2 Kings 9:26 KJV
Surely I have seen yesterday the blood of Naboth, and the blood of his sons, saith the LORD; and I will requite thee in this plat, saith the LORD. Now therefore take and cast him into the plat of ground, according to the word of the LORD.
Words Then and Now
- requite to repay Still heard today: unrequited love, love not repaid Webster’s 1828 · Requite
What these words mean in the King James Bible, and where you’ll still hear them today.
Thou and Ye
- thee one person
In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?
Matthew Henry
- Joram and Ahaziah slain by JehuJehu was a man of eager spirit. The wisdom of God is seen in the choice of those employed in his work. But it is not for any man's reputation to be known by...
Thompson Chains
- Innocent BloodSee the chain from Deuteronomy 19:10 · 10 links
- Retribution (2)Link 5 of 9 · next 2 Kings 11:16
- God's Word SureSee the chain from 1 Kings 8:56 · 6 links
Cross References
- Exodus 20:5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;
- Deuteronomy 5:9 Thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me,
- Deuteronomy 24:16 The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers: every man shall be put to death for his own sin.
- 1 Kings 21:19 And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the LORD, Hast thou killed, and also taken possession? And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the LORD, In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick thy blood, even thine.
- 2 Chronicles 24:25 And when they were departed from him, (for they left him in great diseases,) his own servants conspired against him for the blood of the sons of Jehoiada the priest, and slew him on his bed, and he died: and they buried him in the city of David, but they buried him not in the sepulchres of the kings.
- 2 Chronicles 25:4 But he slew not their children, but did as it is written in the law in the book of Moses, where the LORD commanded, saying, The fathers shall not die for the children, neither shall the children die for the fathers, but every man shall die for his own sin.
- Ezekiel 18:19 Yet say ye, Why? doth not the son bear the iniquity of the father? When the son hath done that which is lawful and right, and hath kept all my statutes, and hath done them, he shall surely live.
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Topics
- Ahab Prophecies against
- Ahaziah History of
- Church and state Withdraws support and anoints a successor
- Conspiracy Of Jehu
- Decision Jehu
- Elijah The destruction of Ahab and his house
- Homicide Jehu
- Jehu Religious zeal of, in killing idolaters
- Jezreel Jehu kills King Ahab, his wife, and friends at
- Joram Killed by Jehu
- Naboth His murder avenged
- Rulers Confiscating Naboth’s vineyard
- Usurpation By Jehu
- Zeal, religious Jehu
Kings of Israel & Judah
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible896–856 BC · Ahaziah reigns in Judah; Jehoram and Jehu reign in Israel
Bible Dictionary
Hebrew and Strong’s
- Surely I have seen אִם ʾim Conjunction לֹא lōʾ Negative רָאִיתִי rāʾîtî רָאָה Verb · qal perfect, first person common singular
- yesterday אֶמֶשׁ ʾemeš אֶמֶשׁ Adverb
- the blood אֶת ʾet Object marker דְּמֵי dĕmê דָּם Noun · masculine plural construct
- of Naboth נָבוֹת nābôt נָבוֹת Proper name
- and the blood וְאֶת wĕʾet Object marker · with and דְּמֵי dĕmê דָּם Noun · masculine plural construct
- of his sons בָנָיו bānāyw בֵּן Noun · masculine plural construct · with suffix: third person masculine singular
- saith נְאֻם nĕʾum נְאֻם Noun · masculine singular construct
- the LORD יְהוָה yhwh יְהֹוָה Proper name
- and I will requite וְשִׁלַּמְתִּי wĕšillamtî שָׁלַם Verb · piel sequential perfect, first person common singular · with and
- thee in this plat לְךָ lĕkā Preposition · with suffix: second person masculine singular בַּחֶלְקָה baḥelqâ חֶלְקָה Noun · feminine singular · with preposition with the הַזֹּאת hazzōʾt Pronoun · with the
- saith נְאֻם nĕʾum נְאֻם Noun · masculine singular construct
- the LORD יְהוָה yhwh יְהֹוָה Proper name
- Now therefore take וְעַתָּה wĕʿattâ Adverb · with and שָׂא śāʾ נָשָׂא Verb · qal imperative, second person masculine singular
- cast הַשְׁלִכֵהוּ hašlikēhû שָׁלַךְ Verb · hiphil imperative, second person masculine singular · with suffix: third person masculine singular
- him into the plat בַּחֶלְקָה baḥelqâ חֶלְקָה Noun · feminine singular · with preposition with the
- according to the word כִּדְבַר kidbar דָּבָר Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition
- of the LORD יְהוָה yhwh יְהֹוָה Proper name
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