NASB — 2 Kings 10 — KJV

Judgment upon Ahab’s House

1 Now Ahab° had seventy° sons° in aSamaria°. And Jehu° wrote° letters° and sent° [them] to Samaria°, to the rulers° of Jezreel°, the elders°, and to the guardians° of [the children of] Ahab°, saying°, 2 “Now°, awhen this° letter° comes° to you, since your master’s° sons° are with you, Ias well as the chariots° and horses° and a fortified° city° and the weapons°, 3 select° the best° and Ifittest° of your master’s° sons°, and set° [him] on his father’s° throne°, and fight° for your master’s° house°.” 4 But they feared° greatly° and said°, “Behold°, athe two° kings° did not stand° before° him; how° then can we stand°?” 5 And the one who° [was] over° the household°, and he who° [was] over° the city°, the elders°, and the guardians° of [the children], sent° [word] to Jehu°, saying°, “aWe are your servants°, all° that you say° to us we will do°, we will not make° any° man° king°; do° what° is good° in your sight°.” 6 Then he wrote° a letter° to them a second° time° saying°, “If° you are on my side, and you will listen° to my voice°, take° the heads° of the men°, your master’s° sons°, and come° to me at Jezreel° tomorrow° about this time°.” Now the king’s° sons°, seventy° persons°, [were] with the great° men° of the city°, [who] were rearing° them. 7 When the letter° came° to them, they took° the king’s° sons° and aslaughtered° [them], seventy° persons°, and put° their heads° in baskets°, and sent° [them] to him at Jezreel°. 8 When the messenger° came° and told° him, saying°, “They have brought° the heads° of the king’s° sons°,” he said°, “Put° them in two° heaps° at the entrance° of the gate° until° morning°.” 9 Now in the morning° he went° out and stood° and said° to all° the people°, “You are Iinnocent°; behold°, aI conspired° against° my master° and killed° him, but bwho° IIkilled° all° these°? 10 Know° then° that athere shall fall° to the earth° nothing° of the word° of the LORD°, which° the LORD° spoke° concerning° the house° of Ahab°, for the LORD° has done° bwhat° He spoke° Ithrough° His servant° Elijah°.” 11 So Jehu° Ikilled° all° who remained° of the house° of Ahab° in aJezreel°, and all° his great° men° and his acquaintances° and his priests°, until° he left° him without° a survivor°.

[1] a1K 16:24-29
[2] ILit and with you the a2K 5:6
[3] ILit most upright
[4] a2K 9:24, 27
[5] aJsh 9:8, 11; 1K 20:4, 32; 2K 18:14
[7] aJg 9:5; 2K 11:1
[9] ILit just IILit smote a2K 9:14-24 b2K 10:6
[10] ILit by the hand of a2K 9:7-10 b1K 21:19-29
[11] ILit smote aHo 1:4

12 ¶ Then he arose° and departed° and went° to Samaria°. On the way° while he was at IBeth-eked° of the shepherds°, 13 aJehu° Imet° the IIrelatives° of Ahaziah° king° of Judah° and said°, “Who° are you?” And they IIIanswered°, “We are the IIrelatives° of Ahaziah°; and we have come° down° IVto greet° the sons° of the king° and the sons° of the queen° mother°.” 14 He said°, “Take° them alive°.” So they took° them alive° and killed° them at the pit° of Beth-eked°, forty-two°° men°; and he left° none°° of them.

[12] II.e. house of binding
[13] ILit found IILit brothers IIILit said IVLit about the welfare of a2K 8:24, 29; 2Ch 21:17; 22:8

15 ¶ Now when he had departed° from there°, he Imet° aJehonadab° the son° of bRechab° [coming] to meet° him; and he IIgreeted° him and said° to him, “Is your heart° right°, as my heart° is with your heart°?” And Jehonadab° IIIanswered°, “It is.” [Jehu said], “If it is, cgive° [me] your hand°.” And he gave° him his hand°, and he took° him up to him into the chariot°. 16 He said°, “Come° with me and asee° my zeal° for the LORD°.” So Ihe made him ride° in his chariot°. 17 When he came° to Samaria°, ahe Ikilled° all° who remained° to Ahab° in Samaria°, until° he had destroyed° him, baccording to the word° of the LORD° which° He spoke° to Elijah°.

