2 Kings 9:23

“And Joram turned his hands, and fled, and said to Ahaziah, There is treachery, O Ahaziah.”

"And Joram turned his hands, and fled, and said to Ahaziah, There is treachery, O Ahaziah." - 2 Kings 9:23
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What does 2 Kings 9:23 mean?

The Bible verse 2 Kings 9:23 in the King James Version (KJV) reads, "And Joram turned his hands, and fled, and said to Ahaziah, There is treachery, O Ahaziah." This verse is part of the account of the death of King Joram at the hands of Jehu, as recorded in the book of 2 Kings…

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Recognizing Treachery: A Call to Discernment

In the annals of the Old Testament, the narratives of the kings of Israel are densely packed with lessons about leadership, fidelity, betrayal, and the sovereignty of God. One such poignant moment is encapsulated in 2 Kings 9:23: “And Joram turned his hands, and fled, and said…

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Prayer for Divine Discernment in Times of Treachery

Heavenly Father, As I come before You, I take a moment to reflect on the profound message found in 2 Kings 9:23, where Joram, in the midst of chaos and violence, turned away in fear, declaring to Ahaziah, "There is treachery, O Ahaziah." Lord, Your Word is a lamp to our feet and…

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2 Kings 9:23 - "And Joram turned his hands, and fled, and said to Ahaziah, There is treachery, O Ahaziah."
2 Chronicles 9:23 - "¶ And all the kings of the earth sought the presence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom, that God had put in his heart."
2 Kings 23:9 - "Nevertheless the priests of the high places came not up to the altar of the LORD in Jerusalem, but they did eat of the unleavened bread among their brethren."
2 Kings 23:23 - "But in the eighteenth year of king Josiah, wherein this passover was holden to the LORD in Jerusalem."
2 Kings 8:23 - "And the rest of the acts of Joram, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?"
2 kings 9:34-36
2 Kings 23:22 - "Surely there was not holden such a passover from the days of the judges that judged Israel, nor in all the days of the kings of Israel, nor of the kings of Judah;"
1 Kings 9:23 - "These were the chief of the officers that were over Solomon's work, five hundred and fifty, which bare rule over the people that wrought in the work."
2 Kings 23:28 - "Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?"
2 Kings 3:23 - "And they said, This is blood: the kings are surely slain, and they have smitten one another: now therefore, Moab, to the spoil."
2 Kings 23:1 - "And the king sent, and they gathered unto him all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem."
"¶ And all the kings of the earth sought the presence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom, that God had put in his heart." - 2 Chronicles 9:23
2 Kings 21:23 - "¶ And the servants of Amon conspired against him, and slew the king in his own house."
"Nevertheless the priests of the high places came not up to the altar of the LORD in Jerusalem, but they did eat of the unleavened bread among their brethren." - 2 Kings 23:9
"But in the eighteenth year of king Josiah, wherein this passover was holden to the LORD in Jerusalem." - 2 Kings 23:23
2 Chronicles 9:22 - "And king Solomon passed all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom."
2 Kings 9:9 - "And I will make the house of Ahab like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah:"
2 Kings 23:37 - "And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his fathers had done."
2 Kings 23:11 - "And he took away the horses that the kings of Judah had given to the sun, at the entering in of the house of the LORD, by the chamber of Nathan-melech the chamberlain, which was in the suburbs, and burned the chariots of the sun with fire."
2 Kings 23:32 - "And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his fathers had done."
2 Kings 23:21 - "¶ And the king commanded all the people, saying, Keep the passover unto the LORD your God, as it is written in the book of this covenant."
2 Kings 23:7 - "And he brake down the houses of the sodomites, that were by the house of the LORD, where the women wove hangings for the grove."
2 Kings 15:23 - "¶ In the fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah Pekahiah the son of Menahem began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned two years."
2 Kings 23:14 - "And he brake in pieces the images, and cut down the groves, and filled their places with the bones of men." The image should not depict explicit or offensive content but be symbolic.
2 Kings 9:4 - "¶ So the young man, even the young man the prophet, went to Ramoth-gilead."
2 Kings 9:29 - "And in the eleventh year of Joram the son of Ahab began Ahaziah to reign over Judah."
2 Kings 23:20 - "And he slew all the priests of the high places that were there upon the altars, and burned men's bones upon them, and returned to Jerusalem."
"And the rest of the acts of Joram, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?" - 2 Kings 8:23
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