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2 Kings 10:15 When he left there, he found Jehonadab son of Rechab, who was coming to meet him. Jehu greeted him and asked, "Is your heart as true to mine as my heart is to yours?" "It is!" Jehonadab replied. "If it is," said Jehu, "give me your hand." So he gave him his hand, and Jehu helped him into his chariot,

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Jehu greeted him and said, &#8220Are you in accord with me, as I am with you?&#8221 &#8220I am,&#8221 Jehonadab answered. &#8220If so,&#8221 said Jehu, &#8220give me your hand.&#8221 So he did, and Jehu helped him up into the chariot.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/2_kings/10.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />When Jehu left there, he met Jehonadab son of Recab, who was coming to meet him. After they had greeted each other, Jehu said to him, &#8220;Are you as loyal to me as I am to you?&#8221; &#8220;Yes, I am,&#8221; Jehonadab replied. &#8220;If you are,&#8221; Jehu said, &#8220;then give me your hand.&#8221; So Jehonadab put out his hand, and Jehu helped him into the chariot.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_kings/10.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And when he departed from there, he met Jehonadab the son of Rechab coming to meet him. And he greeted him and said to him, &#8220;Is your heart true to my heart as mine is to yours?&#8221; And Jehonadab answered, &#8220;It is.&#8221; Jehu said, &#8220;If it is, give me your hand.&#8221; So he gave him his hand. And Jehu took him up with him into the chariot.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_kings/10.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />When he left there, he found Jehonadab son of Rechab, who was coming to meet him. Jehu greeted him and asked, &#8220;Is your heart as true to mine as my heart is to yours?&#8221; &#8220;It is!&#8221; Jehonadab replied. &#8220;If it is,&#8221; said Jehu, &#8220;give me your hand.&#8221; So he gave him his hand, and Jehu helped him into his chariot,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_kings/10.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And when he was departed thence, he lighted on Jehonadab the son of Rechab <i>coming</i> to meet him: and he saluted him, and said to him, Is thine heart right, as my heart <i>is</i> with thy heart? And Jehonadab answered, It is. If it be, give <i>me</i> thine hand. And he gave <i>him</i> his hand; and he took him up to him into the chariot.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_kings/10.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Now when he departed from there, he met Jehonadab the son of Rechab, <i>coming</i> to meet him; and he greeted him and said to him, &#8220;Is your heart right, as my heart <i>is</i> toward your heart?&#8221; And Jehonadab answered, &#8220;It is.&#8221; <i>Jehu said,</i> &#8220;If it is, give <i>me</i> your hand.&#8221; So he gave <i>him</i> his hand, and he took him up to him into the chariot.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_kings/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now when he had gone from there, he encountered Jehonadab the son of Rechab <i>coming</i> to meet him; and he greeted him and said to him, &#8220;Is your heart right, just as my heart <i>is</i> with your heart?&#8221; And Jehonadab answered, &#8220;It is.&#8221; <i>Jehu said,</i> &#8220;If it is, give <i>me</i> your hand.&#8221; And he gave <i>him</i> his hand, and he pulled him up to him into the chariot.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_kings/10.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Now when he had departed from there, he met Jehonadab the son of Rechab coming to meet him; and he greeted him and said to him, &#8220Is your heart right, as my heart is with your heart?&#8221 And Jehonadab answered, &#8220It is.&#8221 Jehu said, &#8220If it is, give me your hand.&#8221 And he gave him his hand, and he took him up to him into the chariot.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_kings/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Now when he had departed from there, he met Jehonadab the son of Rechab <i>coming</i> to meet him; and he greeted him and said to him, &#8220;Is your heart right, as my heart is with your heart?&#8221; And Jehonadab answered, &#8220;It is.&#8221; <i>Jehu said,</i> &#8220;If it is, give <i>me</i> your hand.&#8221; And he gave him his hand, and he took him up to him into the chariot.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_kings/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then he went from there and found Jehonadab the son of Rechab <i>coming</i> to meet him; and he blessed him and said to him, &#8220;Is your heart right, as my heart is with your heart?&#8221; And Jehonadab answered, &#8220;It is.&#8221; <i>Jehu said</i>, &#8220;If it is, give <i>me</i> your hand.&#8221; And he gave him his hand, and he took him up to him into the chariot.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_kings/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />When Jehu went on from there, he met Jehonadab the son of Rechab <i>coming</i> to meet him. He greeted him and said to him, &#8220;Is your heart right, as my heart is with yours?&#8221; Jehonadab answered, &#8220;It is.&#8221; <i>Jehu said</i> &#8220;If it is, give me your hand.&#8221; He gave him his hand, and Jehu pulled him up into the chariot.