[15] ILit found IILit blessed IIILit said aJr 35:6-19 b1Ch 2:55 cEzr 10:19; Ezk 17:18
[16] ILit they a1K 19:10
[17] ILit smote a2K 9:8 b2K 10:10

Jehu Destroys Baal Worshipers

18 ¶ Then Jehu° gathered° all° the people° and said° to them, “aAhab° served° Baal° a little°; Jehu° will serve° him much°. 19 Now°, asummon° all° the prophets° of Baal°, all° his worshipers° and all° his priests°; let no° one° be missing°, for I have a great° sacrifice° for Baal°; whoever°° is missing° shall not live°.” But Jehu° did° it in Icunning°, so° that he might destroy° the worshipers° of Baal°. 20 And Jehu° said°, “aSanctify° a solemn° assembly° for Baal°.” And bthey proclaimed° [it]. 21 Then Jehu° sent° Ithroughout° Israel° and all° the worshipers° of Baal° came°, so that there was not a man° left° who° did not come°. And when they went° into athe house° of Baal°, the house° of Baal° was filled° from one° end° to the other°. 22 He said° to the one who° [was] Iin charge° of the wardrobe°, “Bring° out garments° for all° the worshipers° of Baal°.” So he brought° out garments° for them. 23 Jehu° went° into the house° of Baal° with Jehonadab° the son° of Rechab°; and he said° to the worshipers° of Baal°, “Search° and see° that there° is here° with you none° of the servants° of the LORD°, but only° the worshipers° of Baal°.” 24 Then they went° in to offer° sacrifices° and burnt° offerings°.

¶ Now Jehu° had stationed° for himself eighty° men° outside°, and he had said°, “aThe one° who° permits any° of the men° whom° I bring° into your hands° to escape° Ishall give up his life° in exchange°.”

[18] a1K 16:31, 32
[19] ILit insidiousness a1K 18:19; 22:6
[20] aJol 1:14 bEx 32:4-6
[21] ILit in all a1K 16:32; 2K 11:18
[22] ILit over the
[24] ILit his soul for his soul a1K 20:30-42

25 ¶ Then it came° about, as soon as he had finished° offering° the burnt° offering°, that Jehu° said° to the Iaguard° and to the royal° officers°, “bGo° in, IIkill° them; let none°° come° out.” And they IIIkilled° them with the edge° of the sword°; and the Iguard° and the royal° officers° threw° [them] out, and went° to the IVinner° room° of the house° of Baal°. 26 They brought° out the [sacred] apillars° of the house° of Baal° and burned° them. 27 They also broke° down° the [sacred] pillar° of Baal° and broke° down° the house° of Baal°, and amade° it a latrine° to this day°.

[25] ILit runners IILit smite IIILit smote IVLit city a1S 22:17 b1K 18:40
[26] a1K 14:23; 2K 3:2
[27] aEzr 6:11; Dn 2:5; 3:29

28 ¶ Thus Jehu° eradicated° Baal° out of Israel°. 29 However°, a[as for] the sins° of Jeroboam° the son° of Nebat°, which° he made Israel° sin°, from these Jehu° did not depart°, [even] the bgolden° calves° that [were] at Bethel° and that [were] at Dan°. 30 The LORD° said° to Jehu°, “Because°° you have done° well° in executing° what° is right° in My eyes°, [and] have done° to the house° of Ahab° according to all° that [was] in My heart°, ayour sons° of the fourth° generation shall sit° on the throne° of Israel°.” 31 But Jehu° Iawas not careful° to walk° in the law° of the LORD°, the God° of Israel°, with all° his heart°; bhe did not depart° from the sins° of Jeroboam°, which° he made Israel° sin°.

[29] a1K 12:28-30; 13:33, 34 b1K 12:29
[30] a2K 15:12
[31] ILit did not watch aPv 4:23 b2K 10:29

32 ¶ In those° days° the aLORD° began° to cut° off° [portions] Ifrom Israel°; and bHazael° IIdefeated° them throughout° the territory° of Israel°: 33 from the Jordan° eastward°, all° the land° of Gilead°, the Gadites° and the Reubenites° and the Manassites°, from aAroer°, which° is by the valley° of the Arnon°, even bGilead° and Bashan°.

[32] ILit in IILit smote a2K 13:25; 14:25 b1K 19:17; 2K 8:12; 13:22
[33] aDt 2:36 bAm 1:3-5

Jehoahaz Succeeds Jehu

34 Now the rest° of the acts° of Jehu° and all° that he did° and all° his might°, are they not written° in the Book° of the Chronicles°° of the Kings° of Israel°? 35 And Jehu° slept° with his fathers°, and they buried° him in Samaria°. And Jehoahaz° his son° became° king° in his place°. 36 Now the Itime° which° Jehu° reigned° over° Israel° in Samaria° [was] twenty-eight°° years°.

