1-7 Jehu, by his letters, causes seventy of Ahab's sons to be beheaded 8-11 He excuses the fact by the prophecy of Elijah 12-14 At the shearing house he slays two and forty of Ahaziah's brethren 15-17 He takes Jehonadab into his company 18-28 By subtilty he destroys all the worshippers of Baal 29-31 Jehu follows Jeroboam's sins 32,33 Hazael oppresses Israel 34-36 Jehoahaz succeeds Jehu

seventy sons Jud 8:30 10:4 12:14

in Samaria 2Ki 5:3 1Ki 13:32 16:28 2Ch 22:9

the rulers De 16:18 1Ki 21:8-14

them [heb] nourishers

2 Now 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 armor;

as soon 2Ki 5:6

3 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.

Look even De 17:14,15 1Sa 10:24 11:15 2Sa 2:8,9 1Ki 1:24,25 12:20

fight for 2Sa 2:12-17 1Ki 12:21 Joh 18:36

4 But they were exceedingly afraid, and said, Behold, two kings stood not before him: how then shall we stand?

behold 2Ki 9:24,27

how then shall Isa 27:4 Jer 49:19 Na 1:6 Lu 14:31

5 And 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.

We are thy servants 2Ki 18:14 Jos 9:11,24,25 1Ki 20:4,32 Jer 27:7,8,17 Joh 12:26

6 Then he wrote a letter the second time to them, saying, If ye be mine, and if ye will hearken unto my voice, take ye the heads of the men your master's sons, and come to me to Jezreel by to morrow this time. Now the king's sons, being seventy persons, were with the great men of the city, which brought them up.

If ye be mine [heb] if ye be for me 2Ki 9:32 Mt 12:30 Lu 9:50

take ye Nu 25:4 1Ki 21:8-11

your master's sons De 5:9 Jos 7:24,25 Job 21:19 Isa 14:21,22 Re 2:20-23

which brought them up. `The rich,' says mr.Morier, `hire a dedeh, or wet nurse for their children. If a boy, the father appoints a steady man from the age of two years to be his laleh, who, I conjecture, must stand in the same capacity as the bringers up of children mentioned in the catastrophe of Ahab's sons. But if it be a daughter, she has a {gees sefeed} or white head, attached to her for the same purpose as the {laleh}.'

7 And it came to pass, when the letter came to them, that they took the king's sons, and slew seventy persons, and put their heads in baskets, and sent him them to Jezreel.

slew seventy 2Ki 10:9 11:1 Jud 9:5 1Ki 21:21 2Ch 21:4 Mt 14:8-11

8 And there came a messenger, and told him, saying, They have brought the heads of the king's sons. And he said, Lay ye them in two heaps at the entering in of the gate until the morning.

there came 2Sa 11:18-21 1Ki 21:14 Mr 6:28

Lay ye them Such barbarities are by no means uncommon in the East. `It has been know to occur,' says Mr. Morier, `after the combat was over, that prisoners have been put to death in cold blood, in order that the heads, which are immediately despatched to the king, and deposited in heaps at the place gates, might make a more considerable show.'

until the morning De 21:23

9 And it came to pass in the morning, that he went out, and stood, and said to all the people, Ye be righteous: behold, I conspired against my master, and slew him: but who slew all these?

Ye be righteous 1Sa 12:3 Isa 5:3

I conspired 2Ki 9:14-24 Ho 1:4

10 Know now that there shall fall unto the earth nothing of the word of the LORD, which the LORD spake concerning the house of Ahab: for the LORD hath done that which he spake by his servant Elijah.

fall unto the earth 1Sa 3:19 15:29 Jer 44:28,29 Zec 1:6 Mr 13:31

the Lord hath done 2Ki 9:7-10 1Ki 21:19,21-24,29

by. [heb] by the hand of 2Ki 9:36

11 So Jehu slew all that remained of the house of Ahab in Jezreel, and all his great men, and his kinsfolk, and his priests, until he left him none remaining.

and Ps 125:5 Pr 13:20

kinsfolks. or, acquaintance
his priests 2Ki 23:20 1Ki 18:19,40 22:6 Re 19:20 20:10

he left Jos 10:30 11:8 1Ki 14:10 15:29 16:11 21:22 Job 18:19 Ps 109:13 Isa 14:21,22

12 And he arose and departed, and came to Samaria. And as he was at the shearing house in the way,

shearing house [heb] house of shepherds binding sheep

13 Jehu met with the brethren of Ahaziah king of Judah, and said, Who are ye? And they answered, We are the brethren of Ahaziah; and we go down to salute the children of the king and the children of the queen.

met with [heb] found
the brethren 2Ki 8:24,29 9:21-27 2Ch 21:17 22:1-10

salute [heb] the peace of, etc.