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_kings/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When he left there, he found Jehonadab son of Rechab coming to meet him. He greeted him and then asked, &#8220;Is your heart one with mine? &#8221; &#8220;It is,&#8221; Jehonadab replied. Jehu said, &#8220;If it is, give me your hand.&#8221; So he gave him his hand, and Jehu pulled him up into the chariot with him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_kings/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When he left there, he found Jehonadab son of Rechab coming to meet him. He greeted him and then asked, &#8220Is your heart one with mine?"&#8221 It is,&#8221 Jehonadab replied. Jehu said, &#8220If it is, give me your hand.&#8221 So he gave him his hand, and Jehu pulled him up into the chariot with him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_kings/10.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And when he was departed thence, he lighted on Jehonadab the son of Rechab coming to meet him; and he saluted him, and said to him, Is thy heart right, as my heart is with thy heart? And Jehonadab answered, It is. If it be, give me thy hand. And he gave him his hand; and he took him up to him into the chariot.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_kings/10.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />As Jehu went on, he saw Jehonadab son of Rechab coming to meet him. Jehu greeted him, then said, "Jehonadab, I'm on your side. Are you on mine?" "Yes, I am." "Then give me your hand," Jehu answered. He helped Jehonadab into his chariot <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_kings/10.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And when he was departed thence, he lighted on Jehonadab the son of Rechab coming to meet him: and he saluted him, and said to him, Is thine heart right, as my heart is with thy heart? And Jehonadab answered, It is. If it be, give me thine hand. And he gave him his hand; and he took him up to him into the chariot.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_kings/10.htm">GOD'S WORD&reg; Translation</a></span><br />When he left that place, he met Jehonadab, son of Rechab, who was coming to meet him. Jehu greeted him and asked, "Are you as loyal to me as I am to you?" "I am," Jehonadab answered. [So Jehu said,] "If you are, give me your hand." When he gave Jehu his hand, Jehu helped him up into the chariot.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_kings/10.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Jehu started out again, and on his way he was met by Jonadab son of Rechab. Jehu greeted him and said, "You and I think alike. Will you support me?" "I will," Jonadab answered. "Give me your hand, then," Jehu replied. They clasped hands, and Jehu helped him up into the chariot, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_kings/10.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />After he left there, he encountered Rechab's son Jehonadab. After he greeted him, Jehu asked him, "Is your heart right, as my heart is with yours?" "It is," Jehonadab answered. "If it is," Jehu replied, "Put out your hand." So Jehonadab stuck out his hand, and Jehu took him up to stand in his chariot. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_kings/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />When he left there, he found Jehonadab son of Rechab, who was coming to meet him. Jehu greeted him and asked, ?Is your heart as true to mine as my heart is to yours?? ?It is!? Jehonadab replied. ?If it is,? said Jehu, ?give me your hand.? So he gave him his hand, and Jehu helped him into his chariot,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_kings/10.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />When he left there, he met Jehonadab, son of Rekab, who had been looking for him. Jehu greeted him and asked, "Are you as committed to me as I am to you?" Jehonadab answered, "I am!" Jehu replied, "If so, give me your hand." So he offered his hand and Jehu pulled him up into the chariot.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_kings/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />When he had departed from there, he met Jehonadab the son of Rechab coming to meet him. He greeted him, and said to him, "Is your heart right, as my heart is with your heart?" Jehonadab answered, "It is." And he said, "If it is, give me your hand." He gave him his hand; and he took him up to him into the chariot.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_kings/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And when he had departed thence, he lighted on Jehonadab the son of Rechab coming to meet him: and he saluted him, and said to him, Is thy heart right, as my heart is with thy heart; And Jehonadab answered, It is. If it is, give me thy hand. And he gave him his hand; and he took him up to him into the chariot.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_kings/10.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />When he had departed from there, he met Jehonadab the son of Rechab coming to meet him. He greeted him, and said to him, &#8220;Is your heart right, as my heart is with your heart?&#8221; Jehonadab answered, &#8220;It is.&#8221; &#8220;If it is, give me your hand.&#8221; He gave him his hand; and he took him up to him into the chariot. <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 goes there, and finds Jehonadab son of Rechab to meet him, and blesses him, and says to him, &#8220;Is your heart right, as my heart [is] with your heart?&#8221; And Jehonadab says, &#8220;It is.