[36] ILit days


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Jehu, by his letters, causeth seventy of Ahab's children to be beheaded.

1 ¶ And Ahabº had seventyº sonsº in Samaria.º And Jehuº wroteºª letters,º and sentºª to Samaria,º unto² the rulersº of Jezreel,º to the elders,º and to² them that brought upºª Ahab'sº [children], saying,ºª 2 Now² as soon as this² letterº comethºª to² you, seeing your master'sº sonsº [are] with² you, and [there are] with² you chariotsº and horses,º a fencedº cityº also, and armour;º 3 Look even outºª the bestº and meetestº of your master's¹ sons,º²² and setºª [him] on² his father'sº throne,º and fightºª for² your master'sº house.º 4 But they were exceedinglyº afraid,ºª and said,ºª Behold,² twoº kingsº stoodºª not² beforeº him: how² then shall we² stand?ºª 5 And he that² [was] over² the house,º and he that² [was] over² the city,º the eldersº also, and the bringers upºª [of the children], sentºª to² Jehu,º saying,ºª We² [are] thy servants,º and will doºª all² that² thou shalt bidºª² us; we will not² make any¹ king:ºª² doºª thou [that which is] goodº in thine eyes.º 6 Then he wroteºª a letterº the second timeº to² them, saying,ºª If² ye² [be] mine, and [if] ye² will hearkenºª unto my voice,º takeºª ye² the headsº of the men¹² your master'sº sons,º and comeºª to² me to Jezreelº by to morrowº this time.º Now the king'sº sons,º [being] seventyº persons,º [were] with² the great menº of the city,º which brought them up.ºª² 7 And it came to pass,² when the letterº cameºª to² them, that they tookºª² the king'sº sons,º and slewºª seventyº persons,º and putºª² their headsº in baskets,º and sentºª² him [them] to Jezreel.º

[1] Dt 16:18; Jg 8:30; 10:4; 12:14; 1K 13:32; 16:28; 21:8; 2K 5:3; 2Ch 22:9.
[2] 2K 5:6.
[3] Dt 17:14; 1S 10:24; 11:15; 2S 2:8, 12; 1K 1:24; 12:20, 21; Jn 18:36.
[4] 2K 9:24, 27; Is 27:4; Jr 49:19; Na 1:6; Lk 14:31.
[5] Jsh 9:11, 24; 1K 20:4, 32; 2K 18:14; Jr 27:7, 17; Jn 12:26.
[6] Nu 25:4; Dt 5:9; Jsh 7:24; 1K 21:8; 2K 9:32; Jb 21:19; Is 14:21; Mt 12:30; Lk 9:50; Rv 2:20.
[7] Jg 9:5; 1K 21:21; 2K 10:9; 11:1; 2Ch 21:4; Mt 14:8.

He excuseth the fact by the prophecy of Elijah.

8 ¶ And there cameºª a messenger,º and toldºª him, saying,ºª They have broughtºª the headsº of the king'sº sons.º And he said,ºª Layºª ye them in twoº heapsº at the entering inº of the gateº until² the morning.º 9 And it came to pass² in the morning,º that he went out,ºª and stood,ºª and saidºª to² all² the people,º Ye² [be] righteous:º behold,² I² conspiredºª against² my master,º and slewºª him: but who² slewºª² all² these?² 10 Knowºª nowº that² there shall fallºª unto the earthº nothing² of the wordº² of the LORD,º which² the LORDº spakeºª concerning² the houseº of Ahab:º for the LORDº hath doneºª² [that] which² he spakeºª byº his servantº Elijah.º 11 So Jehuº slewºª² all² that remainedºª of the houseº of Ahabº in Jezreel,º and all² his great men,º and his kinsfolks,ºª and his priests,º until² he leftºª him none² remaining.º

[8] Dt 21:23; 2S 11:18; 1K 21:14; Mk 6:28.
[9] 1S 12:3; 2K 9:14; Is 5:3; Ho 1:4.
[10] 1S 3:19; 15:29; 1K 21:19, 21, 29; 2K 9:7, 36; Jr 44:28; Zc 1:6; Mk 13:31.
[11] Jsh 10:30; 11:8; 1K 14:10; 15:29; 16:11; 18:19, 40; 21:22; 22:6; 2K 23:20; Jb 18:19; Ps 109:13; 125:5; Pv 13:20; Is 14:21; Rv 19:20; 20:10.

