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2 Kings 9 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for 2 Kings 9, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.

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2 Kings 9 in the Hebrew

Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Count Glosses
יֵהוּא Yêhûwʼ H3058 18 Jehu
יִזְרְעֵאל Yizrᵉʻêʼl H3157 8 Jizreel
אִיזֶבֶל ʼÎyzebel H348 7 Izebel
יְהוֹרָם Yᵉhôwrâm H3088 7 Jehoram
שָׁלוֹם shâlôwm H7965 9 safe, well
אֲחַזְיָה ʼĂchazyâh H274 6 Achazjah
אַחְאָב ʼAchʼâb H256 6 Achab

How preachers through history handled this text

6 public-domain excerpts on 2 Kings 9, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Matthew Henry 5 John Wesley 1

“Jehu 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 his fury. He that has rule over his own spirit, is better than the mighty. Joram met Jehu in the portion of Naboth. The circumstances of events are sometimes ordered by Divine Providence to make the punishment answer to the sin, as face answers to face in a glass. The way of sin can never be the way of peace, Isa 57:21. What peace can sinners have with God? …”

— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on 2 Kings 9:16–29 (Public Domain)

Places in the text

Based on ancient-geography data

  • Ramoth-gilead — 2 Kgs 9:1
  • Jezreel 2 — 2 Kgs 9:10
  • Syria 1 — 2 Kgs 9:14

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