2 Kings 9:7
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.
Cross-references
2 Kings 9:32-37 narrates Jehu's execution of Jezebel, fulfilling the divine command to avenge the prophets' blood.
2 Kings 10:10 is Jehu's own declaration that the prophecy against Ahab's house has been fulfilled — confirming the commission here.
2 Kings 8:18 shows how Ahab's daughter corrupted Judah — highlighting the wicked influence of Ahab's house that Jehu is sent to destroy.
Deuteronomy 32:43 says God 'avenges the blood of his children' — directly echoed in the command to avenge the prophets' blood here.
Revelation 19:2 proclaims God's judgment avenging his servants' blood, exactly the purpose of Jehu's anointing.
Revelation 18:20 calls for rejoicing because God avenged his servants, fulfilling the justice initiated here.
Revelation 6:10 records the martyrs' cry for vengeance, the same plea behind this commission.
Hebrews 10:30 quotes God's claim to vengeance, contrasting with the human agency commanded here.
Romans 13:4 describes the ruler as God's avenger, paralleling Jehu's role as anointed king to carry out wrath.
Romans 12:19 forbids personal vengeance, contrasting with the divine commission here to execute it through Jehu.
1 Kings 21:21 is Elijah's prophecy against Ahab's house — here Jehu is commissioned to execute that judgment by avenging the prophets' blood.
1 Kings 21:15 shows Jezebel murdering Naboth, another innocent bloodshed contributing to the vengeance commanded here.
1 Kings 18:4 recounts Jezebel slaughtering prophets, providing background for the blood to be avenged here.
Revelation 2:20 uses 'Jezebel' as a type of false prophetess leading astray — echoing the original Jezebel who killed the prophets avenged here.
Matthew 23:35 condemns shedding righteous blood from Abel to Zechariah — linking to God's avenging of prophetic blood here.
Psalm 94 calls God the 'God of vengeance' who repays killers of the helpless — same theme as avenging the prophets' blood.
Luke 18:7 assures God will avenge His elect who cry out — echoing the promise of avenging the servants' blood here.
Deuteronomy 32:35 declares 'Vengeance is mine' — the same principle that God acts to avenge blood here.
1 Kings 21:25 reveals Ahab's wickedness stirred up by Jezebel — the very reason the prophets' blood needed avenging here.
1 Kings 15:29 shows Baasha destroying Jeroboam's house as prophetic judgment — a pattern repeated here with Jehu against Ahab's house.