At the shearing house he slayeth two and forty of Ahaziah's brethren.

12 ¶ And he aroseºª and departed,ºª and came¹ª² to Samaria.º [And] as he² [was] at the shearing¹ª houseº¹ª in the way,º 13 Jehuº metºª with² the brethrenº of Ahaziahº kingº of Judah,º and said,ºª Who² [are] ye?² And they answered,ºª We² [are] the brethrenº of Ahaziah;º and we go downºª to saluteº the childrenº of the kingº and the childrenº of the queen.º 14 And he said,ºª Takeºª them alive.º And they tookºª them alive,º and slewºª them at² the pitº of the shearing house,º [even] twoº and fortyº men;º neither² leftºª he anyº of² them.

[12] 2K 10:12.
[13] 2K 8:24, 29; 9:21; 2Ch 21:17; 22:1.
[14] 1K 20:18; 2K 8:18; 10:6, 10; 11:1; 2Ch 22:8, 10.

He taketh Jehonadab into his company.

15 ¶ And when he was departed¹ª² thence,²² he lighted¹ª on²² Jehonadabº the sonº of Rechabº [coming] to meet¹ª² him: and he salutedºª him, and saidºª to² him, Isº² thine heartº right,º as² my heartº [is] with² thy heart?º And Jehonadabº answered,ºª It is.º If it be,² giveºª [me]² thine hand.º And he gaveºª [him] his hand;º and he took him upºª to² him into² the chariot.º 16 And he said,ºª Come¹ª² with² me, and seeºª my zealº for the LORD.º So they made him rideºª in his chariot.º 17 And when he cameºª to Samaria,º he slewºª² all² that remainedºª unto Ahabº in Samaria,º till² he had destroyedºª him, according to the sayingº of the LORD,º which² he spakeºª to² Elijah.º

[15] Gn 31:55; 47:7, 10; 2K 9:21; 10:13; 1Ch 2:55; 12:17; Ezr 10:19; Jr 35:6, 8, 14; Ezk 17:18; Jn 21:15; Ac 8:31; Ga 2:9; 4:12.
[16] Nu 23:4; 24:13; 1K 19:10, 14, 17; 2K 9:7; 10:31; Pv 27:2; Ezk 33:31; Mt 6:2, 5; Ro 10:2.
[17] 1K 21:21; 2K 9:8, 25; 10:10, 11; 2Ch 22:8; Ps 109:8; Mal 4:1.

By subtilty he destroyeth all the worshippers of Baal.

18 ¶ And Jehuº gatheredºª² all² the peopleº together,¹ª and saidºª unto² them, Ahabº servedºª² Baalº a little;º [but] Jehuº shall serveºª him much.ºª 19 Now² therefore callºª unto² me all² the prophetsº of Baal,º all² his servants,ºª and all² his priests;º let noneº² be wanting:ºª for² I have a greatº sacrificeº [to do] to Baal;º whosoever²² shall be wanting,ºª he shall not² live.ºª But Jehuº didºª [it] in subtilty,º to the intent² that he might destroyºª² the worshippersºª of Baal.º 20 And Jehuº said,ºª Proclaimºª a solemn assemblyº for Baal.º And they proclaimedºª [it]. 21 And Jehuº sentºª through all² Israel:º and all² the worshippersºª of Baalº came,ºª so that there was not² a manº leftºª that² cameºª not.² And they cameºª into the houseº of Baal;º and the houseº of Baalº was fullºª from one endº to another.º 22 And he saidºª unto him that² [was] over² the vestry,º Bring forthºª vestmentsº for all² the worshippersºª of Baal.º And he brought them forthºª vestments.º 23 And Jehuº went,ºª and Jehonadabº the sonº of Rechab,º into the houseº of Baal,º and saidºª unto the worshippersºª of Baal,º Search,ºª and lookºª that² there beº here² with² you none of the servantsº² of the LORD,º but²² the worshippersºª of Baalº only.² 24 And when they went inºª to offerºª sacrificesº and burnt offerings,º Jehuº appointedºª fourscoreº menº without,º and said,ºª [If] anyº of² the men¹² whom² I² have broughtºª into² your handsº escape,ºª [he that letteth him go], his lifeº [shall be] for² the lifeº of him. 25 And it came to pass,² as soon as he had made an endºª of offeringºª the burnt offering,º that Jehuº saidºª to the guardºª and to the captains,º Go in,ºª [and] slayºª them; let noneº² come forth.ºª And they smoteºª them with the edgeº of the sword;º and the guardºª and the captainsº cast [them] out,ºª and went¹ª² to² the cityº of the houseº of Baal.º 26 And they brought forthºª² the imagesº out of the houseº of Baal,º and burnedºª them. 27 And they brake downºª² the imageº of Baal,º and brake downºª² the houseº of Baal,º and madeºª it a draught houseºª¹ unto² this day.º 28 Thus Jehuº destroyedºª² Baalº out of Israel.º²

