2 Kings 9:20
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 9:20 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 9:20 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And the watchman told, saying, He came even unto them, and cometh not again: and the driving is like the driving of Jehu..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 9:20 — KJV
“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”
— 2 Kings 9:20 (KJV)
2 Kings 9:20 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 9:20
“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.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 9:20: watchman, told, saying
“And also by the hand of the prophet Jehu the son of Hanani came the word of the LORD against Baasha, and against his house, even for all the evil that he did in the sight of the LORD, in provoking him to anger with the work of his hands, in being like the house of Jeroboam; and because he killed him.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 9:20: came, even, again
“And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, even Jericho. And they went, and came into an harlot's house, named Rahab, and lodged there. sent: or, had sent lodged: Heb. lay”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 9:20: saying, came, even
“And the watchman said, Me thinketh the running of the foremost is like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok. And the king said, He is a good man, and cometh with good tidings. Me...: Heb. I see the running”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 9:20: watchman, cometh, like
“Then the word of the LORD came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying,”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 9:20: saying, came, again
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