2 Kings 15:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“This was the word of the Lord which he spake unto Jehu, saying, Thy sons shall sit on the throne of Israel unto the fourth generation. And so it came to pass.”
2 Kings 15:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Kings 15:12 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Kings 15:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“This was Yahweh’s word which he spoke to Jehu, saying, “Your sons to the fourth generation shall sit on the throne of Israel.” So it came to pass.”
2 Kings 15:12 — World English Bible
2 Kings 15:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“This was the word of Jehovah which he spake unto Jehu, saying, Thy sons to the fourth generation shall sit upon the throne of Israel. And so it came to pass.”
2 Kings 15:12 — American Standard Version
2 Kings 15:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“It <FI>is<Fi> the word of Jehovah that He spake unto Jehu, saying, `Sons of the fourth <FI>generation<Fi> do sit for thee on the throne of Israel;' and it is so.”
2 Kings 15:12 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Kings 15:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“This was the word of Jehovah which he spoke to Jehu saying, Thy sons shall sit upon the throne of Israel unto the fourth [generation]. And so it came to pass.”
2 Kings 15:12 — Darby Translation
2 Kings 15:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“This was the word of the Lord, which he spake vnto Iehu, saying, Thy sonnes shall sit on the throne of Israel vnto the fourth generation after thee. And it came so to passe.”
2 Kings 15:12 — Geneva Bible
2 Kings 15:12 in Context — 2 Kings 15
10 And Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired against him, and smote him before the people, and slew him, and reigned in his stead.
11 And the rest of the acts of Zachariah, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.
12 This was the word of the Lord which he spake unto Jehu, saying, Thy sons shall sit on the throne of Israel unto the fourth generation. And so it came to pass.
13 Shallum the son of Jabesh began to reign in the nine and thirtieth year of Uzziah king of Judah; and he reigned a full month in Samaria.
14 For Menahem the son of Gadi went up from Tirzah, and came to Samaria, and smote Shallum the son of Jabesh in Samaria, and slew him, and reigned in his stead.
What Does 2 Kings 15:12 Mean?
2 Kings 15:12 is a verse from the Book of 2 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Kings chapter 15. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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