2 Kings 9:24
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 9:24 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 9:24 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Jehu drew a bow with his full strength, and smote Jehoram between his arms, and the arrow went out at his heart, and..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 9:24 — KJV
“And Jehu drew a bow with his full strength, and smote Jehoram between his arms, and the arrow went out at his heart, and he sunk down in his chariot. drew...: Heb. filled his hand with a bow sunk: Heb. bowed”
— 2 Kings 9:24 (KJV)
2 Kings 9:24 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 9:24
“And a certain man drew a bow at a venture, and smote the king of Israel between the joints of the harness: wherefore he said unto the driver of his chariot, Turn thine hand, and carry me out of the host; for I am wounded. at a...: Heb. in his simplicity joints...: Heb. joints and the breastplate wounded: Heb. made sick”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 9:24: drew, bow, smote
“And a certain man drew a bow at a venture, and smote the king of Israel between the joints of the harness: therefore he said to his chariot man, Turn thine hand, that thou mayest carry me out of the host; for I am wounded. at a venture: Heb. in his simplicity between...: Heb. between the joints and between the breastplate wounded: Heb. made sick”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 9:24: drew, bow, smote
“Bathsheba therefore went unto king Solomon, to speak unto him for Adonijah. And the king rose up to meet her, and bowed himself unto her, and sat down on his throne, and caused a seat to be set for the king's mother; and she sat on his right hand.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 9:24: bow, went, down
“At her feet he bowed, he fell, he lay down: at her feet he bowed, he fell: where he bowed, there he fell down dead. At: Heb. Between dead: Heb. destroyed”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 9:24: bow, between, down
“And the destruction of Ahaziah was of God by coming to Joram: for when he was come, he went out with Jehoram against Jehu the son of Nimshi, whom the LORD had anointed to cut off the house of Ahab. destruction: Heb. treading down”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 9:24: jehu, jehoram, went
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