New American Standard Bible 1995
2 Kings 10:18-31
18Then Jehuיֵהוּא֙ye.Hu'H3058gatheredוַיִּקְבֹּ֤ץvai.yik.BotzH6908allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Ahabאַחְאָ֕ב'ach.'AvH256servedעָבַ֥ד'a.VadH5647Baalהַבַּ֖עַלha.Ba.'alH1168a littleמְעָ֑טme.'AtH4592;Jehuיֵה֖וּאye.Hu'H3058will serveיַעַבְדֶ֥נּוּya.'av.De.nuH5647him muchהַרְבֵּֽה׃har.BehH7235.
19Nowוְעַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH6258,summonקִרְא֨וּkir.'UH7121allכָל־khol-H3605the prophetsנְבִיאֵ֣יne.vi.'EiH5030of Baalהַבַּ֡עַלha.Ba.'alH1168,allכָּל־kol-H3605his worshipersעֹבְדָ֣יו'oe.DavH5647and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605his priestsכֹּהֲנָיו֩ko.ha.NavH3548;let noאַל־'al-H408oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376be missingיִפָּקֵ֗דyi.pa.KedH6485,for I have a greatגָּד֥וֹלga.DolH1419sacrificeזֶ֨בַחZe.vachH2077for Baalלַבַּ֔עַלla.Ba.'alH1168;whoeverכֹּ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־kol 'a.Sher-H3605H834is missingיִפָּקֵ֖דyi.pa.KedH6485shall not liveיִֽחְיֶ֑הyich.YehH2421.”But Jehuוְיֵהוּא֙ve.ye.Hu'H3058didעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213it incunningבְעָקְבָּ֔הve.'a.ke.BahH6122,soלְמַ֥עַןle.Ma.'anH4616that he might destroyהַאֲבִ֖ידha.'a.VidH6the worshipersעֹבְדֵ֥י'oe.DeiH5647of Baalהַבָּֽעַל׃ha.Ba.'alH1168.
21Then Jehuיֵהוּא֙ye.Hu'H3058sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971throughoutבְּכָל־be.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478and allכָּל־kol-H3605the worshipersעֹבְדֵ֣י'oe.DeiH5647of Baalהַבַּ֔עַלha.Ba.'alH1168cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935,so that there was not a manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376leftנִשְׁאַ֥רnish.'ArH7604whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834did not comeבָ֑אVa'H935.And when they wentוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935intothe houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Baalהַבַּ֔עַלha.Ba.'alH1168,the houseבֵית־veit-H1004of Baalהַבַּ֖עַלha.Ba.'alH1168was filledוַיִּמָּלֵ֥אvai.yi.ma.Le'H4390from oneH6310endH6310to the otherH6310.
22He saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the one whoלַֽאֲשֶׁר֙la.'a.SherH834wasin chargeעַל־'al-H5921of the wardrobeהַמֶּלְתָּחָ֔הha.mel.ta.ChahH4458, “Bringהוֹצֵ֣אho.Tze'H3318out garmentsלְב֔וּשׁle.VushH3830for allלְכֹ֖לle.KholH3605the worshipersעֹבְדֵ֣י'oe.DeiH5647of Baalהַבָּ֑עַלha.Ba.'alH1168.”So he broughtוַיֹּצֵ֥אvai.yo.Tze'H3318out garmentsהַמַּלְבּֽוּשׁ׃ha.mal.BushH4403for them.
23Jehuיֵה֛וּאye.Hu'H3058wentוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935into the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Baalהַבָּ֑עַלha.Ba.'alH1168with Jehonadabוִיהוֹנָדָ֥בvi.ho.na.DavH3082the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Rechabרֵכָ֖בre.KhavH7394;and he saidוַיֹּ֜אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the worshipersלְעֹבְדֵ֣יle.'oe.DeiH5647of Baalהַבַּ֗עַלha.Ba.'alH1168, “Searchחַפְּשׂ֤וּcha.pe.SuH2664and seeוּרְאוּ֙u.re.'UH7200that thereיֶשׁ־yesh-H3426is hereפֹּ֤הpohH6311with you noneפֶּן־pen-H6435of the servantsמֵעַבְדֵ֣יme.'av.DeiH5650of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,but onlyלְבַדָּֽם׃le.va.DamH905the worshipersעֹבְדֵ֥י'oe.DeiH5647of Baalהַבַּ֖עַלha.Ba.'alH1168.”
