Verse 19
2 Kings 10:19
Free Bible Version
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So summon all the prophets of Baal, all his servants and all his priests. Make sure no one is missing, because I'm organizing a great sacrifice for Baal. Anyone who doesn't attend will be executed.” But Jehu's plan was a trick to destroy the followers of Baal.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/עַתָּ֣ה כָל נְבִיאֵ֣י הַ/בַּ֡עַל כָּל עֹבְדָ֣י/ו וְ/כָל כֹּהֲנָי/ו֩ קִרְא֨וּ אֵלַ֜/י אִ֣ישׁ אַל יִפָּקֵ֗ד כִּי֩ זֶ֨בַח גָּד֥וֹל לִ/י֙ לַ/בַּ֔עַל כֹּ֥ל אֲשֶׁר יִפָּקֵ֖ד לֹ֣א יִֽחְיֶ֑ה וְ/יֵהוּא֙ עָשָׂ֣ה בְ/עָקְבָּ֔ה לְמַ֥עַן הַאֲבִ֖יד אֶת עֹבְדֵ֥י הַ/בָּֽעַל
English Translation
And now all the prophets of Baal, all his worshipers and all his priests, call upon me; let no man be missing, for there is a great sacrifice for me to Baal. Whoever is missing shall not live. And Jehu had acted cunningly to destroy the worshipers of Baal.
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Chapter 10 Context
1
There were seventy sons of the house of Ahab living in Samaria. So Jehu wrote letters and sent them...
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“Since your master's sons are with you, and you have at your disposal chariots, horses, a fortified...
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choose the best and most appropriate son of your master, place him on his father's throne, and fight...
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But they were extremely frightened, and said to themselves, “If two kings couldn't defeat him, how c...
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5
So the palace and the city leaders, the elders, and the guardians sent a message to Jehu: “We are yo...
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Then Jehu wrote them a second letter, saying, “If you are on my side, and if you are going to obey w...
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7
When the letter arrived, they seized the king's sons and killed all seventy of them, placed their he...
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8
A messenger came in and told Jehu, “They have brought the heads of the king's sons.” Jehu gave the o...
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9
In the morning Jehu went out to speak to the people who had gathered. “You haven't done anything wro...
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10
Rest assured that nothing of what the Lord has prophesied against the house of Ahab will fail, for t...
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11
So Jehu killed everyone in Jezreel who was left of the house of Ahab, as well as all his high offici...
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12
Then Jehu left and went to Samaria. At Beth-eked of the Shepherds,
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he met some relatives of Ahaziah, king of Judah. “Who are you?” he asked them. “We're relatives of A...
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14
“Take them alive!” Jehu ordered. So they took them alive, then killed them at the well of Beth-eked....
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15
He left there and came across Jehonadab, son of Rechab, who was coming to meet him. Jehu greeted him...
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“Come with me and see how dedicated I am to the Lord!” Jehu said, and had him ride in his chariot.
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17
When Jehu arrived in Samaria, he went around killing everyone who was left of Ahab's family until he...
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18
Jehu had all the people gather together and told them, “Ahab worshiped Baal a little, but Jehu will...
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19
So summon all the prophets of Baal, all his servants and all his priests. Make sure no one is missin...
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Jehu gave the order, “Call a religious assembly to honor Baal!” So they did so.
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21
Jehu sent the announcement through the whole of Israel. All the followers of Baal came—not a single...
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22
Jehu said to the keeper of the wardrobe, “Distribute clothes for all the servants of Baal.” So he br...
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23
Then Jehu and Jehonadab, son of Rechab, went into the temple of Baal. Jehu told the followers of Baa...
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24
They were inside presenting sacrifices and burnt offerings. Now Jehu had positioned eighty men outsi...
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25
As soon as Jehu had finished presenting the burnt offering, he ordered his guards and officers, “Go...
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26
They smashed the sacred pillar of Baal, and tore down the temple of Baal and turned it into a toilet...
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This was how Jehu destroyed Baal worship in Israel,
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but he did not end the sins that Jeroboam, son of Nebat, had made Israel commit—the worship of the g...
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The Lord said to Jehu, “Since you have done well, and have carried out what is right in my sight, an...
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But Jehu was not completely committed to following the law of the Lord, the God (Elohim) of Israel....
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31
At that time the Lord began to reduce the extent of Israel. Hazael defeated the Israelites throughou...
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east of the Jordan, all the land of Gilead (the region occupied by Gad, Reuben, and Manasseh), and f...
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The rest of what happened in Jehu's reign, all that he did and what he accomplished, are recorded in...
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Jehu died and was buried in Samaria. His son Jehoahaz succeeded him as king.
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