2 Kings 10:24

2 Kings 10:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when they went in to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings, Jehu appointed fourscore men without, and said, If any of the men whom I have brought into your hands escape, he that letteth him go, his life shall be for the life of him.
• New International Version (NIV)So they went in to make sacrifices and burnt offerings. Now Jehu had posted eighty men outside with this warning: “If one of you lets any of the men I am placing in your hands escape, it will be your life for his life.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then they went in to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings. Now Jehu had stationed eighty men outside and said, "The man who allows any of those whom I give into your hands to escape shall forfeit his life."
• New Living Translation (NLT)So they were all inside the temple to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings. Now Jehu had stationed eighty of his men outside the building and had warned them, “If you let anyone escape, you will pay for it with your own life.”

Context of 2 Kings 10:24

22And he said to the one in charge of the wardrobe, “Bring out vestments for all the worshipers of Baal.” So he brought out vestments for them. 23Then Jehu and Jehonadab the son of Rechab went into the temple of Baal, and said to the worshipers of Baal, “Search and see that no servants of the Lord are here with you, but only the worshipers of Baal.” So they went in to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings. Now Jehu had appointed for himself eighty men on the outside, and had said, “If any of the men whom I have brought into your hands escapes, whoever lets him escape, it shall be his life for the life of the other.” 25Now it happened, 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 kill them; let no one come out!” And they killed them with the edge of the sword; then the guards and the officers threw them out, and went into the inner room of the temple of Baal. 26And they brought the sacred pillars out of the temple of Baal and burned them.

2 Kings 10:24 word by word

וַיָּבֹ֕אוּ לַעֲשׂ֖וֹת זְבָחִ֣ים וְעֹל֑וֹת וְיֵה֞וּא שָׂם־ל֤וֹ בַחוּץ֙ שְׁמֹנִ֣ים אִ֔ישׁ וַיֹּ֗אמֶר הָאִ֤ישׁ אֲשֶׁר־יִמָּלֵט֙ מִן־הָאֲנָשִׁ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֤ר אֲנִי֙ מֵבִ֣יא עַל־יְדֵיכֶ֔ם נַפְשׁ֖וֹ תַּ֥חַת נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And when they went inבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• to offerעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: offerH6213
• sacrificesזֶ֫בַחzebach · sacrificeH2077
• and burnt offeringsעֹלָה‛ôlâh ‛ôlâh · burnt offeringH5930
• Jehuיֵהוּאyêhû' · JehuH3058
• appointedשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: putH7760
• fourscoreשְׁמֹנִיםshemônîym shemônîym · eightyH8084
• menאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• withoutחוּץchûts chûts · outsideH2351
• and saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• of the menאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582
• into your handsיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
• escapeמָלַטmâlaţ · to escapeH4422
• his lifeנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: lifeH5315

People and places in 2 Kings 10:24

• Jehu

Cross-references for 2 Kings 10:24

• 1 Kings 20:30But the rest fled to Aphek, into the city; then a wall fell on twenty-seven thousand of the men who were left. And Ben-Hadad fled and went into the city, into an inner chamber.

Commentaries on 2 Kings 10:24

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-28Verses 15-28 Is thine heart right? This is a question we should often put to ourselves. I make a fair profession, have gained a reputation among men, but, is my heart right? Am I sincere with God? Jehonadab owned Jehu in the work, both of revenge and of reformation. An upright heart approves itself to God, and seeks no more than his acceptance; but if we aim at the applause of men, we are upon a false foundation. Whether Jehu looked any further we cannot…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18-27By 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.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Kings 10:24

• Baal
• Confidence
• Enthusiasm
• Falsehood
• Homicide
• Inconsistency
• Intolerance, Religious
• Jehu
• Massacre
• Religion
• Samaria
• Treachery
• Zeal, Religious

In the dictionaries

• Jehu
• Elijah
• Elisha
• Fact
• Hazael
• Jehonadab
• Life

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