&#8221; &#8220;Then it is; give your hand&#8221;; and he gives his hand, and he causes him to come up into the chariot to him,<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 goeth thence, and findeth Jehonadab son of Rechab -- to meet him, and blesseth him, and saith unto him, 'Is thy heart right, as my heart is with thy heart?' and Jehonadab saith, 'It is;' -- 'Then it is; give thy hand;' and he giveth his hand, and he causeth him to come up into him into the chariot,<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 go from thence and find Jehonadab son of Rechab at his meeting: and he will bless him, and say to him, Is thy heart straight, as my heart with thy heart? and Jehonadab will say. It is. And it is, give me thy hand. And he will give his hand; and he will bring him up to him in the chariot.<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 when he was departed thence, he found Jonadab the son of Rechab coming to meet him, and he blessed him. And he said to him: Is thy heart right as my heart is with thy heart? And Jonadab said: It is. If it be, said he, give me thy hand. He gave him his hand. And he lifted him up to him into the chariot, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_kings/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And when he had gone away from there, he found Jehonadab, the son of Rechab, coming to meet him, and he blessed him. And he said to him, &#8220;Is your heart upright, just as my heart is with your heart?&#8221; And Jehonadab said, &#8220;It is.&#8221; Then he said, &#8220;If it is, then give me your hand.&#8221; He gave his hand to him. And so he lifted him up to himself in the chariot.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_kings/10.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />When he set out from there, Jehu met Jehonadab, son of Rechab, on the road. He greeted him and asked, &#8220;Are you with me wholeheartedly, as I am with you?&#8221; &#8220;Yes,&#8221; he replied. &#8220;If you are, give me your hand.&#8221; He gave him his hand, and he had him mount his chariot,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_kings/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />When he left there, he met Jehonadab son of Rechab coming to meet him; he greeted him, and said to him, &#8220;Is your heart as true to mine as mine is to yours?&#8221; Jehonadab answered, &#8220;It is.&#8221; Jehu said, &#8220;If it is, give me your hand.&#8221; So he gave him his hand. Jehu took him up with him into the chariot.<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 when he was departed from there, he found Jonadab the son of Rechab coming to meet him; and he blessed him, and said to him, Is your heart right, as my heart is with your heart? And Jonadab answered, It is, it is. And he said to him, Give me your hand. And he gave him his hand; and he took him up with him into the chariot.<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 went on from there and he found Yonadab, son of Rakeb, as he came to meet him, and he blessed him, and said to him: &#8220;Is integrity in your heart as in my heart with your heart?&#8221; And Yonadab said: &#8220;There is and there is!&#8221; And he said to him: &#8220;Give your hand!&#8221; And he gave his hand and took him up to himself to the chariot.<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 when he was departed thence, he lighted on Jehonadab the son of Rechab coming to meet him; and he saluted him, and said to him: 'Is thy heart right, as my heart is with thy heart?' And Jehonadab answered: 'It is.' 'If it be, [said Jehu,] give me thy hand.' And he gave him his hand; and he took him up to him into the chariot.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_kings/10.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And he went thence and found Jonadab the son of Rechab <i>coming</i> to meet him; and he saluted him, and Ju said to him, Is thy heart right with my heart, as my heart <i>is</i> with thy heart? And Jonadab said, It is. And Ju said, If it is then, give me thy hand. And he gave him his hand, and he took him up to him into the chariot.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_kings/10-15.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=3506" 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>&#8230;<span class="reftext">14</span>Then Jehu ordered, &#8220;Take them alive.&#8221; So his men took them alive, then slaughtered them at the well of Beth-eked&#8212;forty-two men. He spared none of them. <span class="reftext">15</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: way&#183;y&#234;&#183;le&#7733; (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">When he left</a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: mi&#353;&#183;&#353;&#257;m (Prep-m:: Adv) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence.">there,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4672.htm" title="4672: way&#183;yim&#183;&#7779;&#257; (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To attain to, find. ">he found</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: &#8217;e&#7791;- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3082.htm" title="3082: y&#601;&#183;h&#333;&#183;w&#183;n&#257;&#183;&#7695;&#257;&#7687; (N-proper-ms) -- From Yhovah and nadab; Jehovah-largessed; Jehonadab, the name of an Israelite and of an Arab.">Jehonadab</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ben- (N-msc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">son</a> <a href="/hebrew/7394.htm" title="7394: r&#234;&#183;&#7733;&#257;&#7687; (N-proper-ms) -- From rakab; rider; Rekab, the name of two Arabs and of two Israelites.">of Rechab,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7122.htm" title="7122: liq&#183;r&#257;&#183;&#7791;&#333;w (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf:: 3ms) -- To encounter, befall. A primitive root: to encounter, whether accidentally or in a hostile manner.">who was coming to meet him.