2 Kings 9:27
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 9:27 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 9:27 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "But when Ahaziah the king of Judah saw this, he fled by the way of the garden house. And Jehu followed after him, and sa..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 9:27 — KJV
“But when Ahaziah the king of Judah saw this, he fled by the way of the garden house. And Jehu followed after him, and said, Smite him also in the chariot. And they did so at the going up to Gur, which is by Ibleam. And he fled to Megiddo, and died there.”
— 2 Kings 9:27 (KJV)
2 Kings 9:27 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 9:27
“And they came up into Judah, and brake into it, and carried away all the substance that was found in the king's house, and his sons also, and his wives; so that there was never a son left him, save Jehoahaz, the youngest of his sons. carried...: Heb. carried captive Jehoahaz: also called, Ahaziah, or, Azariah”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 9:27: ahaziah, king, judah
“And it came to pass, that when Zedekiah the king of Judah saw them, and all the men of war, then they fled, and went forth out of the city by night, by the way of the king's garden, by the gate betwixt the two walls: and he went out the way of the plain.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 9:27: king, judah, saw
“But hast walked in the way of the kings of Israel, and hast made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to go a whoring, like to the whoredoms of the house of Ahab, and also hast slain thy brethren of thy father's house, which were better than thyself:”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 9:27: king, judah, way
“So Jehu rode in a chariot, and went to Jezreel; for Joram lay there. And Ahaziah king of Judah was come down to see Joram.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 9:27: ahaziah, king, judah
“And Joram said, Make ready. And his chariot was made ready. And Joram king of Israel and Ahaziah king of Judah went out, each in his chariot, and they went out against Jehu, and met him in the portion of Naboth the Jezreelite. Make ready: Heb. Bind met: Heb. found”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 9:27: ahaziah, king, judah
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