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And so it came to pass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_kings/15.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />This <i>was</i> the word of the LORD which He spoke to Jehu, saying, “Your sons shall sit on the throne of Israel to the fourth <i>generation.</i>” And so it was.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_kings/15.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />This is the word of the LORD which He spoke to Jehu, saying, “Your sons <i>to</i> the fourth <i>generation</i> shall sit on the throne of Israel.” And so it was.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_kings/15.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />This is the word of the LORD which He spoke to Jehu, saying, &#8220Your sons to the fourth generation shall sit on the throne of Israel.&#8221 And so it was.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_kings/15.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />This is the word of the LORD which He spoke to Jehu, saying, “Your sons to the fourth generation shall sit on the throne of Israel.” And so it was.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_kings/15.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />This is the word of Yahweh which He spoke to Jehu, saying, “Your sons to the fourth generation shall sit on the throne of Israel.” And so it was.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_kings/15.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />This is [the fulfillment of] the word of the LORD which He spoke to Jehu, saying, “Your sons (descendants) shall sit on the throne of Israel to the fourth generation.” And so it came to pass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_kings/15.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The word of the LORD that he spoke to Jehu was, “Four generations of your sons will sit on the throne of Israel,” and it was so.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_kings/15.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The word of the LORD that He spoke to Jehu was, &#8220Four generations of your sons will sit on the throne of Israel,&#8221 and it was so. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_kings/15.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_kings/15.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />This was the word of the LORD 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_kings/15.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />It happened exactly as the LORD had told Jehu: "Four generations of your descendants will sit on the throne of Israel."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_kings/15.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />So the promise was fulfilled which the LORD had made to King Jehu: "Your descendants down to the fourth generation will be kings of Israel." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_kings/15.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />This is what the LORD told Jehu: "Your children will sit on Israel's throne for the next four generations." And that is what happened:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_kings/15.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />So the word of the LORD spoken to Jehu was fulfilled: ?Four generations of your sons will sit on the throne of Israel.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_kings/15.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />His assassination brought to fulfillment the LORD's word to Jehu, "Four generations of your descendants will rule over Israel." That is exactly what happened. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_kings/15.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />This was the word of the LORD which he spoke to Jehu, saying, "Your sons to the fourth generation shall sit on the throne of Israel." So it came to pass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_kings/15.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />This 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_kings/15.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />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. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_kings/15.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />It [is] the word of YHWH that He spoke to Jehu, saying, “Sons of the fourth [generation] sit on the throne of Israel for you”; and it is so.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_kings/15.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> It 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_kings/15.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />This the word of Jehovah which he spake to Jehu, saying, The fourth sons shall sit to thee upon the throne of Israel, and it will be so.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_kings/15.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />This was the word of the Lord, which he spoke to Jehu, saying: Thy children to the fourth generation shall sit upon the throne of Israel. And so it came to pass. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_kings/15.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />This was the word of the Lord, which he spoke to Jehu, saying: “Your sons, even to the fourth generation, shall sit upon the throne of Israel.” And so it happened.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_kings/15.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />This was the word the LORD had spoken to Jehu: Sons of your line to the fourth generation shall sit upon the throne of Israel; and so it was. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_kings/15.