2 Kings 9:8
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 9:8 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 9:8 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "For the whole house of Ahab shall perish: and I will cut off from Ahab him that pisseth against the wall, and him that i..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 9:8 — KJV
“For the whole house of Ahab shall perish: and I will cut off from Ahab him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel:”
— 2 Kings 9:8 (KJV)
2 Kings 9:8 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 9:8
“Therefore, behold, I will bring evil upon the house of Jeroboam, and will cut off from Jeroboam him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel, and will take away the remnant of the house of Jeroboam, as a man taketh away dung, till it be all gone.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 9:8: house, cut, off
“Behold, I will bring evil upon thee, and will take away thy posterity, and will cut off from Ahab him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel,”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 9:8: ahab, cut, off
“And whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, that eateth any manner of blood; I will even set my face against that soul that eateth blood, and will cut him off from among his people.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 9:8: house, cut, off
“For in very deed, as the LORD God of Israel liveth, which hath kept me back from hurting thee, except thou hadst hasted and come to meet me, surely there had not been left unto Nabal by the morning light any that pisseth against the wall.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 9:8: pisseth, against, wall
“And it came to pass, when he began to reign, as soon as he sat on his throne, that he slew all the house of Baasha: he left him not one that pisseth against a wall, neither of his kinsfolks, nor of his friends. neither...: or, both his kinsmen and his friends”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 9:8: house, pisseth, against
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