2 Kings 10:12

2 Kings 10:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he arose and departed, and came to Samaria. And as he was at the shearing house in the way,
• New International Version (NIV)Jehu then set out and went toward Samaria. At Beth Eked of the Shepherds,
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then he set out and went to Samaria. On the way, when he was at Beth-eked of the Shepherds,
• New King James Version (NKJV)And he arose and departed and went to Samaria. On the way, at Beth Eked of the Shepherds,

Context of 2 Kings 10:12

10You can be sure that the message of the Lord that was spoken concerning Ahab’s family will not fail. The Lord declared through his servant Elijah that this would happen.” 11Then Jehu killed all who were left of Ahab’s relatives living in Jezreel and all his important officials, his personal friends, and his priests. So Ahab was left without a single survivor. Then Jehu set out for Samaria. Along the way, while he was at Beth-eked of the Shepherds, 13he met some relatives of King Ahaziah of Judah. “Who are you?” he asked them. And they replied, “We are relatives of King Ahaziah. We are going to visit the sons of King Ahab and the sons of the queen mother.” 14“Take them alive!” Jehu shouted to his men. And they captured all forty-two of them and killed them at the well of Beth-eked. None of them escaped.

2 Kings 10:12 word by word

וַיָּ֙קָם֙ וַיָּבֹ֔א וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ שֹׁמְר֑וֹן ה֛וּא בֵּֽית־עֵ֥קֶד הָרֹעִ֖ים בַּדָּֽרֶךְ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he aroseקוּםqûm · to arise: riseH6965
• and departedבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• and cameיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• to Samariaשֹׁמְרוֹןshômerôn · SamariaH8111
• at the shearingבֵּית־עֵ֫קֶד הָרֹעִיםrâ‛âh · House of ShepherdsH7462
• houseבֵּית־עֵ֫קֶדbêyth ‛êqed · Beth-ekedH1044
• houseבֵּיתbayith · betweenH1004
• in the wayדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: journeyH1870

Commentaries on 2 Kings 10:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12The shearing house - Probably the place where the shepherds met for the annual sheep shearing.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12The shearing-house - literally, as in margin. Perhaps already a proper name, Beth-eked, identical with the Beth-akad of Jerome, which is described as between Jezreel and Samaria; but not yet identified.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12-14We do not know the exact location of Beth-eked, but it was near Jenin. Ahaziah’s relatives responded to Jehu, which led to their downfall. Jehu thought their connection to Ahaziah, and indirectly to Ahab's family through his daughter Athaliah, might give them a claim to Israel's throne. In this second series of executions, Jehu once more went beyond his orders to end Ahab’s dynasty.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-172Ki 10:1-17. Jehu Causes Seventy of Ahab's Children to Be Beheaded. 1-4. Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria--As it appears (2Ki 10:13), that grandsons are included it is probable that this number comprehended the whole posterity of Ahab. Their being all assembled in that capital might arise from their being left there on the king's departure for Ramoth-gilead, or from their taking refuge in some of the strongholds of that city on the news of Jehu's…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Kings 10:12

• Enthusiasm
• Homicide
• Jehu

In the dictionaries

• Samaria
• Shearing House
• Jehu
• Shearinghouse
• Elijah
• Elisha
• Fact
• Hazael
• Jehonadab
• Sheep-Shearing

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