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />This was the promise of the LORD that he gave to Jehu, “Your sons shall sit on the throne of Israel to the fourth generation.” And so it happened.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_kings/15.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Thus was fulfilled the word of the LORD which he spoke to Jehu, saying, Your sons shall sit on the throne of Israel to the fourth generation. And so it came to pass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_kings/15.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the word of LORD JEHOVAH was fulfilled that he spoke to Yahu: “You shall have four sons seated on the throne of Israel.” And it was so.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_kings/15.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />This was the word of the LORD which He spoke unto Jehu, saying: 'Thy sons to the fourth generation shall sit upon the throne of Israel.' And so it came to pass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_kings/15.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br /><i>This was</i> the word of the Lord which he spoke to Ju, saying, Thy sons of the fourth generation shall sit upon the throne of Israel: and it was so.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_kings/15-12.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FiLs3w_mMFQ?start=5113" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_kings/15.htm">Zechariah Reigns in Israel</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">11</span>As for the rest of the acts of Zechariah, they are indeed written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel. <span class="reftext">12</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hū (Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: ḏə·ḇar- (N-msc) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">So the word</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: dib·ber (V-Piel-Perf-3ms) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">spoken</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/3058.htm" title="3058: yê·hū (N-proper-ms) -- The LORD is He, the name of several Isr. From Yhovah and huw'; Jehovah He; Jehu, the name of five Israelites.">Jehu</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: lê·mōr (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: way·hî- (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">was fulfilled:</a> <a href="/hebrew/3651.htm" title="3651: ḵên (Adv) -- So, thus. From kuwn; properly, set upright; hence just; but usually rightly or so."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7243.htm" title="7243: rə·ḇî·‘îm (Number-omp) -- Fourth. Or rbiiy; from raba'; fourth; also a fourth.">“Four generations</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">of your sons</a> <a href="/hebrew/lə·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: yê·šə·ḇū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">will sit</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/3678.htm" title="3678: kis·sê (N-msc) -- Seat of honor, throne. Or kicceh; from kacah; properly, covered, i.e. A throne.">the throne</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">of Israel.”</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/10-30.htm">2 Kings 10:30</a></span><br />Nevertheless, the LORD said to Jehu, “Because you have done well in carrying out what is right in My sight and have done to the house of Ahab all that was in My heart, four generations of your sons will sit on the throne of Israel.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/15-29.htm">1 Kings 15:29</a></span><br />As soon as Baasha became king, he struck down the entire household of Jeroboam. He did not leave to Jeroboam anyone who breathed, but destroyed them all according to the word that the LORD had spoken through His servant Ahijah the Shilonite,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/16-3.htm">1 Kings 16:3</a></span><br />So now I will consume Baasha and his house, and I will make your house like that of Jeroboam son of Nebat:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/16-12.htm">1 Kings 16:12</a></span><br />So Zimri destroyed the entire household of Baasha, according to the word that the LORD had spoken against Baasha through Jehu the prophet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/21-21.htm">1 Kings 21:21-22</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: ‘I will bring calamity on you and consume your descendants; I will cut off from Ahab every male in Israel, both slave and free. / I will make your house like that of Jeroboam son of Nebat and like that of Baasha son of Ahijah, because you have provoked My anger and caused Israel to sin.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/9-7.htm">2 Kings 9:7-10</a></span><br />And you are to strike down the house of your master Ahab, so that I may avenge the blood of My servants the prophets and the blood of all the servants of the LORD shed by the hand of Jezebel. / The whole house of Ahab will perish, and I will cut off from Ahab every male, both slave and free, in Israel. / I will make the house of Ahab like the houses of Jeroboam son of Nebat and Baasha son of Ahijah. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/9-36.htm">2 Kings 9:36-37</a></span><br />So they went back and told Jehu, who replied, “This is the word of the LORD, which He spoke through His servant Elijah the Tishbite: ‘On the plot of ground at Jezreel the dogs will devour the flesh of Jezebel. / And Jezebel’s body will lie like dung in the field on the plot of ground at Jezreel, so that no one can say: This is Jezebel.