2 Kings 9:18
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 9:18 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 9:18 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "So there went one on horseback to meet him, and said, Thus saith the king, Is it peace? And Jehu said, What hast thou to..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 9:18 — KJV
“So there went one on horseback to meet him, and said, Thus saith the king, Is it peace? And Jehu said, What hast thou to do with peace? turn thee behind me. And the watchman told, saying, The messenger came to them, but he cometh not again.”
— 2 Kings 9:18 (KJV)
2 Kings 9:18 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 9:18
“And they said unto him, There came a man up to meet us, and said unto us, Go, turn again unto the king that sent you, and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that thou sendest to enquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron? therefore thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 9:18: one, meet, thus
“And the watchman told, saying, He came even unto them, and cometh not again: and the driving is like the driving of Jehu the son of Nimshi; for he driveth furiously. driving: or, marching furiously: Heb. in madness”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 9:18: jehu, watchman, told
“And the messengers returned to Jacob, saying, We came to thy brother Esau, and also he cometh to meet thee, and four hundred men with him.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 9:18: meet, turn, saying
“And it came to pass, when the king of Ai saw it, that they hasted and rose up early, and the men of the city went out against Israel to battle, he and all his people, at a time appointed, before the plain; but he wist not that there were liers in ambush against him behind the city.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 9:18: went, king, hast
“So David's young men turned their way, and went again, and came and told him all those sayings.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 9:18: went, turn, told
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