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1288.htm" title="1288: way&#183;&#7687;&#257;&#183;r&#601;&#183;&#7733;&#234;&#183;h&#363; (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3ms:: 3ms) -- To kneel, bless. A primitive root; to kneel; by implication to bless God, and man; also to curse.">Jehu greeted him</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way&#183;y&#333;&#183;mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">and asked,</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: &#8217;&#234;&#183;l&#257;w (Prep:: 3ms) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/3426.htm" title="3426: ha&#774;&#183;y&#234;&#353; (Adv) -- Being, substance, existence, is. ">&#8220;Is</a> <a href="/hebrew/854.htm" title="854: &#8217;e&#7791;- (DirObjM) -- With (denoting proximity). Probably from 'anah; properly, nearness, near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3824.htm" title="3824: l&#601;&#183;&#7687;&#257;&#183;&#7687;&#601;&#183;&#7733;&#257; (N-msc:: 2ms) -- Inner man, mind, will, heart. From labab; the heart; used also like leb.">your heart</a> <a href="/hebrew/3477.htm" title="3477: y&#257;&#183;&#353;&#257;r (Adj-ms) -- Straight, right. From yashar; straight.">as true to mine</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ka&#183;&#8217;a&#774;&#183;&#353;er (Prep-k:: Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">as</a> <a href="/hebrew/3824.htm" title="3824: l&#601;&#183;&#7687;&#257;&#183;&#7687;&#238; (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Inner man, mind, will, heart. From labab; the heart; used also like leb.">my heart</a> <a href="/hebrew/5973.htm" title="5973: &#8216;im- (Prep) -- From amam; adverb or preposition, with, in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix.">is</a> <a href="/hebrew/3824.htm" title="3824: l&#601;&#183;&#7687;&#257;&#183;&#7687;e&#183;&#7733;&#257; (N-msc:: 2ms) -- Inner man, mind, will, heart. From labab; the heart; used also like leb.">to yours?&#8221;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3426.htm" title="3426: y&#234;&#353; (Adv) -- Being, substance, existence, is. ">&#8220;It is!&#8221;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3082.htm" title="3082: y&#601;&#183;h&#333;&#183;w&#183;n&#257;&#183;&#7695;&#257;&#7687; (N-proper-ms) -- From Yhovah and nadab; Jehovah-largessed; Jehonadab, the name of an Israelite and of an Arab.">Jehonadab</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way&#183;y&#333;&#183;mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">replied.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3426.htm" title="3426: w&#257;&#183;y&#234;&#353; (Conj-w:: Adv) -- Being, substance, existence, is. ">&#8220;If it is,&#8221; said Jehu,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: t&#601;&#183;n&#257;h (V-Qal-Imp-ms:: 3fs) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">&#8220;give</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: &#8217;e&#7791;- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">me</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: y&#257;&#183;&#7695;e&#183;&#7733;&#257; (N-fsc:: 2ms) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">your hand.&#8221;</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: way&#183;yit&#183;t&#234;n (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">So he gave him</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: y&#257;&#183;&#7695;&#333;w (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">his hand,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5927.htm" title="5927: way&#183;ya&#183;&#8216;a&#774;&#183;l&#234;&#183;h&#363; (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms:: 3ms) -- A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively or actively; used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative.">and Jehu helped him</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: &#8217;&#234;&#183;l&#257;w (Prep:: 3ms) -- To, into, towards. ">into</a> <a href="/hebrew/4818.htm" title="4818: ham&#183;mer&#183;k&#257;&#183;&#7687;&#257;h (Art:: N-fs) -- A chariot. Feminine of merkab; a chariot.">his chariot,</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: &#8217;el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. "></a> </span><span class="reftext">16</span>saying, &#8220;Come with me and see my zeal for the LORD!&#8221; So he had him ride in his chariot.&#8230;<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> &middot; <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="/1_samuel/18-3.htm">1 Samuel 18:3</a></span><br />Then Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved him as himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/20-17.htm">1 Samuel 20:17</a></span><br />And Jonathan had David reaffirm his vow out of love for him, for Jonathan loved David as he loved himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/1-26.htm">2 Samuel 1:26</a></span><br />I grieve for you, Jonathan, my brother. You were delightful to me; your love to me was extraordinary, surpassing the love of women.