[18] 1K 16:31; 18:19, 22, 40; 2K 3:2; Jb 13:7; Ro 3:8; Php 4:8.
[19] 1K 22:6; 2K 3:13; 10:11, 18, 21; Jb 13:7; Pv 29:5; 2Co 4:2; 11:3, 13; 12:16; 1Th 2:3.
[20] 1K 18:19; 21:12; Jol 1:14.
[21] Jg 16:27; 1K 16:32; Jol 3:2, 11; Rv 16:16.
[22] Ex 28:2; Mt 22:11.
[23] 2K 10:15; Mt 13:30, 41; 25:32.
[24] 1K 20:30.
[25] Ex 32:27; Dt 13:6; Ezk 9:5; 22:21; Rv 16:6.
[26] 2S 5:21; 1K 14:23; 2K 19:18.
[27] Lv 26:30; Dt 7:5, 25; 1K 16:32; 2K 18:4; 23:7; 2Ch 34:3; Ezr 6:11; Dn 2:5; 3:29.

Jehu followeth Jeroboam's sins.

29 ¶ Howbeit² [from] the sinsº of Jeroboamº the sonº of Nebat,º who² made² Israelº to sin,ºª Jehuº departedºª not² from afterº² them, [to wit], the goldenº calvesº that² [were] in Bethel,º and that² [were] in Dan.º 30 And the LORDº saidºª unto² Jehu,º Because²² thou hast done wellºª in executingºª [that which is] rightº in mine eyes,º [and] hast doneºª unto the houseº of Ahabº according to all² that² [was] in mine heart,º thy childrenº of the fourthº [generation] shall sitºª on² the throneº of Israel.º 31 But Jehuº took no heedºª² to walk¹ª² in the lawº of the LORDº Godº of Israelº with all² his heart:º for he departedºª not² from²² the sinsº of Jeroboam,º which² made² Israelº to sin.ºª

[29] Gn 20:9; Ex 32:4, 21; 1S 2:24; 1K 12:28, 29; 13:33; 14:16; 2K 13:2, 11; 14:24; 15:9, 18, 24, 28; 17:22; Ho 8:5; 10:5; 13:2; Mk 6:24; 1Co 8:9; Ga 2:12.
[30] 1S 15:18; 1K 20:42; 21:22, 29; 2K 10:35; 13:1, 10; 14:23; 15:8; Ezk 29:18; Ho 1:4.
[31] Dt 4:15, 23; 5:33; 10:12; 1K 2:4; 14:16; 2K 3:3; 10:29; 2Ch 6:16; Ne 10:29; Ps 39:1; 78:10; 119:9; Pv 4:23; Ezk 36:27; Dn 9:10; He 2:1; 12:15.

Hazael oppresseth Israel.

32 ¶ In those² daysº the LORDº beganºª to cut¹ª Israel¹ short:ºª² and Hazaelº smoteºª them in all² the coastsº of Israel;º 33 From² Jordanº eastward,ºº² all² the landº of Gilead,º the Gadites,º and the Reubenites,º and the Manassites,º from Aroer,º² which² [is] by² the riverº Arnon,º even Gileadº and Bashan.º 34 Now the restº of the actsº of Jehu,º and all² that² he did,ºª and all² his might,º [are] they² not² writtenºª in² the bookº of the chroniclesºº of the kingsº of Israel?º

[32] 1K 19:17; 2K 8:12; 13:22.
[33] Nu 32:33; Dt 3:12; Jsh 13:9; Am 1:3.
[34] 1K 11:41; 14:19, 29; 2K 12:19; 13:8.

Jehoahaz succeedeth Jehu.

35 And Jehuº sleptºª with² his fathers:º and they buriedºª him in Samaria.º And Jehoahazº his sonº reignedºª in his stead.² 36 And the timeº that² Jehuº reignedºª over² Israelº in Samariaº [was] twentyº and eightº years.º

[35] 2S 7:12; 1K 1:21; 2:10; 14:20, 31; 2K 13:1, 7.
[36] 2K 10:36.


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