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At Beth Eked of the Shepherds,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/2_kings/10.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Then Jehu set out for Samaria. Along the way, while he was at Beth-eked of the Shepherds,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_kings/10.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Then he set out and went to Samaria. On the way, when he was at Beth-eked of the Shepherds,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_kings/10.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Jehu set out toward Samaria. At Beth-eked of the Shepherds,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_kings/10.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And he arose and departed, and came to Samaria. <i>And</i> as he <i>was</i> at the shearing house in the way,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_kings/10.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And he arose and departed and went to Samaria. On the way, at Beth Eked of the Shepherds,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_kings/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then he set out and went to Samaria. On the way while he was at Beth-eked of the shepherds,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_kings/10.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then he arose and departed and went to Samaria. On the way while he was at Beth-eked of the shepherds,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_kings/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then he arose and departed, and went to Samaria. On the way while he was at Beth-eked of the shepherds,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_kings/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then he arose and came out and went to Samaria. On the way, <i>while</i> he was at Beth-eked of the shepherds,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_kings/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And he set out and went to Samaria. On the way as he was at the place of the sand heaps [meeting place] for the shepherds,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_kings/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then he set out and went to Samaria. On the way, while he was at Beth-eked of the Shepherds,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_kings/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then he set out and went on his way to Samaria. On the way, while he was at Beth-eked of the Shepherds, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_kings/10.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And he arose and departed, and went to Samaria. And as he was at the shearing-house of the shepherds in the way,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_kings/10.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And he arose and departed, and went to Samaria. And as he was at the shearing house of the shepherds in the way,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_kings/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Then Jehu left for Samaria. When he came to Beth Eked of the Shepherds,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_kings/10.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Jehu left Jezreel to go to Samaria. On the way, at a place called "Shepherds' Camp," <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_kings/10.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Jehu got up, left the city, and went to Samaria. When he arrived at the shearing house that was located on the way, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_kings/10.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Jehu then left there and set out for Samaria. While he was traveling through Beth Eked of the Shepherds,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_kings/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He arose and departed, and went to Samaria. As he was at Beth Eked of the Shepherds on the way,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_kings/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And he arose and departed, and came to Samaria. And as he was at the shearing-house in the way,<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_kings/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Jehu set out toward Samaria. At Beth-eked of the Shepherds,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_kings/10.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He arose and departed, and went to Samaria. As he was at the shearing house of the shepherds on the way, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_kings/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And he rises, and comes in and goes to Samaria; he [is] at the shepherds’ shearing-house in the way,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_kings/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And he riseth, and cometh in and goeth to Samaria; he is at the shepherds' shearing-house in the way,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_kings/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he will rise and come, and go to Shomeron. He in the house of binding of the shepherds in the way.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_kings/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And he arose, and went to Samaria: and when he was come to the shepherds' cabin in the way, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_kings/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And he rose up and went to Samaria. And when he had arrived at the shepherds’ cabin along the way,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_kings/10.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Then he went back inside. He set out for Samaria and, at Beth-eked-haroim on the way,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_kings/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then he set out and went to Samaria. On the way, when he was at Beth-eked of the Shepherds,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_kings/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And he arose and departed and came to Samaria. And on the way he destroyed the houses of idols.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_kings/10.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he stood up, he went and entered Samaria and he was breaking down the high places which were on the way.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_kings/10.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And he arose and departed, and went to Samaria. And as he was at the shearing-house of the shepherds in the way,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_kings/10.