2 Kings 10:8
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 10:8 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 10:8 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And there came a messenger, and told him, saying, They have brought the heads of the king's sons. And he said, Lay ye th..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 10:8 — KJV
“And there came a messenger, and told him, saying, They have brought the heads of the king's sons. And he said, Lay ye them in two heaps at the entering in of the gate until the morning.”
— 2 Kings 10:8 (KJV)
2 Kings 10:8 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 10:8
“Saul also sent messengers unto David's house, to watch him, and to slay him in the morning: and Michal David's wife told him, saying, If thou save not thy life to night, to morrow thou shalt be slain.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 10:8: messenger, told, saying
“And Abigail came to Nabal; and, behold, he held a feast in his house, like the feast of a king; and Nabal's heart was merry within him, for he was very drunken: wherefore she told him nothing, less or more, until the morning light.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 10:8: came, told, king
“Then the king arose, and sat in the gate. And they told unto all the people, saying, Behold, the king doth sit in the gate. And all the people came before the king: for Israel had fled every man to his tent.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 10:8: came, told, saying
“And it came to pass at the end of three years, that two of the servants of Shimei ran away unto Achish son of Maachah king of Gath. And they told Shimei, saying, Behold, thy servants be in Gath.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 10:8: came, told, saying
“And it came to pass as the man of God had spoken to the king, saying, Two measures of barley for a shekel, and a measure of fine flour for a shekel, shall be to morrow about this time in the gate of Samaria:”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 10:8: came, saying, king
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