[[2 Kings-10]] Prev: [[Prophecies in 2 Kings-09]] | Next: [[Prophecies in 2 Kings-11]] --- ### Know now that nothing will fall to the earth of Yahweh's word, which Yahweh spoke concerning Ahab's house. For Yahweh has done that which he spoke by his servant Elijah. *Type*: fulfillment *Summary*: Jehu orchestrates the execution of Ahab's seventy sons in Samaria and slaughters all remaining associates, friends, and priests of Ahab in Jezreel, effectively ending the Omride dynasty. *Historical context*: The total destruction of Ahab's lineage is recognized as the fulfillment of the judgment pronounced by Elijah in [[1 Kings-21#v21|1 Kings 21:21]]-24. Historically, this marked the end of the Omride dynasty and the beginning of Jehu's dynasty in the Northern Kingdom of Israel around 841 BCE. *Related to*: [[1 Kings-21#v21|1 Kings 21:21]]-24 ### In those days Yahweh began to cut away parts of Israel; and Hazael struck them in all the borders of Israel; from the Jordan eastward, all the land of Gilead... *Type*: fulfillment *Summary*: Hazael, king of Syria, began to conquer and dismantle parts of Israel's territory, specifically the regions east of the Jordan River. *Historical context*: This military aggression by Hazael of Damascus is the fulfillment of the prophecy given by Elisha in [[2 Kings-08#v12|2 Kings 8:12]]. Archaeological evidence, such as the Tel Dan Stele, corroborates the military expansion of Hazael and his conflicts with the kings of Israel and Judah during this period. *Related to*: [[2 Kings-08#v12|2 Kings 8:12]] ### Yahweh said to Jehu, 'Because you have done well in executing that which is right in my eyes, and have done to Ahab's house according to all that was in my heart, your descendants shall sit on the throne of Israel to the fourth generation.' *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: God promises Jehu that his lineage will maintain the throne of Israel for four generations as a reward for his role in destroying the house of Ahab and the worship of Baal. *Historical context*: The biblical and historical record shows that Jehu's dynasty was the longest-lasting in the Northern Kingdom. It was fulfilled through his descendants: Jehoahaz, Jehoash, Jeroboam II, and Zechariah, as confirmed in [[2 Kings-15#v12|2 Kings 15:12]]. *Related to*: --- #ai_prophecy