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And he said, Lay ye them in two heaps at the entering in of the gate until the morning. <a href="/nkjv/2_kings/10.htm">New King James Version</a> Then a messenger came and told him, saying, “They have brought the heads of the king’s sons.” And he said, “Lay them in two heaps at the entrance of the gate until morning.” <a href="/nasb_/2_kings/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> When the messenger came and informed him, saying, “They have brought the heads of the king’s sons,” he said, “Put them in two heaps at the entrance of the gate until morning.” <a href="/nasb/2_kings/10.htm">NASB 1995</a> When the messenger came and told him, saying, &#8220They have brought the heads of the king&#8217s sons,&#8221 he said, &#8220Put them in two heaps at the entrance of the gate until morning.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/2_kings/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a> When the messenger came and told him, saying, “They have brought the heads of the king’s sons,” he said, “Put them in two heaps at the entrance of the gate until morning.” <a href="/lsb/2_kings/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Then the messenger came and told him, saying, “They have brought the heads of the king’s sons.” So he said, “Put them in two heaps at the entrance of the gate until morning.” <a href="/amp/2_kings/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a> When a messenger came and told him, “They have brought the heads of the king’s sons,” he said, “Put them in two heaps at the entrance of the city gate until morning.” <a href="/csb/2_kings/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> When the messenger came and told him, “They have brought the heads of the king’s sons,” the king said, “Pile them in two heaps at the entrance of the city gate until morning.” <a href="/hcsb/2_kings/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> When the messenger came and told him, &#8220They have brought the heads of the king&#8217s sons,&#8221 the king said, &#8220Pile them in two heaps at the entrance of the gate until morning.&#8221 <a href="/asv/2_kings/10.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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 entrance of the gate until the morning. <a href="/cev/2_kings/10.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> When Jehu was told what had happened, he said, "Put the heads in two piles at the city gate, and leave them there until morning." <a href="/erv/2_kings/10.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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. <a href="/gwt/2_kings/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> A messenger told him, "They've brought the heads of the king's heirs." Jehu said, "Put them in two piles at the entrance to the gateway until morning." <a href="/gnt/2_kings/10.htm">Good News Translation</a> When Jehu was told that the heads of Ahab's descendants had been brought, he ordered them to be piled up in two heaps at the city gate and to be left there until the following morning. <a href="/isv/2_kings/10.htm">International Standard Version</a> When the messenger arrived to report to the king, he said, "They have brought the heads of the king's sons." Jehu replied, "Put them in two piles at the entrance of the city gate until morning." <a href="/msb/2_kings/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> When the messenger arrived, he told Jehu, ?They have brought the heads of the sons of the king.? And Jehu ordered, ?Pile them in two heaps at the entrance of the gate until morning.? <a href="/net/2_kings/10.htm">NET Bible</a> The messenger came and told Jehu, "They have brought the heads of the king's sons." Jehu said, "Stack them in two piles at the entrance of the city gate until morning." <a href="/nheb/2_kings/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> A messenger came, and told him, "They have brought the heads of the king's sons." He said, "Lay them in two heaps at the entrance of the gate until the morning." <a href="/wbt/2_kings/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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 entrance of the gate until the morning. <a href="/web/2_kings/10.htm">World English Bible</a> A messenger came and told him, “They have brought the heads of the king’s sons.” He said, “Lay them in two heaps at the entrance of the gate until the morning.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_kings/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and the messenger comes in, and declares [it] to him, saying, “They have brought in the heads of the sons of the king,” and he says, “Make them two heaps at the opening of the gate until the morning.” <a href="/ylt/2_kings/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and the messenger cometh in, and declareth to him, saying, 'They have brought in the heads of the sons of the king,' and he saith, 'Make them two heaps at the opening of the gate till the morning.' <a href="/slt/2_kings/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And a messenger will come and announce to him, saying, They brought the heads of the king's sons. And he will say, Put them two heaps at the door of the gate till the morning.