2 Kings 10:24,25 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

When they went in to offer sacrifices When some went to the altar to offer in the name of the rest. Jehu appointed fourscore men without Far more being, doubtless, in readiness to assist them in case of any opposition. As he had made an end of offering That is, as the chief priest of Baal had made an end. So far Jehu suffered them to proceed, either because till then they were not all come into the house; or because, being taken in the very act of gross idolatry, their punishment would appear to be more just and reasonable. Jehu said to the guard and the captains To the fourscore men and their officers. The guard, &c., cast them out Cast their carcasses out, of the house. And went to the city of the house of Baal To some buildings belonging to that house; which may be here called the city, because they were very numerous and capacious. For as there were divers chambers and rooms built without the temple, belonging to it, for the use of the priests and Levites; so it may probably be conceived that this famous temple of Baal had many such buildings, in some of which the priests of Baal, or of the groves, (whereof there were numbers belonging to the king's court, 1 Kings 18:19,) peradventure might dwell; and others of them might be for divers uses, belonging to the house and service of Baal: and to these buildings the guard might hastily go to surprise and put to death these inferior ministers of Baal, who were there employed in services belonging to that house, or that solemnity.