Quotes about Power
“Lift it out,” he said, and the man reached out his hand and took it.
— 2 Kings 6:7
As the Arameans came down against him, Elisha prayed to the LORD, “Please strike these people with blindness.” So He struck them with blindness, according to the word of Elisha.
— 2 Kings 6:18
But the next day Hazael took a thick cloth, dipped it in water, and spread it over the king’s face. So Ben-hadad died, and Hazael reigned in his place.
— 2 Kings 8:15
In the days of Jehoram, Edom rebelled against the hand of Judah and appointed their own king.
— 2 Kings 8:20
Then Jehu drew his bow and shot Joram between the shoulders. The arrow pierced his heart, and he slumped down in his chariot.
— 2 Kings 9:24
“Throw her down!” yelled Jehu. So they threw her down, and her blood splattered on the wall and on the horses as they trampled her underfoot.
— 2 Kings 9:33
“When this letter arrives, since your master’s sons are with you and you have chariots and horses, a fortified city and weaponry,
— 2 Kings 10:2
select the best and most worthy son of your master, set him on his father’s throne, and fight for your master’s house.”
— 2 Kings 10:3
But they were terrified and reasoned, “If two kings could not stand against him, how can we?”
— 2 Kings 10:4
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.
— 2 Kings 10:11
In those days the LORD began to reduce the size of Israel. Hazael defeated the Israelites throughout their territory
— 2 Kings 10:32
When Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she proceeded to annihilate all the royal heirs.
— 2 Kings 11:1