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2 Kings 10

2 Kings 10:25

Jehu Kills the Priests of Baal · 2 Kings 10:18–27
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Translations

Modern
When he had finished making the burnt offering, Jehu said to the guards and officers, “Go in and kill them. Do not let anyone out.” So the guards and officers put them to the sword, threw the bodies out, and went into the inner room of the temple of Baal.
Traditional
And it came to pass, as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt offering, that Jehu said to the guard and to the captains, Go in, and slay them; let none come forth. And they smote them with the edge of the sword; and the guard and the captains cast them out, and went to the city of the house of Baal.
Literal
And it came to pass, at his finishing to make the burnt offering, that Jehu said to the guard and to the captains, “Go in, strike them. Let not a man come out.” And they struck them with the mouth of the sword. And the guards and the officers cast them out and went into the inner room of the house of the Baal.
Latin
Factum est autem, cum completum esset holocaustum, præcepit Jehu militibus et ducibus suis: Ingredimini, et percutite eos: nullus evadat. Percusseruntque eos in ore gladii, et projecerunt milites et duces: et ierunt in civitatem templi Baal,

Original

Hebrew
English
When he had finished making the burnt offering, Jehu said to the guards and officers, “Go in and kill them. Do not let anyone out.” So the guards and officers put them to the sword, threw the bodies out, and went into the inner room of the temple of Baal.

Notes

2 Kings 10:25–26

inner room of the temple … the sacred pillar: Canaanite temples had a recessed area in the wall for a sacred stone image. The temple of Baal in Samaria had a sacred altar to Baal and an Asherah pole, which Jehu's men destroyed. Later, Josiah's purge of Baal worship in Judah involved burning and demolishing the Asherah pole in the temple in Jerusalem (2 Kings 23:6).

2 Kings 10:18–27

By killing the priests of Baal, Jehu tried to remove the worship connected with Ahab’s family. He also wanted to end the people’s loyalty and attachment to the former royal family.

2 Kings 10:1–27

The writer highlights two key events during the time Jehu was king:

Events

People

Baal: Canaanite god, "Lord/God of the Covenant" Jehu: Son of Jehoshaphat, king of Israel, destroyed Ahab's dynasty

Glossary

Black Obelisk Elijah Hosea, Book of Jehu Jeroboam Kings, Books of First and Second Rechab Samaria

Topics

Baal: An Idol of the Phoenicians, God of the Sun: All Worshipers of, Destroyed by Jehu Confidence: Betrayed: The Worshipers of Baal, by Jehu Enthusiasm: Jehu Falsehood: Jehu Lied to the Worshipers of Baal in Order to Gain the Advantage Over Them and Destroy Them Homicide: Felonious: Jehu Inconsistency: Jehu Jehu: Son of Nimshi, King of Israel: Religious Zeal of, in Killing Idolaters Massacre: Worshipers of Baal Religion: Outstanding Religious Persons: Jehu Religious Intolerance: Exemplified by Jehu Religious Zeal in Punishing Evil People: Jehu Samaria: City of, Built by Omri: Temple of, Destroyed Treachery of Jehu