14 And he said, Take them alive. And they took them alive, and slew them at the pit of the shearing house, even two and forty men; neither left he any of them.

Take them alive 2Ki 10:6,10,11 1Ki 20:18

neither left 2Ki 8:18 11:1 2Ch 22:8,10

15 And when he was departed thence, he lighted on Jehonadab the son of Rechab coming to meet him: and he saluted him, and said to him, Is thine heart right, as my heart is with thy heart? And Jehonadab answered, It is. If it be, give me thine hand. And he gave him his hand; and he took him up to him into the chariot.

lighted on [heb] found 2Ki 10:13 9:21

Jehonadab Jer 35:6,8,14-19

Jonadab
Rechab 1Ch 2:55

saluted [heb] blessed Ge 31:55 47:7,10

Is thine heart right 1Ch 12:17,18 Joh 21:15-17 Ga 4:12

give me Ezr 10:19 Eze 17:18 Ga 2:9

he took him
Jehu asked for the hand of Jehonadab not merely for the purpose of assisting him into the chariot, but that he might give him an assurance that he would assist him in the prosecution of his desires; for {giving the hand} is considered as a pledge of friendship and fidelity, or a form of entering into a contract, among all nations. Mr. Bruce relates, that when he entreated the protection of a sheik, the great people who were assembled came, `and after {joining hands}, repeated a kind of prayer, of about two minutes long; by which they declared themselves and their children accursed, if ever they lifted their hands against me in the {tell} (or field) in the desert, or on the river; or, in case that I, or mine, should fly to them to refuge, if they did not protect us at the risk of their lives, their families, and their fortunes, or, as they emphatically expressed it, to the death of the last male child among them.' Another striking instance occurs in Ockley's {History of the Saracens.} Telha, just before he died, asked one of Ali's men if he belonged to the emperor of the faithful; and being informed that he did, `Give me then,' said he, `your hand, that I may put mine in it, and by this action renew the oath of fidelity which I have already made to Ali.' Ac 8:31

16 And he said, Come with me, and see my zeal for the LORD. So they made him ride in his chariot.

Come with me 2Ki 10:31 9:7-9 Nu 23:4 24:13-16 1Ki 19:10,14,17 Pr 27:2 Eze 33:31 Mt 6:2,5 Ro 10:2

17 And when he came to Samaria, he slew all that remained unto Ahab in Samaria, till he had destroyed him, according to the saying of the LORD, which he spake to Elijah.

he slew 2Ki 10:11 9:8 2Ch 22:8 Ps 109:8,9 Mal 4:1

according 2Ki 10:10 9:25,26 1Ki 21:21

18 And Jehu gathered all the people together, and said unto them, Ahab served Baal a little; but Jehu shall serve him much.

Ahab served Baal 2Ki 3:2 1Ki 16:31,32 18:19,22,40

Jehu Job 13:7 Ro 3:8 Php 4:8

19 Now therefore call unto me all the prophets of Baal, all his servants, and all his priests; let none be wanting: for I have a great sacrifice to do to Baal; whosoever shall be wanting, he shall not live. But Jehu did it in subtilty, to the intent that he might destroy the worshippers of Baal.

all the prophets 2Ki 3:13 1Ki 22:6

all his servants 2Ki 10:21

all his priests 2Ki 10:11

But Jehu 2Ki 10:18 Job 13:7 Pr 29:5 2Co 4:2 11:3,13-15 12:16-18 1Th 2:3

20 And Jehu said, Proclaim a solemn assembly for Baal. And they proclaimed it.

Proclaim [heb] Sanctify 1Ki 18:19,20 21:12 Joe 1:14

21 And Jehu sent through all Israel: and all the worshippers of Baal came, so that there was not a man left that came not. And they came into the house of Baal; and the house of Baal was full from one end to another.