24Then they wentוַיָּבֹ֕אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935in to offerלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתla.'a.SotH6213sacrificesזְבָחִ֣יםze.va.ChimH2077and burntוְעֹל֑וֹתve.'o.LotH5930offeringsH5930.Now Jehuוְיֵה֞וּאve.ye.Hu'H3058had stationedשָׂם־som-H7760for himself eightyשְׁמֹנִ֣יםshe.mo.NimH8084menאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376outsideבַחוּץ֙va.ChutzH2351,and he had saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “The oneH376whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834permits anyמִן־min-H4480of the menהָאִ֤ישׁha.'IshH376whomאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834I bringמֵבִ֣יאme.Vi'H935into your handsיְדֵיכֶ֔םye.dei.KhemH3027to escapeיִמָּלֵט֙yi.ma.LetH4422shall give up his lifeH5315in exchangeתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478.”
25Then it cameוַיְהִ֞יvay.HiH1961about, as soon as he had finishedכְּכַלֹּת֣וֹ׀ke.kha.lo.ToH3615offeringלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213the burntהָעֹלָ֗הha.'o.LahH5930offeringH5930,that Jehuיֵ֠הוּאYe.hu'H3058saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to theguardלָרָצִ֨יםla.ra.TzimH7323and to the royalH7991officersוְלַשָּׁלִשִׁ֜יםve.la.sha.li.ShimH7991, “Goבֹּ֤אוּBo.'uH935in,killהַכּוּם֙ha.KumH5221them; let noneאִ֣ישׁ אַל־'ish 'al-H376H408comeיֵצֵ֔אye.Tze'H3318out.” And theykilledוַיַּכּ֖וּםvai.ya.KumH5221them with the edgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of the swordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719; and theguardהָֽרָצִים֙ha.ra.TzimH7323and the royalH7991officersוְהַשָּׁ֣לִשִׁ֔יםve.ha.Sha.li.ShimH7991threwוַיַּשְׁלִ֗כוּvai.yash.Li.khuH7993themout, and wentוַיֵּלְכ֖וּvai.ye.le.KhuH1980to theinnerH5892roomH5892of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of Baalהַבָּֽעַל׃ha.Ba.'alH1168.
29HoweverH7534, as forthe sinsחֲטָאֵ֞יcha.ta.'EiH2399of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֤םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nebatנְבָט֙ne.VatH5028,whichH834he made Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478sinהֶחֱטִ֣יאhe.che.Ti'H2398,from these Jehuיֵה֖וּאye.Hu'H3058did not departסָ֥רsarH5493, even thegoldenהַזָּהָ֔בha.za.HavH2091calvesעֶגְלֵי֙'eg.LeiH5695that wereat BethelH1008and that wereat Danבְּדָֽן׃ סbe.DanH1835.
30The Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Jehuיֵה֗וּאye.Hu'H3058, “Becauseיַ֤עַןYa.'anH3282H834you have doneH2895wellהֱטִיבֹ֙תָ֙he.ti.Vo.taH2895in executingלַעֲשׂ֤וֹתla.'a.SotH6213whatH3477is rightהַיָּשָׁר֙hai.ya.SharH3477in My eyesבְּעֵינַ֔יbe.'ei.NaiH5869, andhave doneעָשִׂ֖יתָ'a.Si.taH6213to the houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of Ahabאַחְאָ֑ב'ach.'AvH256according to allכְּכֹל֙ke.KholH3605that wasin My heartבִּלְבָבִ֔יbil.va.ViH3824,your sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of the fourthרְבִעִ֔יםre.vi.'ImH7243generation shall sitיֵשְׁב֥וּye.she.VuH3427on the throneכִּסֵּ֥אki.Se'H3678of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.”
31But Jehuוְיֵה֗וּאve.ye.Hu'H3058was not carefulשָׁמַ֛רsha.MarH8104to walkלָלֶ֛כֶתla.Le.khetH1980in the lawבְּתֽוֹרַת־be.to.rat-H8451of the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,with allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605his heartלְבָב֑וֹle.va.VoH3824;he did not departסָ֗רSarH5493from the sinsחַטֹּ֣אותcha.TotH2403of Jeroboamיָֽרָבְעָ֔םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he made Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478sinהֶחֱטִ֖יאhe.che.Ti'H2398.
Commentaries on 2 Kings 10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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