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/10-10.htm">2 Kings 10:10-11</a></span><br />Know, then, that not a word the LORD has spoken against the house of Ahab will fail, for the LORD has done what He promised through His servant Elijah.” / So Jehu killed everyone in Jezreel who remained of the house of Ahab, as well as all his great men and close friends and priests, leaving him without a single survivor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/10-17.htm">2 Kings 10:17</a></span><br />When Jehu came to Samaria, he struck down everyone belonging to Ahab who remained there, until he had destroyed them, according to the word that the LORD had spoken to Elijah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/10-28.htm">2 Kings 10:28-31</a></span><br />Thus Jehu eradicated Baal from Israel, / but he did not turn away from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit—the worship of the golden calves at Bethel and Dan. / Nevertheless, the LORD said to Jehu, “Because you have done well in carrying out what is right in My sight and have done to the house of Ahab all that was in My heart, four generations of your sons will sit on the throne of Israel.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/1-4.htm">Hosea 1:4</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Hosea, “Name him Jezreel, for soon I will bring the bloodshed of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, and I will put an end to the kingdom of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/7-9.htm">Amos 7:9</a></span><br />The high places of Isaac will be deserted, and the sanctuaries of Israel will be laid waste; and I will rise up against the house of Jeroboam with My sword.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/1-8.htm">Matthew 1:8-9</a></span><br />Asa was the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, and Joram the father of Uzziah. / Uzziah was the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/1-10.htm">Matthew 1:10</a></span><br />Hezekiah was the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of Amon, Amon the father of Josiah,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/1-11.htm">Matthew 1:11</a></span><br />and Josiah the father of Jeconiah and his brothers at the time of the exile to Babylon.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">This was the word of the LORD which he spoke to Jehu, saying, Your sons shall sit on the throne of Israel to the fourth generation. And so it came to pass.</p><p class="hdg">A.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/10-30.htm">2 Kings 10:30</a></b></br> And the LORD said unto Jehu, Because thou hast done well in executing <i>that which is</i> right in mine eyes, <i>and</i> hast done unto the house of Ahab according to all that <i>was</i> in mine heart, thy children of the fourth <i>generation</i> shall sit on the throne of Israel.</p><p class="hdg">thy son</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/13-1.htm">2 Kings 13:1</a></b></br> In the three and twentieth year of Joash the son of Ahaziah king of Judah Jehoahaz the son of Jehu began to reign over Israel in Samaria, <i>and reigned</i> seventeen years.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/10-13.htm">2 Kings 10:13</a></b></br> Jehu met with the brethren of Ahaziah king of Judah, and said, Who <i>are</i> ye? And they answered, We <i>are</i> the brethren of Ahaziah; and we go down to salute the children of the king and the children of the queen.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/14-29.htm">2 Kings 14:29</a></b></br> And Jeroboam slept with his fathers, <i>even</i> with the kings of Israel; and Zachariah his son reigned in his stead.</p><p class="hdg">And so</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/9-25.htm">2 Kings 9:25,26,36,37</a></b></br> Then said <i>Jehu</i> to Bidkar his captain, Take up, <i>and</i> 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; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/10-10.htm">2 Kings 10:10</a></b></br> Know now that there shall fall unto the earth nothing of the word of the LORD, which the LORD spake concerning the house of Ahab: for the LORD hath done <i>that</i> which he spake by his servant Elijah.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/23-19.htm">Numbers 23:19</a></b></br> God <i>is</i> not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do <i>it</i>? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_kings/8-19.htm">Descendants</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-30.htm">Fourth</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-25.htm">Fulfilled</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-30.htm">Generation</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-11.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-8.htm">Jehu</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-11.htm">Kings</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-56.htm">Promise</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-30.htm">Sit</a> <a href="/2_kings/13-13.htm">Throne</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-25.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_kings/17-20.htm">Descendants</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-9.htm">Fourth</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/17-11.htm">Fulfilled</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/10-8.htm">Generation</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-15.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/2-38.htm">Jehu</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-15.htm">Kings</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/16-16.htm">Promise</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-27.htm">Sit</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-28.htm">Throne</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-20.