2 Kings 15:12

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

His assassination fulfilled the LORD’s message to Jehu,“Four generations of your descendants will rule on Israel’s throne.” And that is how it happened.

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  • 2 Kgs 10:30 : 30 The LORD said to Jehu,“You have done well. You have accomplished my will and carried out my wishes with regard to Ahab’s dynasty. Therefore four generations of your descendants will rule over Israel.”
  • 2 Kgs 13:1 : 1 Jehoahaz’s Reign over Israel In the twenty-third year of the reign of Judah’s King Joash son of Ahaziah, Jehu’s son Jehoahaz became king over Israel. He reigned in Samaria for seventeen years.
  • 2 Kgs 13:10 : 10 Jehoash’s Reign over Israel In the thirty-seventh year of King Joash’s reign over Judah, Jehoahaz’s son Jehoash became king over Israel. He reigned in Samaria for sixteen years.
  • 2 Kgs 13:13 : 13 Joash passed away and Jeroboam succeeded him on the throne. Joash was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel.
  • 2 Kgs 14:29 : 29 Jeroboam passed away and was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel. His son Zechariah replaced him as king.
  • Zech 1:6 : 6 But have my words and statutes, which I commanded my servants the prophets, not outlived your fathers? Then they paid attention and confessed,‘The LORD of Heaven’s Armies has indeed done what he said he would do to us, because of our sinful ways.’”
  • Mark 13:31 : 31 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.
  • John 10:35 : 35 If those people to whom the word of God came were called‘gods’(and the scripture cannot be broken),
  • John 19:24 : 24 So the soldiers said to one another,“Let’s not tear it, but throw dice to see who will get it.” This took place to fulfill the scripture that says,“They divided my garments among them, and for my clothing they threw dice.” So the soldiers did these things.
  • John 19:36-37 : 36 For these things happened so that the scripture would be fulfilled,“Not a bone of his will be broken.” 37 And again another scripture says,“They will look on the one whom they have pierced.”
  • Acts 1:16 : 16 “Brothers, the scripture had to be fulfilled that the Holy Spirit foretold through David concerning Judas– who became the guide for those who arrested Jesus–
  • Num 23:19 : 19 God is not a man, that he should lie, nor a human being, that he should change his mind. Has he said, and will he not do it? Or has he spoken, and will he not make it happen?
  • 2 Kgs 9:25-26 : 25 Jehu ordered his officer Bidkar,“Pick him up and throw him into the part of the field that once belonged to Naboth of Jezreel. Remember, you and I were riding together behind his father Ahab, when the LORD pronounced this oracle against him, 26 ‘“Know for sure that I saw the shed blood of Naboth and his sons yesterday,” says the LORD,“and that I will give you what you deserve right here in this plot of land,” says the LORD.’So now pick him up and throw him into this plot of land, just as in the LORD’s message.”
  • 2 Kgs 9:36-37 : 36 So they went back and told him. Then he said,“It is the fulfillment of the LORD’s message that he had spoken through his servant, Elijah the Tishbite,‘In the plot of land at Jezreel, dogs will devour Jezebel’s flesh. 37 Jezebel’s corpse will be like manure on the surface of the ground in the plot of land at Jezreel. People will not be able to even recognize her.’”
  • 2 Kgs 10:10 : 10 Therefore take note that not one of the LORD’s words which he pronounced against Ahab’s dynasty will fail to materialize. The LORD has done what he announced through his servant Elijah.”

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  • 2 Kgs 10:30
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    30The LORD said to Jehu,“You have done well. You have accomplished my will and carried out my wishes with regard to Ahab’s dynasty. Therefore four generations of your descendants will rule over Israel.”

  • 2 Kgs 15:7-11
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    78%

    7Azariah passed away and was buried with his ancestors in the City of David. His son Jotham replaced him as king.

    8Zechariah’s Reign over Israel In the thirty-eighth year of King Azariah’s reign over Judah, Jeroboam’s son Zechariah became king over Israel. He reigned in Samaria for six months.

    9He did evil in the sight of the LORD, as his ancestors had done. He did not repudiate the sinful ways of Jeroboam son of Nebat who encouraged Israel to sin.

    10Shallum son of Jabesh conspired against him; he assassinated him in Ibleam and took his place as king.

    11The rest of the events of Zechariah’s reign are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of the Kings of Israel.

  • 2 Kgs 15:13-15
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    13Shallum son of Jabesh became king in the thirty-ninth year of King Uzziah’s reign over Judah. He reigned for one month in Samaria.

    14Menahem son of Gadi went up from Tirzah to Samaria and attacked Shallum son of Jabesh. He killed him and took his place as king.

    15The rest of the events of Shallum’s reign, including the conspiracy he organized, are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of the Kings of Israel.

  • 2 Kgs 14:29
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    29Jeroboam passed away and was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel. His son Zechariah replaced him as king.

  • 1 Kgs 2:4
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    4and the LORD will fulfill his promise to me,‘If your descendants watch their step and live faithfully in my presence with all their heart and being, then,’ he promised,‘you will not fail to have a successor on the throne of Israel.’

  • 1 Chr 3:15-16
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    15The sons of Josiah:Johanan was the firstborn; Jehoiakim was born second; Zedekiah third; and Shallum fourth.

    16The sons of Jehoiakim:his son Jehoiachin and his son Zedekiah.

  • 1 Chr 3:11-12
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    11Joram his son,Ahaziah his son,Joash his son,

    12Amaziah his son,Azariah his son,Jotham his son,

  • Ps 132:12
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    12If your sons keep my covenant and the rules I teach them, their sons will also sit on your throne forever.”

  • 2 Kgs 10:34-36
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    34The rest of the events of Jehu’s reign, including all his accomplishments and successes, are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of the Kings of Israel.

