2 Kings 10:3

2 Kings 10:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Look even out the best and meetest of your master’s sons, and set him on his father’s throne, and fight for your master’s house.
• New International Version (NIV)choose the best and most worthy of your master’s sons and set him on his father’s throne. Then fight for your master’s house.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)select the best and fittest of your master's sons and set him on his father's throne and fight for your master's house."
• New King James Version (NKJV)choose the best qualified of your master’s sons, set him on his father’s throne, and fight for your master’s house.

Context of 2 Kings 10:3

1Ahab had seventy sons living in the city of Samaria. So Jehu wrote letters and sent them to Samaria, to the elders and officials of the city, and to the guardians of King Ahab’s sons. He said, 2“The king’s sons are with you, and you have at your disposal chariots, horses, a fortified city, and weapons. As soon as you receive this letter, select the best qualified of your master’s sons to be your king, and prepare to fight for Ahab’s dynasty.” 4But they were paralyzed with fear and said, “We’ve seen that two kings couldn’t stand against this man! What can we do?” 5So the palace and city administrators, together with the elders and the guardians of the king’s sons, sent this message to Jehu: “We are your servants and will do anything you tell us. We will not make anyone king; do whatever you think is best.”

2 Kings 10:3 word by word

וּרְאִיתֶ֞ם הַטּ֤וֹב וְהַיָּשָׁר֙ מִבְּנֵ֣י אֲדֹנֵיכֶ֔ם וְשַׂמְתֶּ֖ם עַל־כִּסֵּ֣א אָבִ֑יו וְהִֽלָּחֲמ֖וּ עַל־בֵּ֥ית אֲדֹנֵיכֶֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Look even outרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: selectH7200
• the bestטוֹבţôb · pleasantH2896
• and meetestיָשָׁרyâshâr · uprightH3477
• of your master’sאָדוֹן'âdôn 'âdôn · lordH113
• sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• and setשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: makeH7760
• on his father’sאָב'âb · fatherH1
• throneכִּסֵּאkissê' kissêh · throneH3678
• and fightלָחַםlâcham · to fightH3898
• houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004

Cross-references for 2 Kings 10:3

• Deuteronomy 17:14“You are about to enter the land the Lord your God is giving you. When you take it over and settle there, you may think, ‘We should select a king to rule over us like the other nations around us.’
• 1 Samuel 10:24Then Samuel said to all the people, “This is the man the Lord has chosen as your king. No one in all Israel is like him!” And all the people shouted, “Long live the king!”
• 1 Samuel 11:15So they all went to Gilgal, and in a solemn ceremony before the Lord they made Saul king. Then they offered peace offerings to the Lord, and Saul and all the Israelites were filled with joy.
• 2 Samuel 2:8But Abner son of Ner, the commander of Saul’s army, had already gone to Mahanaim with Saul’s son Ishbosheth.
• 1 Kings 1:24Nathan asked, “My lord the king, have you decided that Adonijah will be the next king and that he will sit on your throne?
• 1 Kings 12:20When the people of Israel learned of Jeroboam’s return from Egypt, they called an assembly and made him king over all Israel. So only the tribe of Judah remained loyal to the family of David.
• 2 Samuel 2:12One day Abner led Ishbosheth’s troops from Mahanaim to Gibeon.
• 1 Kings 12:21When Rehoboam arrived at Jerusalem, he mobilized the men of Judah and the tribe of Benjamin—180,000 select troops—to fight against the men of Israel and to restore the kingdom to himself.
• John 18:36Jesus answered, “My Kingdom is not an earthly kingdom. If it were, my followers would fight to keep me from being handed over to the Jewish leaders. But my Kingdom is not of this world.”

Commentaries on 2 Kings 10:3

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Jehu, placing his adversaries‘ advantages before them in the most favorable light, called upon them to decide what they would do. The unscrupulous soldier shows shrewdness as well as courage, a sharp wit as well as a bold heart.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-5Jehu's message about the city's military strength to protect Ahab's remaining family was actually a war declaration. The leaders of Samaria understood this. Jehu led Israel's main army and had already shown his power and ruthlessness at Jezreel. The leaders were so scared that they agreed to follow all of Jehu's orders.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 10:3

• Ahab
• Children
• Enthusiasm
• Government
• Homicide
• Jehu
• Massacre

In the dictionaries

• Jezreel
• Writing
• Elijah
• Elisha
• Fact
• Hazael
• Jehonadab
• Jehu
• Meet
• Throne

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