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">2 Kings 15</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/15-1.htm">Azariah's good reign</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/15-5.htm">He dying a leper, is succeeded by Jotham</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/15-8.htm">Zachariah the last of Jehu's generation, reigning ill, is slain by Shallum</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/15-13.htm">Shallum, reigning a month, is slain by Nenahem</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/15-16.htm">Menahem strengthens himself by Pul</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/15-21.htm">Pekahiah succeeds him</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/15-23.htm">Pekahiah is slain by Pekah</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/15-27.htm">Pekah is oppressed by Tiglath-pileser, and slain by Hoshea</a></span><br><span class="reftext">32. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/15-32.htm">Jotham's good reign</a></span><br><span class="reftext">36. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/15-36.htm">Ahaz succeeds him</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_kings/15.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_kings/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_kings/15.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>So the word of the LORD spoken to Jehu was fulfilled:</b><br>This phrase highlights the fulfillment of a divine prophecy, emphasizing God's sovereignty and faithfulness in keeping His promises. The prophecy referenced here was given to Jehu in <a href="/2_kings/10-30.htm">2 Kings 10:30</a>, where God promised Jehu that his descendants would sit on the throne of Israel to the fourth generation. This fulfillment underscores the biblical theme that God's word is reliable and will come to pass, as seen in other scriptures such as <a href="/isaiah/55-11.htm">Isaiah 55:11</a>, which speaks of God's word accomplishing what He desires.<p><b>“Four generations of your sons will sit on the throne of Israel.”</b><br>This prophecy was specifically about Jehu's dynasty, which included Jehoahaz, Jehoash, Jeroboam II, and Zechariah. Each of these kings ruled over Israel, fulfilling the promise made to Jehu. The historical context of this period was marked by political instability and idolatry in the Northern Kingdom, yet God's promise to Jehu was honored despite the nation's spiritual decline. This phrase also reflects the biblical principle of generational blessings and consequences, as seen in <a href="/exodus/20-5.htm">Exodus 20:5-6</a>. The mention of "four generations" can be seen as a type of God's grace, allowing a period of stability before judgment, which eventually came with the assassination of Zechariah, ending Jehu's dynasty. This connects to the broader biblical narrative of God's patience and justice.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jehu.htm">Jehu</a></b><br>A king of Israel who was anointed by a prophet to destroy the house of Ahab and eradicate Baal worship from Israel. His actions were in obedience to God's command, and he was promised that his descendants would sit on the throne of Israel to the fourth generation.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a></b><br>The covenant name of God, Yahweh, who is faithful to His promises and sovereign over the affairs of nations and kings.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_throne_of_israel.htm">The Throne of Israel</a></b><br>The royal seat of power in the northern kingdom of Israel, which was often marked by political instability and idolatry.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_fourth_generation.htm">The Fourth Generation</a></b><br>Refers to the fulfillment of God's promise to Jehu, indicating a specific period during which his descendants would reign.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/f/fulfillment_of_prophecy.htm">Fulfillment of Prophecy</a></b><br>The event of Jehu's descendants reigning for four generations, demonstrating God's faithfulness to His word.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_to_his_promises.htm">God's Faithfulness to His Promises</a></b><br>God's promises are sure and reliable. Just as He fulfilled His word to Jehu, He will fulfill His promises to us. We can trust in His faithfulness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_obedience.htm">The Consequences of Obedience</a></b><br>Jehu's obedience led to a blessing for his descendants. Our obedience to God's commands can have lasting positive effects on our lives and the lives of those around us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_sovereignty_of_god.htm">The Sovereignty of God</a></b><br>God is in control of history and the rise and fall of leaders. We can find comfort in knowing that He is sovereign over all circumstances.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/generational_impact.htm">Generational Impact</a></b><br>Our actions can have a significant impact on future generations. We should strive to live in a way that honors God and sets a positive example for those who come after us.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_kings_15.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Kings 15</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/was_2_kings_15_12_written_post-event.htm">2 Kings 15:12 references a prophecy fulfilled through Jehu’s dynasty—how do we address claims that the text was written or edited post-event to appear prophetic?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_king_zechariah_in_the_bible.htm">Who was King Zechariah in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_being_content.htm">Is salvation derived from the Jewish people?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_vaping_considered_sinful.htm">Who were Josiah's sons?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_kings/15.