2 Kings 15 · Verse 12

2 Kings 15:12

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.
2 Kings 15:12, King James Version

2 Kings 15:12 in other translations

BSBSo the word of the LORD spoken to Jehu was fulfilled: “Four generations of your sons will sit on the throne of Israel.”
WEBThis was the LORD’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.
ASVThis 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.
YLTIt is the word of Jehovah that He spake unto Jehu, saying, ‘Sons of the fourth generation do sit for thee on the throne of Israel;' and it is so.
DARBYThis 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.
BBEThis was what the Lord had said to Jehu, Your sons to the fourth generation will be kings of Israel. And so it came about.
WebsterThis was the word of the LORD which he spoke to Jehu, saying, Thy sons shall sit on the throne of Israel to the fourth generation. And so it came to pass.

What does 2 Kings 15:12 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 12 This was the word of the Lord - unto Jehu - God had promised to Jehu that his sons should sit on the throne of Israel to the fourth generation; and so it came to pass, for Jehoahaz, Joash, Jeroboam, and Zachariah, succeeded Jehu, to whom this promise was made. But because he executed the Divine purpose with an uncommanded cruelty, therefore God cut his family short, according to his word by Hosea, I will avenge the blood of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu; and I will cause to cease the kingdom of the house of Israel, Hos 1:4.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Kings 15:8-31

This history shows Israel in confusion. Though Judah was not without troubles, yet that kingdom was happy, compared with the state of Israel. The imperfections of true believers are very different from the allowed wickedness of ungodly men. Such is human nature, such are our hearts, if left to themselves, deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked. We have reason to be thankful for restraints, for being kept…

Read the full comment on 2 Kings 15:8-31 →

2 Kings 15:12 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ה֣וּאhu'itH1931
דְבַר\־de.var-[was] [the] word ofH1697
יְהוָ֗הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherwhichH834
דִּבֶּ֤רdi.Berhe had spokenH1696
אֶל\־'el-toH413
יֵהוּא֙ye.Hu'JehuH3058
לֵאמֹ֔רle.Mor<to> sayingH559
בְּנֵ֣יbe.Neidescendants ofH1121
רְבִיעִ֔יםre.vi.'Ima fourth [generation]H7243
יֵשְׁב֥וּye.she.Vuthey will sitH3427
לְךָ֖le.Khaof you
עַל\־'al-onH5921
כִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'[the] throne ofH3678
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
וַֽיְהִי\־vay.hi-and it wasH1961
כֵֽן\׃\ \פKhenthusH3651

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 2 Kings 15:12

  • 2 Kings 10:30

    And the Lord said unto Jehu, Because thou hast done well in executing that which is right in mine eyes, and hast done unto the house of Ahab according to all that was in mine heart, thy children of the fourth generation shall sit on the throne of Israel.

  • Mark 13:31

    Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.

  • 2 Kings 9:25-26

    Then said Jehu to Bidkar his captain, Take up, and cast him in the portion of the field of Naboth the Jezreelite: for remember how that, when I and thou rode together after Ahab his father, the Lord laid this burden upon him; 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.

  • 2 Kings 13:13

    And Joash slept with his fathers; and Jeroboam sat upon his throne: and Joash was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel.

  • John 19:36-37

    For these things were done, that the scripture should be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken. And again another scripture saith, They shall look on him whom they pierced.

  • Zechariah 1:6

    But my words and my statutes, which I commanded my servants the prophets, did they not take hold of your fathers? and they returned and said, Like as the Lord of hosts thought to do unto us, according to our ways, and according to our doings, so hath he dealt with us.

  • John 19:24

    They said therefore among themselves, Let us not rend it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be: that the scripture might be fulfilled, which saith, They parted my raiment among them, and for my vesture they did cast lots. These things therefore the soldiers did.

  • 2 Kings 14:29

    And Jeroboam slept with his fathers, even with the kings of Israel; and Zachariah his son reigned in his stead.

  • Acts 1:16

    Men and brethren, this scripture must needs have been fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost by the mouth of David spake before concerning Judas, which was guide to them that took Jesus.

  • 2 Kings 13:10

    In the thirty and seventh year of Joash king of Judah began Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned sixteen years.

  • John 10:35

    If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken;

  • 2 Kings 9:36-37

    Wherefore they came again, and told him. And he said, This is the word of the Lord, which he spake by his servant Elijah the Tishbite, saying, In the portion of Jezreel shall dogs eat the flesh of Jezebel: And the carcase of Jezebel shall be as dung upon the face of the field in the portion of Jezreel; so that they shall not say, This is Jezebel.

Ranked by reader votes · OpenBible.info cross references (CC BY).

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
A.M. 3120. B.C. 884. the word.
10:30
Thy son.
13:1,10,13; 14:29
And so.
9:25,26,36,37; 10:10; Nu 23:19; Zec 1:6; Mr 13:31; Joh 10:35
Joh 19:24,36,37; Ac 1:16

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Context

  • 2 Kings 15:11

    And the rest of the acts of Zachariah, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.

  • 2 Kings 15:12

    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.

  • 2 Kings 15:13

    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.

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2 Kings 15:12 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y esta fué la palabra de Jehová que había hablado á Jehú, diciendo: Tus hijos hasta la cuarta generación se sentarán en el trono de Israel. Y fué así.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
C’est là la parole de l’ Éternel qu’il avait adressée à Jéhu, disant: Tes fils seront assis sur le trône d’Israël, jusqu’à la quatrième génération. Et il en fut ainsi.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Das ist das Wort Jehovas, welches er zu Jehu geredet hatte, indem er sprach: Dir sollen Söhne des vierten Gliedes auf dem Throne Israels sitzen. Und es geschah also.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Iste est sermo Domini quem locutus est ad Jehu, dicens: Filii tui usque ad quartam generationem sedebunt super thronum Israël. Factumque est ita.