2 Kings 10:30

Jehu Repeats Jeroboam’s Sins · 2 Kings 10:28–33
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Translations

Modern
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.”
Traditional
And the Lord said unto Jehu, Because thou hast done well in executing that which is right in mine eyes, and hast done unto the house of Ahab according to all that was in mine heart, thy children of the fourth generation shall sit on the throne of Israel.
Literal
And YHWH said to Jehu, “Because that you have done well in doing right in My eyes—according to all that is in My heart you have done to the house of Ahab—sons of the fourth shall sit unto you on the throne of Israel.”
Latin
Dixit autem Dominus ad Jehu: Quia studiose egisti quod rectum erat, et placebat in oculis meis, et omnia quæ erant in corde meo fecisti contra domum Achab: filii tui usque ad quartam generationem sedebunt super thronum Israël.

Original

Hebrew
English
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.”

Notes

God kept his promise of a royal family for four generations. Jehu's descendants, Jehoahaz, Jehoash, Jeroboam II, and Zechariah, ruled as kings of Israel.

Events

People

Ahab: Wicked king of Israel; husband of Jezebel Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes Jehu: Son of Jehoshaphat, king of Israel, destroyed Ahab's dynasty

Glossary

Black Obelisk Dan (Place) Hosea, Book of Jehu Jeroboam Kings, Books of First and Second Zechariah (Person)

Topics

Inconsistency: Jehu Jehu: Son of Nimshi, King of Israel: Prophecies Concerning Prophecy: Miscellaneous, Fulfilled: Four Generations of Jehu's Descendants to Sit Upon the Throne of Israel Religion: Outstanding Religious Persons: Jehu Religious Intolerance: Exemplified by Jehu Zachariah: Son of Jeroboam, and the Last of the Household of Jehu