2 Kings 10:12 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And he arose and departed, and came to Samaria. And as he was at the shearingd house in the way, ”

2 Kings 10:12 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The 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 iden...
2 Kings 10:12 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Destruction of the House of Ahab and of the Baal Worshippers. The same source is continued, but 2 Kings 10:28-31 are from a Deuteronomist. The whole story is one of the most terrible in the OT, A...
2 Kings 10:12 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And he arose and departed, and came to Samaria. And as he was at the shearing house in the way, The shearing house - Probably the place where the shepherds met for the annual sheep shearing.
2 Kings 10:12 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And he arose and departed, and came to Samaria. And as he was at the shearing house in the way, At the shearing house, х Beeyt-`Eeqed ( H1044 ) haaro`iym ( H7462 )] - house of shephe...
2 Kings 10:12 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Jehu's Extermination of Baal Worship 1. Ahab.. sons] These were probably his grandchildren rather than his children. Unto the rulers of Jezreel ] LXX has 'unto the rulers of Samaria,' which the...
2 Kings 10:12 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

And he arose... and came. — So the Syriac, rightly. The common Hebrew text has, “And he arose and came and departed.” And as he was at the shearing house in the way. — Rather, He was at Beth-eq...
2 Kings 10:12 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

JEHU ESTABLISHED ON THE THRONE 2 Kings 10:1-17 B.C. 842-814 "The devil can quote Scripture for his purpose." - SHAKESPEARE. BUT the work of Jehu was not yet over. He was established at Jezre...
2 Kings 10:12 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Wiping out Baal-Worship 2 Kings 10:12-24 For the well-being of the race it is sometimes necessary to cut off evil-doers, lest they spread such a contagion of evil as to involve the whole body p...
2 Kings 10:12 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Here begins the second section of the Book, that which deals with the rapid and fearful corruption of the whole nation. The story alternates between Israel and Judah, and both sections of the nation...
2 Kings 10:12 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

As these were of the family of Ahab, no doubt they were partakers of his idolatry, and justly therefore involved in the punishment.
2 Kings 10:12 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Ver. 12 And he arose and departed, and came to Samaria ,.... To make a clear riddance there of all that belonged to Ahab, as at Jezreel, and abolish idolatry there: and as he was at the shearing h...
2 Kings 10:12 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And he arose and departed, and came to Samaria. [And] as he [was] at the shearing house in the way, Ver. 12. And as he was at the shearing house. ] Or, Slaughter house. Heb., Bethhekedi of the...
2 Kings 10:12 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

And he arose, and came to Samaria Having finished his work in Jezreel, he went to prosecute it in the chief city of his kingdom, which most needed reformation. Jehu met the brethren of Ahaziah No...
2 Kings 10:12 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

AHAB'S SONS KILLED (vv.1-11) Ahab had 70 sons in Samaria and Jehu was purposed to put them to death also. He chose the method of demanding by letter that the rulers and elders of Israel should c...
2 Kings 10:12 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Death of Ahab's Sons; the Death of Ahaziah's Brethren. B. C. 884. 1 And Ahab had seventy...
2 Kings 10:12 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Where they used to shear sheep, and then to feast, after their manner, 1 Samuel 25:36 2 Samuel 13:23 . Or this may be the name of a place, Beth-hekel of the shepherds ; or, Beth-heked-rohim .
2 Kings 10:12 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Continuing Purge Of The House Of Ahab ( 2 Kings 10:9-17 ). Had Jehu stopped there no blame would have been laid at his door. All would have recognised that he had done what was inevitable. But...
2 Kings 10:12 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

THE FALL OF BAAL CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES .— 2 Kings 10:1 . Seventy sons — i.e., descendants , sons grandsons, &c. The rulers of Jezreel —“Jezreel” has no authoritative place in the t...
2 Kings 10:12 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Kings 10:1 . Seventy sons, whose end was destruction, like the sons of Gideon, of Saul, and of David. The sure way to build up a house is equity, not polygamy. Jehu wrote letters. God gave him...
2 Kings 10:12 - The Biblical Illustrator

Jehu wrote letters and sent to Samaria. Jehu Jehu. He did not rest until he had destroyed the house of Ahab and the worship of Baal. There are many Jehus to-day and there is much Jehuism: relig...
2 Kings 10:12 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION 2 Kings 10:1-12 THE REIGN OF JEHU OVER ISRAEL . 2 Kings 10:1-12 The revolution initiated by the destruction of Joram and Jezebel is here traced through its secon...
2 Kings 10:12 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Relatives of Ahab Slain
2 Kings 10:12 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Kings 10:12

2 Kings 10:12 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

2 Kings 10:12 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 10:12 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

2 Kings 10:12 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

2 Kings 10:12 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 10:12 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

2 Kings 10:12 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

2 Kings 10:12 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

2 Kings 10:12 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

2 Kings 10:12 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

2 Kings 10:12 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

2 Kings 10:12 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

2 Kings 10:12 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Kings 10:12 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 10:12 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

2 Kings 10:12 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

2 Kings 10:12 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 10:12 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

2 Kings 10:12 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Kings 10:12 - The Biblical Illustrator

2 Kings 10:12 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

2 Kings 10:12 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

2 Kings 10:12 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge