit on the throne of Israel unto the fourth generation. And so it came to pass.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 10:30: lord, jehu, fourth
“And also thus said the king, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, which hath given one to sit on my throne this day, mine eyes even seeing it.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 10:30: lord, mine, eyes
“And Solomon said, Thou hast shewed unto thy servant David my father great mercy, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee; and thou hast kept for him this great kindness, that thou hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day. mercy: or, bounty”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 10:30: hast, right, according
“Therefore now, LORD God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father that thou promisedst him, saying, There shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit on the throne of Israel; so that thy children take heed to their way, that they walk before me as thou hast walked before me. fail...: Heb. be cut off unto thee a man from my sight so that: Heb. only if”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 10:30: lord, hast, children
“And the LORD said unto him, I have heard thy prayer and thy supplication, that thou hast made before me: I have hallowed this house, which thou hast built, to put my name there for ever; and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 10:30: lord, hast, mine
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