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(12) <span class= "bld">This was the word of the Lord.</span>--Thenius considers this remark as added by the Judaean editor to the short abstract of Zachariah's reign.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/15.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 12.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">This was the word of the Lord which he spake unto Jehu</span> (comp. <a href="/2_kings/10-30.htm">2 Kings 10:30</a>), <span class="cmt_word">saying, Thy sons shall sit on the throne of Israel unto the fourth generation.</span> The direct promise was, "Thy house shall hold the throne so long;" the implied prophecy, "They shall not hold it longer." There had not been wanting other indications of the coming troubles. Hosea had declared that God would avenge the blood of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu (<a href="/hosea/1-4.htm">Hosea 1:4</a>). Amos had gone further, and had openly proclaimed that God would "rise against the house of Jeroboam <span class="accented">with the sword"</span> (<a href="/amos/7-9.htm">Amos 7:9</a>). The threat had been understood as a threat against Jeroboam himself (<a href="/amos/7-11.htm">Amos 7:11</a>), but this was a misinterpretation. The words plainly pointed, to a revolution in the time of his son. <span class="cmt_word">And so it came to pass.</span> The house of Jehu ceased to reign in the fourth generation of the descendants of its founder. No considerations of prudence or of gratitude could keep the nation faithful to any dynasty for a longer time than this. In breaking off from the divinely chosen house of David, and choosing to themselves a king, the Israelites had sown the seeds of instability in their state, and put themselves at the mercy of any ambitious pretender. Five dynasties had already borne rule in the two hundred years that the kingdom had lasted; four more were about to hold the throne in the remaining fifty years of its existence. "Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel," though said of Reuben only (<a href="/genesis/49-4.htm">Genesis 49:4</a>), fairly expressed the character of the entire kingdom, with which Reuben cast in its lot at the time of the separation. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_kings/15-12.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">So the word</span><br /><span class="heb">דְבַר־</span> <span class="translit">(ḏə·ḇar-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> </span><span class="str2">A word, a matter, thing, a cause</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֗ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">spoken</span><br /><span class="heb">דִּבֶּ֤ר</span> <span class="translit">(dib·ber)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arrange, to speak, to subdue</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Jehu</span><br /><span class="heb">יֵהוּא֙</span> <span class="translit">(yê·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3058.htm">Strong's 3058: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jehu -- 'the LORD is He', the name of several Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">was fulfilled:</span><br /><span class="heb">וַֽיְהִי־</span> <span class="translit">(way·hî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Four generations</span><br /><span class="heb">רְבִיעִ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(rə·ḇî·‘îm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - ordinal masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7243.htm">Strong's 7243: </a> </span><span class="str2">Fourth, a fourth</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of your sons</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(bə·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will sit</span><br /><span class="heb">יֵשְׁב֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(yê·šə·ḇū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the throne</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּסֵּ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(kis·sê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3678.htm">Strong's 3678: </a> </span><span class="str2">Seat of honor, throne</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Israel.”</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל</span> <span class="translit">(yiś·rā·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> </span><span class="str2">Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_kings/15-12.htm">2 Kings 15:12 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_kings/15-12.htm">2 Kings 15:12 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_kings/15-12.htm">2 Kings 15:12 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_kings/15-12.htm">2 Kings 15:12 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_kings/15-12.htm">2 Kings 15:12 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_kings/15-12.htm">2 Kings 15:12 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/15-12.htm">2 Kings 15:12 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_kings/15-12.htm">2 Kings 15:12 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_kings/15-12.htm">2 Kings 15:12 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_kings/15-12.htm">2 Kings 15:12 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_kings/15-12.htm">OT History: 2 Kings 15:12 This was the word of Yahweh which (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_kings/15-11.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 15:11"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 15:11" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_kings/15-13.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 15:13"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 15:13" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>