And they came Joe 3:2,11-14 Re 16:16

the house of Baal 1Ki 16:32

full from one end to another. or, so full that they stood mouth to mouth. Jud 16:27

22 And he said unto him that was over the vestry, Bring forth vestments for all the worshippers of Baal. And he brought them forth vestments.

vestments Ex 28:2 Mt 22:11,12

Jehonadab 2Ki 10:15

the worshippers Mt 13:30,41 25:32,33

23 And Jehu went, and Jehonadab the son of Rechab, into the house of Baal, and said unto the worshippers of Baal, Search, and look that there be here with you none of the servants of the LORD, but the worshippers of Baal only.

Jehonadab 2Ki 10:15

the worshippers Mt 13:30,41 25:32,33

24 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.

If any of them 1Ki 20:30-42

25 And it came to pass, 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 slay them; let none come forth. And they smote them with the edge of the sword; and the guard and the captains cast them out, and went to the city of the house of Baal.

Go in Ex 32:27 De 13:6-11 Eze 9:5-7

let Eze 22:21,22 Re 16:6,7

edge [heb] mouth

26 And they brought forth the images out of the house of Baal, and burned them.

images [heb] statues 1Ki 14:23

and burned them 2Ki 19:18 2Sa 5:21

27 And they brake down the image of Baal, and brake down the house of Baal, and made it a draught house unto this day.

brake down the image 2Ki 18:4 23:7-14 Le 26:30 De 7:5,25 1Ki 16:32 2Ch 34:3-7

made it a draught hose This was and ancient mode of degradation, which still continues in the East; and we are informed, that Abbas the Great, king of Persia, having conquered Baghdad, treated the tomb of Hanifah, one of the fathers of the church among the Turks, in a similar manner. Ezr 6:11 Da 2:5 3:29

28 Thus Jehu destroyed Baal out of Israel.

29 Howbeit from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin, Jehu departed not from after them, to wit, the golden calves that were in Bethel, and that were in Dan.

A.M. 3120-3148 B.C. 884-856
the sins 2Ki 13:2,11 14:24 15:9,18,24,28 17:22 1Ki 12:28-30 13:33,34 14:16

made Israel Ge 20:9 Ex 32:21 1Sa 2:24 Mr 6:24-26 1Co 8:9-13 Ga 2:12,13

the golden calves Ex 32:4 Ho 8:5,6 10:5 13:2

in Beth-el 1Ki 12:29

30 And the LORD said unto Jehu, Because thou hast done well in executing that which is right in mine eyes, and hast done unto the house of Ahab according to all that was in mine heart, thy children of the fourth generation shall sit on the throne of Israel.

because thou hast 1Ki 21:29 Eze 29:18-20 Ho 1:4

according to all that 1Sa 15:18-24 1Ki 20:42 21:22

thy children 2Ki 10:35 13:1,10 14:23 15:8-12

31 But Jehu took no heed to walk in the law of the LORD God of Israel with all his heart: for he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam, which made Israel to sin.

took no heed [heb] observed not De 4:15,23 1Ki 2:4 Ps 39:1 119:9 Pr 4:23 Heb 2:1 12:15

walk De 5:33 10:12,13 2Ch 6:16 Ne 10:29 Ps 78:10 Eze 36:27 Da 9:10

he departed 2Ki 10:29 3:3 1Ki 14:16

32 In those days the LORD began to cut Israel short: and Hazael smote them in all the coasts of Israel;

cut [heb] cut off the ends of
Hazael 2Ki 8:12 13:22 1Ki 19:17

33 From Jordan eastward, all the land of Gilead, the Gadites, and the Reubenites, and the Manassites, from Aroer, which is by the river Arnon, even Gilead and Bashan.

eastward [heb] toward the rising of the sun
the land of Gilead Nu 32:33-42 De 3:12-17 Jos 13:9-12

even. or, even to Am 1:3,4

34 Now the rest of the acts of Jehu, and all that he did, and all his might, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

2Ki 13:8 1Ki 11:41 14:19,29

35 And Jehu slept with his fathers: and they buried him in Samaria. And Jehoahaz his son reigned in his stead.

A.m. 3148 B.C. 856
Jehu slept 2Sa 7:12 1Ki 1:21 2:10 14:20,31

Jehoahaz 2Ki 13:1,7,8

36 And the time that Jehu reigned over Israel in Samaria was twenty and eight years.

the time [heb] the days were.