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_kings/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And a messenger came, and told him, saying: They have brought the heads of the king's sons. And he said: Lay ye them in two heaps by the entering in of the gate until the morning. <a href="/cpdv/2_kings/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Then a messenger arrived and reported to him, saying, “They have brought the heads of the king’s sons.” And he responded, “Place them in two piles, beside the entrance of the gate, until morning.” <a href="/nabre/2_kings/10.htm">New American Bible</a> A messenger came in and told him, “They have brought the heads of the princes.” He said, “Pile them in two heaps at the gate of the city until morning.” <a href="/nrsvce/2_kings/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> When the messenger came and told him, “They have brought the heads of the king’s sons,” he said, “Lay them in two heaps at the entrance of the gate until the morning.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_kings/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And there came a messenger, and told him, saying, They have brought the heads of the king's sons. And he said, Lay them in two heaps at the entrance of the gate until morning. <a href="/hpbt/2_kings/10.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And a Messenger came and he told him and said: “They have brought the heads of the sons of the King.” And he said: pile them in two piles at the entrance of the gate until the morning.”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/2_kings/10.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> 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 entrance of the gate until the morning.' <a href="/sep/2_kings/10.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And a messenger came and told him, saying, They have brought the heads of the king's sons. And he said, Lay them in two heaps by the door of the gate until the morning. <a href="/parallel/2_kings/10-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FiLs3w_mMFQ?start=3418" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/2_kings/10.htm">Jehu Slaughters Ahab's Family</a> …7And when the letter arrived, they took the sons of the king and slaughtered all seventy of them. They put their heads in baskets and sent them to Jehu at Jezreel. 8<a href="/hebrew/4397.htm" title="4397: ham·mal·’āḵ (Art:: N-ms) -- A messenger. From an unused root meaning to despatch as a deputy; a messenger; specifically, of God, i.e. An angel.">When the messenger</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: way·yā·ḇō (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">arrived,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5046.htm" title="5046: way·yag·geḏ- (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To be conspicuous. ">he told</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- ">Jehu,</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: hê·ḇî·’ū (V-Hifil-Perf-3cp) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">“They have brought</a> <a href="/hebrew/7218.htm" title="7218: rā·šê (N-mpc) -- Head. From an unused root apparently meaning to shake; the head, whether literal or figurative.">the heads</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ḇə·nê- (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">of the sons</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: ham·me·leḵ (Art:: N-ms) -- King. From malak; a king.">of the king.”</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say."></a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: lê·mōr (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">And Jehu ordered,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7760.htm" title="7760: śî·mū (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To put, place, set. Or siym; a primitive root; to put.">“Pile</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯām (DirObjM:: 3mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">them</a> <a href="/hebrew/8147.htm" title="8147: šə·nê (Number-mdc) -- Two (a card. number). Dual of sheniy; feminine shttayim; two; also twofold.">in two</a> <a href="/hebrew/6652.htm" title="6652: ṣib·bu·rîm (N-mp) -- A heap. From Par'osh; a pile.">heaps</a> <a href="/hebrew/6607.htm" title="6607: pe·ṯaḥ (N-msc) -- Opening, doorway, entrance. From pathach; an opening, i.e. Door or entrance way.">at the entrance</a> <a href="/hebrew/8179.htm" title="8179: haš·ša·‘ar (Art:: N-ms) -- A gate. From sha'ar in its original sense; an opening, i.e. Door or gate.">of the gate</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ- (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">until</a> <a href="/hebrew/1242.htm" title="1242: hab·bō·qer (Art:: N-ms) -- Morn- ing. From baqar; properly, dawn; generally, morning.">morning.”