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And he arose and went to Samaria, <i>and</i> he <i>was</i> in the house of sheep-shearing in the way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_kings/10-12.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FiLs3w_mMFQ?start=3472" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_kings/10.htm">Jehu Slaughters Ahab's Family</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">11</span>So Jehu killed everyone in Jezreel who remained of the house of Ahab, as well as all his great men and close friends and priests, leaving him without a single survivor. <span class="reftext">12</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6965.htm" title="6965: way·yā·qām (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To arise, stand up, stand. A primitive root; to rise.">Then Jehu set out</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."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: way·yê·leḵ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8111.htm" title="8111: šō·mə·rō·wn (N-proper-fs) -- Capital of N. kingdom of Isr. From the active participle of shamar; watch-station; Shomeron, a place in Palestine.">toward Samaria.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hū (Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/1044.htm" title="1044: bêṯ- (N-msc) -- House of binding, a place in Pal. From bayith and a derivative of aqad; house of binding; Beth-Eked, a place in Palestine.">At</a> <a href="/hebrew/1044.htm" title="1044: ‘ê·qeḏ (N-proper-fs) -- House of binding, a place in Pal. From bayith and a derivative of aqad; house of binding; Beth-Eked, a place in Palestine.">Beth-eked of the Shepherds,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7462.htm" title="7462: hā·rō·‘îm (Verb) -- A primitive root; to tend a flock; i.e. Pasture it; intransitively, to graze; generally to rule; by extension, to associate with."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870: bad·dā·reḵ (Prep-b, Art:: N-cs) -- Way, road, distance, journey, manner. From darak; a road; figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb."></a> </span><span class="reftext">13</span>Jehu met some relatives of Ahaziah king of Judah and asked, “Who are you?” “We are relatives of Ahaziah,” they answered, “and we have come down to greet the sons of the king and of the queen mother.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/9-14.htm">2 Kings 9:14-16</a></span><br />Thus Jehu son of Jehoshaphat, the son of Nimshi, conspired against Joram. (Now Joram and all Israel had been defending Ramoth-gilead against Hazael king of Aram, / but King Joram had returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds he had suffered at the hands of the Arameans in the battle against Hazael their king.) So Jehu said, “If you commanders wish to make me king, then do not let anyone escape from the city to go and tell it in Jezreel.” / Then Jehu got into his chariot and went to Jezreel, because Joram was laid up there. And Ahaziah king of Judah had gone down to see him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/9-24.htm">2 Kings 9:24-27</a></span><br />Then Jehu drew his bow and shot Joram between the shoulders. The arrow pierced his heart, and he slumped down in his chariot. / And Jehu said to Bidkar his officer, “Pick him up and throw him into the field of Naboth the Jezreelite. For remember that when you and I were riding together behind his father Ahab, the LORD lifted up this burden against him: / ‘As surely as I saw the blood of Naboth and the blood of his sons yesterday, declares the LORD, so will I repay you on this plot of ground, declares the LORD.’ Now then, according to the word of the LORD, pick him up and throw him on the plot of ground.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/9-30.htm">2 Kings 9:30-37</a></span><br />Now when Jehu arrived in Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it. So she painted her eyes, adorned her head, and looked down from a window. / And as Jehu entered the gate, she asked, “Have you come in peace, O Zimri, murderer of your master?” / He looked up at the window and called out, “Who is on my side? Who?” And two or three eunuchs looked down at him. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/21-21.htm">1 Kings 21:21-24</a></span><br />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.’ ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/19-16.htm">1 Kings 19:16-17</a></span><br />You are also to anoint Jehu son of Nimshi as king over Israel and Elisha son of Shaphat from Abel-meholah to succeed you as prophet. / Then Jehu will put to death whoever escapes the sword of Hazael, and Elisha will put to death whoever escapes the sword of Jehu.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/1-4.htm">Hosea 1:4</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/22-7.htm">2 Chronicles 22:7-9</a></span><br />Ahaziah’s downfall came from God when he went to visit Joram. When Ahaziah arrived, he went out with Joram to meet Jehu son of Nimshi, whom the LORD had anointed to destroy the house of Ahab. / So while Jehu was executing judgment on the house of Ahab, he found the rulers of Judah and the sons of Ahaziah’s brothers who were serving Ahaziah, and he killed them. / Then Jehu looked for Ahaziah, and Jehu’s soldiers captured him while he was hiding in Samaria. So Ahaziah was brought to Jehu and put to death. They buried him, for they said, “He is the grandson of Jehoshaphat, who sought the LORD with all his heart.” So no one was left from the house of Ahaziah with the strength to rule the kingdom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/18-4.htm">1 Kings 18:4</a></span><br />for when Jezebel had slaughtered the prophets of the LORD, Obadiah had taken a hundred prophets and hidden them, fifty men per cave, providing them with food and water.)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/18-13.htm">1 Kings 18:13</a></span><br />Was it not reported to my lord what I did when Jezebel slaughtered the prophets of the LORD? I hid a hundred prophets of the LORD, fifty men per cave, and I provided them with food and water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/21-17.htm">1 Kings 21:17-19</a></span><br />Then the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying, / “Get up and go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, who is in Samaria. See, he is in the vineyard of Naboth, where he has gone to take possession of it. / Tell him that this is what the LORD says: ‘Have you not murdered a man and seized his land?’ Then tell him that this is also what the LORD says: ‘In the place where the dogs licked up the blood of Naboth, there also the dogs will lick up your blood—yes, yours!’