2 Kings 9:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 9:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 9:17 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And there stood a watchman on the tower in Jezreel, and he spied the company of Jehu as he came, and said, I see a compa..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 9:17 — KJV
“And there stood a watchman on the tower in Jezreel, and he spied the company of Jehu as he came, and said, I see a company. And Joram said, Take an horseman, and send to meet them, and let him say, Is it peace?”
— 2 Kings 9:17 (KJV)
2 Kings 9:17 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 9:17
“And one of his servants answered and said, Let some take, I pray thee, five of the horses that remain, which are left in the city, (behold, they are as all the multitude of Israel that are left in it: behold, I say, they are even as all the multitude of the Israelites that are consumed:) and let us send and see. in the city: Heb. in it”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 9:17: see, take, send
“The LORD God of heaven, which took me from my father's house, and from the land of my kindred, and which spake unto me, and that sware unto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land; he shall send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife unto my son from thence.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 9:17: see, take, send
“And it came to pass, when he saw the earring and bracelets upon his sister's hands, and when he heard the words of Rebekah his sister, saying, Thus spake the man unto me; that he came unto the man; and, behold, he stood by the camels at the well.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 9:17: stood, came, let
“And Moses said unto the LORD, See, thou sayest unto me, Bring up this people: and thou hast not let me know whom thou wilt send with me. Yet thou hast said, I know thee by name, and thou hast also found grace in my sight.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 9:17: see, send, let
“And David spake to the men that stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man that killeth this Philistine, and taketh away the reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 9:17: stood, take, let
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