</a> 9The next morning, Jehu went out and stood before all the people and said, “You are innocent. It was I who conspired against my master and killed him. But who killed all these?…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/1_kings/21-21.htm">1 Kings 21:21-24</a> This is what the LORD says: ‘I will bring calamity on you and consume your descendants; I will cut off from Ahab every male in Israel, both slave and free. / I will make your house like that of Jeroboam son of Nebat and like that of Baasha son of Ahijah, because you have provoked My anger and caused Israel to sin.’ / And the LORD also speaks concerning Jezebel: ‘The dogs will devour Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel.’ ... <a href="/2_kings/9-7.htm">2 Kings 9:7-10</a> And you are to strike down the house of your master Ahab, so that I may avenge the blood of My servants the prophets and the blood of all the servants of the LORD shed by the hand of Jezebel. / The whole house of Ahab will perish, and I will cut off from Ahab every male, both slave and free, in Israel. / I will make the house of Ahab like the houses of Jeroboam son of Nebat and Baasha son of Ahijah. ... <a href="/1_kings/14-10.htm">1 Kings 14:10-11</a> Because of all this, behold, I am bringing disaster on the house of Jeroboam: I will cut off from Jeroboam every male, both slave and free, in Israel; I will burn up the house of Jeroboam as one burns up dung until it is gone! / Anyone belonging to Jeroboam who dies in the city will be eaten by dogs, and anyone who dies in the field will be eaten by the birds of the air.’ For the LORD has spoken. <a href="/1_kings/16-3.htm">1 Kings 16:3-4</a> So now I will consume Baasha and his house, and I will make your house like that of Jeroboam son of Nebat: / Anyone belonging to Baasha who dies in the city will be eaten by dogs, and anyone who dies in the field will be eaten by the birds of the air.” <a href="/1_kings/21-29.htm">1 Kings 21:29</a> “Have you seen how Ahab has humbled himself before Me? Because he has humbled himself before Me, I will not bring the calamity during his days, but I will bring it upon his house in the days of his son.” <a href="/2_kings/9-36.htm">2 Kings 9:36-37</a> So they went back and told Jehu, who replied, “This is the word of the LORD, which He spoke through His servant Elijah the Tishbite: ‘On the plot of ground at Jezreel the dogs will devour the flesh of Jezebel. / And Jezebel’s body will lie like dung in the field on the plot of ground at Jezreel, so that no one can say: This is Jezebel.’” <a href="/1_samuel/15-32.htm">1 Samuel 15:32-33</a> Then Samuel said, “Bring me Agag king of the Amalekites.” Agag came to him cheerfully, for he thought, “Surely the bitterness of death is past.” / But Samuel declared: “As your sword has made women childless, so your mother will be childless among women.” And Samuel hacked Agag to pieces before the LORD at Gilgal. <a href="/2_samuel/21-8.htm">2 Samuel 21:8-9</a> But the king took Armoni and Mephibosheth, the two sons whom Rizpah daughter of Aiah had borne to Saul, as well as the five sons whom Merab daughter of Saul had borne to Adriel son of Barzillai the Meholathite. / And he delivered them into the hands of the Gibeonites, and they hanged them on the hill before the LORD. So all seven of them fell together; they were put to death in the first days of the harvest, at the beginning of the barley harvest. <a href="/jeremiah/15-3.htm">Jeremiah 15:3</a> I will appoint over them four kinds of destroyers, declares the LORD: the sword to kill, the dogs to drag away, and the birds of the air and beasts of the earth to devour and destroy. <a href="/hosea/1-4.htm">Hosea 1:4</a> Then the LORD said to Hosea, “Name him Jezreel, for soon I will bring the bloodshed of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, and I will put an end to the kingdom of Israel. <a href="/matthew/23-35.htm">Matthew 23:35</a> And so upon you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar. <a href="/luke/11-51.htm">Luke 11:51</a> from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, all of it will be charged to this generation. <a href="/revelation/2-20.htm">Revelation 2:20-23</a> But I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess. By her teaching she misleads My servants to be sexually immoral and to eat food sacrificed to idols. / Even though I have given her time to repent of her immorality, she is unwilling. / Behold, I will cast her onto a bed of sickness, and those who commit adultery with her will suffer great tribulation unless they repent of her deeds. ... <a href="/revelation/19-2.htm">Revelation 19:2</a> For His judgments are true and just. He has judged the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her immorality. He has avenged the blood of His servants that was poured out by her hand.” <a href="/matthew/14-8.htm">Matthew 14:8-11</a> Prompted by her mother, she said, “Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.” / The king was grieved, but because of his oaths and his guests, he ordered that her wish be granted / and sent to have John beheaded in the prison. ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And there came a messenger, and told him, saying, They have brought the heads of the king's sons. And he said, Lay you them in two heaps at the entering in of the gate until the morning.there came<a href="/2_samuel/11-18.htm">2 Samuel 11:18-21</a> Then Joab sent and told David all the things concerning the war; … <a href="/1_kings/21-14.htm">1 Kings 21:14</a> Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, Naboth is stoned, and is dead.<a href="/mark/6-28.htm">Mark 6:28</a> And brought his head in a charger, and gave it to the damsel: and the damsel gave it to her mother.until the morning<a href="/deuteronomy/21-23.htm">Deuteronomy 21:23</a> His body shall not remain all night upon the tree, but thou shalt in any wise bury him that day; (for he that is hanged is accursed of God;) that thy land be not defiled, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_kings/10-7.htm">Arrived</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-20.htm">Declareth</a> <a href="/2_kings/7-20.htm">Doorway</a> <a href="/2_kings/7-3.htm">Entering</a> <a href="/2_kings/7-3.htm">Entrance</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-31.htm">Gate</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-7.htm">Heads</a> <a href="/judges/15-16.htm">Heaps</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-7.htm">Jehu</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-7.htm">King's</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-16.htm">Lay</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-10.htm">Masses</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-18.htm">Messenger</a> <a href="/2_kings/7-9.htm">Morning</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-10.htm">Opening</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-17.htm">Ordered</a> <a href="/james/5-2.htm">Piles</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-7.htm">Princes</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_kings/11-16.htm">Arrived</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-10.htm">Declareth</a> <a href="/2_kings/11-16.htm">Doorway</a> <a href="/2_kings/11-16.htm">Entering</a> <a href="/2_kings/11-16.htm">Entrance</a> <a href="/2_kings/11-6.htm">Gate</a> <a href="/2_kings/11-10.htm">Heads</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-25.htm">Heaps</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-9.htm">Jehu</a> <a href="/2_kings/11-2.htm">King's</a> <a href="/2_kings/16-5.htm">Lay</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-25.htm">Masses</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-18.htm">Messenger</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-9.htm">Morning</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/4-39.htm">Opening</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-14.htm">Ordered</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-25.htm">Piles</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-13.htm">Princes</a><div class="vheading2">2 Kings 10</div>1. <a href="/2_kings/10-1.htm">Jehu, by his letters, causes seventy of Ahab's sons to be beheaded</a> 8. <a href="/2_kings/10-8.htm">He excuses the fact by the prophecy of Elijah</a> 12. <a href="/2_kings/10-12.htm">At the shearing house he slays forty-two of Ahaziah's brothers</a> 15. <a href="/2_kings/10-15.htm">He takes Jehonadab into his company</a> 18. <a href="/2_kings/10-18.htm">By subtilty he destroys all the worshippers of Baal</a> 29. <a href="/2_kings/10-29.htm">Jehu follows Jeroboam's sins</a> 32. <a href="/2_kings/10-32.htm">Hazael oppresses Israel</a> 34. <a href="/2_kings/10-34.htm">Jehoahaz succeeds Jehu</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_kings/10.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_kings/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_kings/10.