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

1And Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. And Jehu wrote letters, and sent to Samaria, unto the rulers of Jezreel, to the elders, and to them that brought up Ahab’s children, saying, 2Now as soon as this letter cometh to you, seeing your master’s sons are with you, and there are with you chariots and horses, a fenced city also, and armour; 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. 4But they were exceedingly afraid, and said, Behold, two kings stood not before him: how then shall we stand? 5And he that was over the house, and he that was over the city, the elders also, and the bringers up of the children, sent to Jehu, saying, We are thy servants, and will do all that thou shalt bid us; we will not make any king: do thou that which is good in thine eyes.

2 Kings 10:3 word by word

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

• 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 17:14When thou art come unto the land which Yhwh thy God giveth thee, and shalt possess it, and shalt dwell therein, and shalt say, I will set a king over me, like as all the nations that are about me;
• 1 Samuel 10:24And Samuel said to all the people, See ye him whom Yhwh hath chosen, that there is none like him among all the people? And all the people shouted, and said, God save the king.
• 1 Samuel 11:15And all the people went to Gilgal; and there they made Saul king before Yhwh in Gilgal; and there they sacrificed sacrifices of peace offerings before Yhwh; and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly.
• 2 Samuel 2:8But Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul’s army, took Ish–bosheth the son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanaim;
• 1 Kings 1:24And Nathan said, My lord, O king, hast thou said, Adonijah shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne?
• 1 Kings 12:20And it came to pass, when all Israel heard that Jeroboam was come again, that they sent and called him unto the congregation, and made him king over all Israel: there was none that followed the house of David, but the tribe of Judah only.
• 2 Samuel 2:12And Abner the son of Ner, and the servants of Ish–bosheth the son of Saul, went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.
• 1 Kings 12:21And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he assembled all the house of Judah, with the tribe of Benjamin, an hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men, which were warriors, to fight against the house of Israel, to bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam the son of Solomon.
• John 18:36Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence.

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