2 Kings 10:1
2 Kings · Old Testament · Chapter 10
“And Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. And Jehu wrote letters, and sent to Samaria, unto the rulers of Jezreel, to the elders, and to them that brought up Ahab’s children, saying,”2 Kings 10:1
What Does 2 Kings 10:1 Mean?
2 Kings 10:1 is found in the book of 2 Kings, chapter 10, verse 1 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 14 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (14)
These passages are connected to 2 Kings 10:1 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Judges 8:30“And Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body begotten: for he had many wives.”1 Kings 13:32“For the saying which he cried by the word of the LORD against the altar in Bethel, and against all the houses of the high places which are in the cities of Samaria, shall surely come to pass.”1 Kings 21:21“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,”Deuteronomy 16:18“Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which the LORD thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes: and they shall judge the people with just judgment.”Judges 10:4“And he had thirty sons that rode on thirty ass colts, and they had thirty cities, which are called Havothjair unto this day, which are in the land of Gilead.”Judges 12:14“And he had forty sons and thirty nephews, that rode on threescore and ten ass colts: and he judged Israel eight years.”1 Kings 16:24“And he bought the hill Samaria of Shemer for two talents of silver, and built on the hill, and called the name of the city which he built, after the name of Shemer, owner of the hill, Samaria.”1 Kings 16:28“So Omri slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria: and Ahab his son reigned in his stead.”1 Kings 21:8“So she wrote letters in Ahab’s name, and sealed them with his seal, and sent the letters unto the elders and to the nobles that were in his city, dwelling with Naboth.”2 Kings 5:3“And she said unto her mistress, Would God my lord were with the prophet that is in Samaria! for he would recover him of his leprosy.”2 Chronicles 22:9“And he sought Ahaziah: and they caught him, (for he was hid in Samaria,) and brought him to Jehu: and when they had slain him, they buried him: Because, said they, he is the son of Jehoshaphat, who sought the LORD with all his heart. So the house of Ahaziah had no power to keep still the kingdom.”Ecclesiastes 6:3“If a man beget an hundred children, and live many years, so that the days of his years be many, and his soul be not filled with good, and also that he have no burial; I say, that an untimely birth is better than he.”Jeremiah 29:25“Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saying, Because thou hast sent letters in thy name unto all the people that are at Jerusalem, and to Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest, and to all the priests, saying,”Galatians 4:1“Now I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all;”
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