    35Jehu passed away and was buried in Samaria. His son Jehoahaz replaced him as king.

    36Jehu reigned over Israel for twenty-eight years in Samaria.

  • 2 Kgs 1:17-18
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    17And he did die in keeping with the LORD’s message that he had spoken through Elijah. In the second year of the reign of King Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat over Judah, Ahaziah’s brother Jehoram replaced him as king of Israel, because he had no son.

    18The rest of the events of Ahaziah’s reign, including his accomplishments, are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of the Kings of Israel.

  • 1 Chr 2:38
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    38Obed was the father of Jehu, and Jehu was the father of Azariah.

  • 2 Chr 22:7-8
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    7God brought about Ahaziah’s downfall through his visit to Joram. When Ahaziah arrived, he went out with Joram to meet Jehu son of Nimshi, whom the LORD had commissioned to wipe out Ahab’s family.

    8While Jehu was dishing out punishment to Ahab’s family, he discovered the officials of Judah and the sons of Ahaziah’s relatives who were serving Ahaziah and killed them.

  • 2 Sam 7:12
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    12When the time comes for you to die, I will raise up your descendant, one of your own sons, to succeed you, and I will establish his kingdom.

  • 1 Chr 17:11
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    11When the time comes for you to die, I will raise up your descendant, one of your own sons, to succeed you, and I will establish his kingdom.

  • 1 Kgs 16:12
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    12Zimri destroyed Baasha’s entire family, in keeping with the LORD’s message which he had spoken against Baasha through Jehu the prophet.

  • 1 Kgs 14:14
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    14The LORD will raise up a king over Israel who will cut off Jeroboam’s dynasty. It is ready to happen!

  • Jer 22:30
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    30The LORD says,“Enroll this man in the register as though he were childless. Enroll him as a man who will not enjoy success during his lifetime. For none of his sons will succeed in occupying the throne of David or ever succeed in ruling over Judah.”

  • 2 Kgs 10:1-2
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    1Jehu Wipes Out Ahab’s Family Ahab had seventy sons living in Samaria. So Jehu wrote letters and sent them to Samaria to the leading officials of Jezreel and to the guardians of Ahab’s dynasty. This is what the letters said,

    2“You have with you the sons of your master, chariots and horses, a fortified city, and weapons. So when this letter arrives,

  • 1 Kgs 19:16-17
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    70%

    16You must anoint Jehu son of Nimshi king over Israel, and Elisha son of Shaphat from Abel Meholah to take your place as prophet.

    17Jehu will kill anyone who escapes Hazael’s sword, and Elisha will kill anyone who escapes Jehu’s sword.

  • 2 Kgs 8:24
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    24Joram passed away and was buried with his ancestors in the City of David. His son Ahaziah replaced him as king.

  • 2 Kgs 13:8-10
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    8The rest of the events of Jehoahaz’s reign, including all his accomplishments and successes, are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of the Kings of Israel.

    9Jehoahaz passed away and was buried in Samaria. His son Joash replaced him as king.

    10Jehoash’s Reign over Israel In the thirty-seventh year of King Joash’s reign over Judah, Jehoahaz’s son Jehoash became king over Israel. He reigned in Samaria for sixteen years.

  • 2 Kgs 10:17
    70%

    17He went to Samaria and killed each of Ahab’s remaining family members who were in Samaria until he destroyed them, in keeping with the LORD’s message which he had announced to Elijah.

  • Jer 22:4
    70%

    4If you are careful to obey these commands, then the kings who follow in David’s succession and ride in chariots or on horses will continue to come through the gates of this palace, as will their officials and their subjects.

  • 1 Kgs 13:32
    70%

    32because the message that he announced as the LORD’s message against the altar in Bethel and against all the temples on the high places in the cities of the north will certainly be fulfilled.”

  • 2 Kgs 8:16
    70%

    16Jehoram’s Reign over Judah In the fifth year of the reign of Israel’s King Joram, son of Ahab, Jehoshaphat’s son Jehoram became king over Judah.

  • 2 Chr 22:1
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    1Ahaziah’s Reign The residents of Jerusalem made his youngest son Ahaziah king in his place, for the raiding party that invaded the camp with the Arabs had killed all the older sons. So Ahaziah son of Jehoram became king of Judah.

  • 2 Kgs 14:16
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    16Jehoash passed away and was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel. His son Jeroboam replaced him as king.)

  • 2 Kgs 10:11
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    11Then Jehu killed all who were left of Ahab’s family in Jezreel, and all his nobles, close friends, and priests. He left no survivors.

  • 2 Kgs 13:1
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    1Jehoahaz’s Reign over Israel In the twenty-third year of the reign of Judah’s King Joash son of Ahaziah, Jehu’s son Jehoahaz became king over Israel. He reigned in Samaria for seventeen years.

  • 2 Chr 6:16
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    16Now, O LORD God of Israel, keep the promise you made to your servant, my father David, when you said,‘You will never fail to have a successor ruling before me on the throne of Israel, provided that your descendants watch their step and obey my law as you have done.’

  • 2 Chr 36:8
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    8The rest of the events of Jehoiakim’s reign, including the horrible sins he committed and his shortcomings, are recorded in the Scroll of the Kings of Israel and Judah. His son Jehoiachin replaced him as king.

  • 2 Kgs 9:2
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    2When you arrive there, look for Jehu son of Jehoshaphat son of Nimshi and take him aside into an inner room.

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    16Jehu drove his chariot to Jezreel, for Joram was recuperating there.(Now King Ahaziah of Judah had come down to visit Joram.)

  • 2 Chr 21:17
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    17They attacked Judah and swept through it. They carried off everything they found in the royal palace, including his sons and wives. None of his sons was left, except for his youngest, Ahaziah.