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-35.htm">Matthew 23:35</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/11-51.htm">Luke 11:51</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/2-20.htm">Revelation 2:20-23</a></span><br />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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-3.htm">Romans 11:3-4</a></span><br />“Lord, they have killed Your prophets and torn down Your altars. I am the only one left, and they are seeking my life as well”? / And what was the divine reply to him? “I have reserved for Myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/10-28.htm">Matthew 10:28</a></span><br />Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And he arose and departed, and came to Samaria. And as he was at the shearing house in the way,</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_kings/15-20.htm">Beth</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-14.htm">Beth-Eked</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-14.htm">Departed</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-14.htm">Eked</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-11.htm">House</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-11.htm">Jehu</a> <a href="/1_samuel/25-7.htm">Keepers</a> <a href="/genesis/34-20.htm">Meeting-Place</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-6.htm">Riseth</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-21.htm">Rose</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-1.htm">Samaria</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-1.htm">Sama'ria</a> <a href="/1_samuel/25-4.htm">Shearing</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-14.htm">Shearing-House</a> <a href="/2_kings/5-26.htm">Sheep</a> <a href="/1_samuel/25-7.htm">Shepherds</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-27.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_kings/10-14.htm">Beth</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-14.htm">Beth-Eked</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-15.htm">Departed</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-14.htm">Eked</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-14.htm">House</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-13.htm">Jehu</a> <a href="/2_kings/11-5.htm">Keepers</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-14.htm">Meeting-Place</a> <a href="/2_kings/11-1.htm">Riseth</a> <a href="/2_kings/11-1.htm">Rose</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-17.htm">Samaria</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-17.htm">Sama'ria</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-14.htm">Shearing</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-14.htm">Shearing-House</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/5-21.htm">Sheep</a> <a href="/songs/1-8.htm">Shepherds</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-18.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">2 Kings 10</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/10-1.htm">Jehu, by his letters, causes seventy of Ahab's sons to be beheaded</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/10-8.htm">He excuses the fact by the prophecy of Elijah</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/10-12.htm">At the shearing house he slays forty-two of Ahaziah's brothers</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/10-15.htm">He takes Jehonadab into his company</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/10-18.htm">By subtilty he destroys all the worshippers of Baal</a></span><br><span class="reftext">29. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/10-29.htm">Jehu follows Jeroboam's sins</a></span><br><span class="reftext">32. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/10-32.htm">Hazael oppresses Israel</a></span><br><span class="reftext">34. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/10-34.htm">Jehoahaz succeeds Jehu</a></span><br></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><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <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> <br /><br /> </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><b>Then Jehu set out toward Samaria.</b><br>Jehu, having been anointed king of Israel, is on a mission to eradicate the house of Ahab and the worship of Baal, as instructed by the prophet Elisha. Samaria, the capital of the Northern Kingdom of Israel, is significant as the political and religious center that Jehu aims to purify. This journey symbolizes a transition from the old regime to a new order, reflecting God's judgment and fulfillment of prophecy (<a href="/1_kings/19-16.htm">1 Kings 19:16-17</a>). Jehu's actions are part of a divine mandate to cleanse Israel from idolatry, aligning with the broader biblical theme of God's sovereignty and justice.<p><b>At Beth-eked of the Shepherds,</b><br>Beth-eked, meaning "house of binding" or "house of gathering," is a location whose exact site is uncertain, but it is thought to be a place where shepherds gathered their flocks. This setting may symbolize the gathering of people for judgment, as Jehu's mission involves executing justice on the house of Ahab. The mention of shepherds can evoke imagery of leadership and guidance, contrasting the corrupt leadership of Ahab's lineage with the righteous leadership God desires. This location serves as a backdrop for Jehu's continued campaign, emphasizing the theme of divine retribution and the restoration of proper worship in Israel.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jehu.htm">Jehu</a></b><br>The tenth king of the northern kingdom of Israel, anointed by a prophet to destroy the house of Ahab and eradicate Baal worship from Israel.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/samaria.htm">Samaria</a></b><br>The capital of the northern kingdom of Israel, significant as a political and religious center.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/b/beth_eked_of_the_shepherds.htm">Beth Eked of the Shepherds</a></b><br>A location mentioned in the journey of Jehu, possibly a place where shepherds gathered or a landmark on the way to Samaria.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_judgment.htm">God's Sovereignty in Judgment</a></b><br>Jehu's mission underscores God's control over history and His use of individuals to fulfill divine purposes. Believers can trust in God's ultimate justice and timing.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_call.htm">Obedience to God's Call</a></b><br>Jehu's journey to Samaria is a reminder of the importance of obedience to God's directives. Christians are called to follow God's leading, even when the path is challenging.