2 Kings 9:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“For the whole house of Ahab shall perish: and I will cut off from Ahab him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel:”

2 Kings 9:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

2 Kings 9:8 in 6 Bible Translations

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2 Kings 9:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“For the whole house of Ahab will perish. I will cut off from Ahab everyone who urinates against a wall, both him who is shut up and him who is left at large in Israel.”

2 Kings 9:8 — World English Bible

2 Kings 9:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“For the whole house of Ahab shall perish; and I will cut off from Ahab every man-child, and him that is shut up and him that is left at large in Israel. ”

2 Kings 9:8 — American Standard Version

2 Kings 9:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and perished hath all the house of Ahab, and I have cut off to Ahab those sitting on the wall, and restrained, and left, in Israel,”

2 Kings 9:8 — Young's Literal Translation

2 Kings 9:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And the whole house of Ahab shall perish, and I will cut off from Ahab every male, and him that is shut up and left in Israel. ”

2 Kings 9:8 — Darby Translation

2 Kings 9:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“For the whole house of Ahab shalbe destroied: and I will cut off from Ahab, him that maketh water against the wall, as well him that is shut vp, as him that is left in Israel.”

2 Kings 9:8 — Geneva Bible

2 Kings 9:8 in Context — 2 Kings 9

6 And he arose, and went into the house; and he poured the oil on his head, and said unto him, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, I have anointed thee king over the people of the Lord, even over Israel.

7 And thou shalt smite the house of Ahab thy master, that I may avenge the blood of my servants the prophets, and the blood of all the servants of the Lord, at the hand of Jezebel.

8 For the whole house of Ahab shall perish: and I will cut off from Ahab him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel:

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:

10 And the dogs shall eat Jezebel in the portion of Jezreel, and there shall be none to bury her. And he opened the door, and fled.

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What Does 2 Kings 9:8 Mean?

2 Kings 9:8 is a verse from the Book of 2 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Kings chapter 9. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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