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>When the messenger arrived In the ancient Near East, messengers played a crucial role in communication, especially in times of war or political upheaval. The arrival of a messenger often signified important news. In this context, the messenger brings news to Jehu, who is in the midst of consolidating his power after being anointed king of Israel. This reflects the urgency and gravity of the situation as Jehu seeks to eliminate the house of Ahab.he told Jehu, “They have brought the heads of the sons of the king.” This gruesome act was part of Jehu's campaign to eradicate the lineage of Ahab, fulfilling the prophecy given by Elijah (<a href="/1_kings/21-21.htm">1 Kings 21:21-22</a>). The "sons of the king" refers to the seventy sons of Ahab, who were potential threats to Jehu's rule. The act of beheading and presenting the heads was a common practice in ancient warfare to demonstrate victory and instill fear. It also served as a public declaration of the end of Ahab's dynasty, aligning with God's judgment against Ahab's house.And Jehu ordered, “Pile them in two heaps at the entrance of the gate until morning.” The entrance of the gate was a significant location in ancient cities, often serving as a place for legal matters, public announcements, and gatherings. By ordering the heads to be piled at the gate, Jehu was making a public statement of his authority and the fulfillment of divine judgment. This act would have been a powerful visual reminder to the people of the consequences of idolatry and rebellion against God. It also served to legitimize Jehu's rule by showing that he was carrying out God's will, as prophesied by Elijah. The display until morning ensured that the message was seen by all, reinforcing Jehu's position as the new king and the end of Ahab's lineage.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jehu.htm">Jehu</a> The newly anointed king of Israel, tasked with eradicating the house of Ahab as part of God's judgment. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_messenger.htm">The Messenger</a> An unnamed individual who reports to Jehu about the execution of the king's sons. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_king's_sons.htm">The King's Sons</a> The seventy sons of Ahab, whose execution was ordered by Jehu to fulfill God's judgment against Ahab's house. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_gate.htm">The Gate</a> The entrance of the city, a significant place for public announcements and judgments in ancient Israel. 5. <a href="/topical/s/samaria.htm">Samaria</a> The capital of the Northern Kingdom of Israel, where these events take place.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/d/divine_justice.htm">Divine Justice</a> God's justice, though sometimes delayed, is certain and thorough. Jehu's actions are a fulfillment of God's promise to bring judgment upon Ahab's house. <a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_commands.htm">Obedience to God's Commands</a> Jehu's actions, though harsh, demonstrate obedience to God's specific instructions. This challenges us to consider the importance of following God's will, even when it is difficult. <a href="/topical/p/public_accountability.htm">Public Accountability</a> The public display of the heads at the gate serves as a stark reminder of accountability and the consequences of sin. It prompts reflection on how our actions are seen by others and the legacy we leave. <a href="/topical/t/the_seriousness_of_sin.htm">The Seriousness of Sin</a> The drastic measures taken against Ahab's house highlight the seriousness with which God views sin and rebellion. It encourages believers to examine their own lives for areas of unrepentant sin. <a href="/topical/l/leadership_and_responsibility.htm">Leadership and Responsibility</a> Jehu's role as a leader executing God's judgment underscores the weight of responsibility that comes with leadership, especially in spiritual matters.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_kings_10.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Kings 10</a> <a href="/q/who_was_king_zechariah_in_the_bible.htm">Who was King Zechariah in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/does_2_kings_10_7,_11_match_history.htm">Does the swift eradication of Ahab's lineage in 2 Kings 10:7, 11 align with historical records outside the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/how_is_jehu_praised_yet_condemned.htm">How do we reconcile Hosea 1:4-5 with 2 Kings 10:30, where Jehu is commended, yet here his dynasty is condemned?</a> <a href="/q/who_is_f._f._bruce.htm">Why did Jesus resolutely head to Jerusalem?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_kings/10.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(8) There came a messenger.--Literally, and the messenger came in. Josephus says Jehu was giving a banquet.Heaps.--The noun (cibb-r) occurs nowhere else in the Old Testament. In the Talmud it means "congregation," as we say colloquially "a heap of persons." The verb (c?bar) means "to heap up." (See <a href="/exodus/8-10.htm" title="And he said, To morrow. And he said, Be it according to your word: that you may know that there is none like to the LORD our God.">Exodus 8:10</a>.)At the entering in of the gate.