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_idolatry.htm">Consequences of Idolatry</a></b><br>The eradication of Baal worship highlights the dangers of idolatry and the need for purity in worship. Believers should examine their lives for anything that takes precedence over God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_leadership.htm">The Role of Leadership</a></b><br>Jehu's actions as a leader show the impact of leadership on a nation's spiritual direction. Christian leaders are called to guide others in righteousness and truth.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_kings_10.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Kings 10</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_2_chron_10_differ_from_1_kings_12.htm">(2 Chronicles 10) Why do some details in this chapter differ from or omit parts of the parallel account in 1 Kings 12?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_king_zechariah_in_the_bible.htm">Who was King Zechariah in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/was_2_kings_15_12_written_post-event.htm">2 Kings 15:12 references a prophecy fulfilled through Jehu's dynasty--how do we address claims that the text was written or edited post-event to appear prophetic?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_2_kings_10_align_with_mercy.htm">How can the depiction of divine judgment in 2 Kings 10 be reconciled with later passages emphasizing mercy and forgiveness?</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>(12) <span class= "bld">And he arose . . . and came.</span>--So the Syriac, rightly. The common Hebrew text has, "And he arose and came and departed."<p><span class= "bld">And as he was at the shearing house in the way.</span>--Rather, <span class= "ital">He was at Beth-eqed-haroim on the way.</span> The Targum renders: "He was at the shepherds' meeting-house on the way." The place was probably a solitary building, which served as a <span class= "ital">rendezvous</span> for the shepherds of the neighbourhood. (The root '<span class= "ital">aqad</span> means "to bind," or "knot together;" hence the common explanation of the name is "the shepherds' <span class= "ital">binding house</span>," <span class= "ital">i.e.</span>, the place where they <span class= "ital">bound</span> their sheep for the shearing. But the idea of <span class= "ital">binding</span> is easily connected with that of <span class= "ital">meeting, gathering together</span>: comp. our words <span class= "ital">band, knot.</span>) The LXX. has: "He was at Baithakad (or <span class= "ital">Baithakath</span>) of the shepherds." Eusebius mentions a place called <span class= "ital">Beithakad</span>, fifteen Roman miles from Legio (<span class= "ital">Lejj-n</span>), identical with the present <span class= "ital">Beitkad,</span> six miles east of <span class= "ital">Jenin</span>, in the plain of Esdraelon; but this seems too far off the route from Jezreel to Samaria, which passes <span class= "ital">Jenin</span>.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/10.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 12-14.</span> - <span class="accented">The massacre of the brethren of Ahaziah</span>. <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 12.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And he arose and departed, and came to Samaria</span>; rather, <span class="accented">went on his way to Samaria</span> (<span class="greek">ἐπορεύθη εἰς Σαμάρειαν</span>, LXX.). Having arranged matters at Jezreel as his interests required, and secured the adhesion of the Samaritan "great men," Jehu now sot out for the capital. The narrative from this point to ver. 17 is of events that happened to him while he was upon his road. <span class="cmt_word">And as he was at the shearing-house in the way.</span> Between Jezreel and Samaria was a station where the shepherds of the district were accustomed to shear their flocks. The custom gave name to the place, which became known as Beth-Eked (<span class="greek">Βαιθακάθ</span>, LXX.; <span class="accented">Beth-Akad</span>, Jerome), "the house of binding," from the practice of tying the sheep's four feet together before shearing them, The situation has not been identified. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_kings/10-12.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Then [Jehu] set out</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיָּ֙קָם֙</span> <span class="translit">(way·yā·qām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6965.htm">Strong's 6965: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arise, stand up, stand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">toward Samaria.</span><br /><span class="heb">שֹׁמְר֑וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(šō·mə·rō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8111.htm">Strong's 8111: </a> </span><span class="str2">Samaria -- capital of northern kingdom of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">At</span><br /><span class="heb">בֵּֽית־</span> <span class="translit">(bêṯ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Beth-eked of the Shepherds,</span><br /><span class="heb">עֵ֥קֶד</span> <span class="translit">(‘ê·qeḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7462.htm">Strong's 7462: </a> </span><span class="str2">To tend a, flock, pasture it, in, to graze, to rule, to associate with</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_kings/10-12.htm">2 Kings 10:12 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_kings/10-12.htm">2 Kings 10:12 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_kings/10-12.htm">2 Kings 10:12 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_kings/10-12.htm">2 Kings 10:12 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_kings/10-12.htm">2 Kings 10:12 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_kings/10-12.htm">2 Kings 10:12 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/10-12.htm">2 Kings 10:12 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_kings/10-12.htm">2 Kings 10:12 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_kings/10-12.htm">2 Kings 10:12 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_kings/10-12.htm">2 Kings 10:12 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_kings/10-12.htm">OT History: 2 Kings 10:12 He arose and departed and went (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_kings/10-11.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 10:11"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 10:11" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_kings/10-13.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 10:13"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 10:13" /></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>