--The place of public business, where all the citizens would see them. (Comp. <a href="/2_kings/7-3.htm" title="And there were four leprous men at the entering in of the gate: and they said one to another, Why sit we here until we die?">2Kings 7:3</a>; <a href="/1_kings/22-10.htm" title="And the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah sat each on his throne, having put on their robes, in a void place in the entrance of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophets prophesied before them.">1Kings 22:10</a>.) But perhaps not the city gate, but the gate of the palace is to be understood. Parallels to this deed of Jehu are not wanting in the history of modern Persia. (Comp. <a href="/1_samuel/17-54.htm" title="And David took the head of the Philistine, and brought it to Jerusalem; but he put his armor in his tent.">1Samuel 17:54</a>; <a href="//apocrypha.org/2_maccabees/15-30.htm" title="And Judas, who was ever the chief defender of the citizens both in body and mind, and who continued his love toward his countrymen all his life, commanded to strike off Nicanor's head, and his hand with his shoulder, and bring them to Jerusalem.">2 Maccabees 15:30</a>; and the comparatively recent custom in our own country of fixing up the heads of traitors on London Bridge.) . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/10.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 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. Thus all who entered into the town or quitted it would see them, and, being struck by the ghastly spectacle, would make inquiry and learn the truth. "The gate" was also a general place of assembly for the gossips of the town and others, who would soon spread the news, and bring together a crowd of persons, curious to see so unusual a sight. <a href="/commentaries/2_kings/10-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>When the messenger הַמַּלְאָךְ֙ (ham·mal·’āḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4397.htm">Strong's 4397: </a> A messenger, of God, an angel arrived, וַיָּבֹ֤א (way·yā·ḇō) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go he told וַיַּגֶּד־ (way·yag·geḏ-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5046.htm">Strong's 5046: </a> To be conspicuous [Jehu], ל֣וֹ (lōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> “They have brought הֵבִ֖יאוּ (hê·ḇî·’ū) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go the heads רָאשֵׁ֣י (rā·šê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7218.htm">Strong's 7218: </a> The head of the king’s הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> A king sons.” בְנֵֽי־ (ḇə·nê-) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son And [Jehu] ordered, לֵאמֹ֔ר (lê·mōr) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say “Pile שִׂ֣ימוּ (śî·mū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7760.htm">Strong's 7760: </a> Put -- to put, place, set them in two שְׁנֵ֧י (šə·nê) Number - mdc <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8147.htm">Strong's 8147: </a> Two (a cardinal number) heaps צִבֻּרִ֛ים (ṣib·bu·rîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6652.htm">Strong's 6652: </a> A pile at the entrance פֶּ֥תַח (pe·ṯaḥ) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6607.htm">Strong's 6607: </a> An opening, door, entrance way of the gate הַשַּׁ֖עַר (haš·ša·‘ar) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8179.htm">Strong's 8179: </a> An opening, door, gate until עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> As far as, even to, up to, until, while morning.” הַבֹּֽקֶר׃ (hab·bō·qer) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1242.htm">Strong's 1242: </a> Dawn, morning <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_kings/10-8.htm">2 Kings 10:8 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/2_kings/10-8.htm">2 Kings 10:8 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/2_kings/10-8.htm">2 Kings 10:8 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/2_kings/10-8.htm">2 Kings 10:8 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/2_kings/10-8.htm">2 Kings 10:8 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_kings/10-8.htm">2 Kings 10:8 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/10-8.htm">2 Kings 10:8 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_kings/10-8.htm">2 Kings 10:8 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/2_kings/10-8.htm">2 Kings 10:8 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/2_kings/10-8.htm">2 Kings 10:8 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-8.htm">OT History: 2 Kings 10:8 There came a messenger and told him (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_kings/10-7.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 10:7"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 10:7" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_kings/10-9.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 10:9"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 10:9" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>