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/15-32.htm">2 Samuel 15:32-37</a></span><br />When David came to the summit, where he used to worship God, Hushai the Archite was there to meet him with his robe torn and dust on his head. / David said to him, &#8220;If you go on with me, you will be a burden to me. / But you can thwart the counsel of Ahithophel for me if you return to the city and say to Absalom: &#8216;I will be your servant, my king; in the past I was your father&#8217;s servant, but now I will be your servant.&#8217; ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/19-19.htm">1 Kings 19:19-21</a></span><br />So Elijah departed and found Elisha son of Shaphat. He was plowing with twelve teams of oxen, and he was with the twelfth team. Elijah passed by him and threw his cloak around him. / So Elisha left the oxen, ran after Elijah, and said, &#8220;Please let me kiss my father and mother goodbye, and then I will follow you.&#8221; &#8220;Go on back,&#8221; Elijah replied, &#8220;for what have I done to you?&#8221; / So Elisha turned back from him, took his pair of oxen, and slaughtered them. Using the oxen&#8217;s equipment for fuel, he cooked the meat and gave it to the people, and they ate. Then he set out to follow and serve Elijah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/9-6.htm">2 Kings 9:6-13</a></span><br />So Jehu got up and went into the house, where the young prophet poured the oil on his head and declared, &#8220;This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: &#8216;I anoint you king over the LORD&#8217;s people Israel. / 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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/19-2.htm">2 Chronicles 19:2</a></span><br />Jehu son of Hanani the seer went out to confront him and said to King Jehoshaphat, &#8220;Should you help the wicked and love those who hate the LORD? Because of this, the wrath of the LORD is upon you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/119-63.htm">Psalm 119:63</a></span><br />I am a friend to all who fear You, and to those who keep Your precepts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/17-17.htm">Proverbs 17:17</a></span><br />A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/18-24.htm">Proverbs 18:24</a></span><br />A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who stays closer than a brother.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/35-2.htm">Jeremiah 35:2-5</a></span><br />&#8220;Go to the house of the Rechabites, speak to them, and bring them to one of the chambers of the house of the LORD to offer them a drink of wine.&#8221; / So I took Jaazaniah son of Jeremiah, the son of Habazziniah, and his brothers and all his sons&#8212;the entire house of the Rechabites&#8212; / and I brought them into the house of the LORD, to a chamber occupied by the sons of Hanan son of Igdaliah, a man of God. This room was near the chamber of the officials, which was above the chamber of Maaseiah son of Shallum the doorkeeper. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/10-40.htm">Matthew 10:40-42</a></span><br />He who receives you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives the One who sent Me. / Whoever receives a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet&#8217;s reward, and whoever receives a righteous man because he is a righteous man will receive a righteous man&#8217;s reward. / And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is My disciple, truly I tell you, he will never lose his reward.&#8221;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/12-50.htm">Matthew 12:50</a></span><br />For whoever does the will of My Father in heaven is My brother and sister and mother.&#8221;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/25-40.htm">Matthew 25:40</a></span><br />And the King will reply, &#8216;Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of Mine, you did for Me.&#8217;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/9-41.htm">Mark 9:41</a></span><br />Indeed, if anyone gives you even a cup of water because you bear the name of Christ, truly I tell you, he will never lose his reward.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And when he was departed there, he lighted on Jehonadab the son of Rechab coming to meet him: and he saluted him, and said to him, Is your heart right, as my heart is with your heart? And Jehonadab answered, It is. If it be, give me your hand. And he gave him his hand; and he took him up to him into the chariot.</p><p class="hdg">lighted on [heb] found</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/10-13.htm">2 Kings 10:13</a></b></br> Jehu met with the brethren of Ahaziah king of Judah, and said, Who <i>are</i> ye? And they answered, We <i>are</i> the brethren of Ahaziah; and we go down to salute the children of the king and the children of the queen.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/9-21.htm">2 Kings 9:21</a></b></br> And Joram said, Make ready. And his chariot was made ready. And Joram king of Israel and Ahaziah king of Judah went out, each in his chariot, and they went out against Jehu, and met him in the portion of Naboth the Jezreelite.</p><p class="hdg">Jehonadab</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/35-6.htm">Jeremiah 35:6,8,14-19</a></b></br> But they said, We will drink no wine: for Jonadab the son of Rechab our father commanded us, saying, Ye shall drink no wine, <i>neither</i> ye, nor your sons for ever: &#8230; </p><p class="hdg">Jonadab </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/2-55.htm">1 Chronicles 2:55</a></b></br> And the families of the scribes which dwelt at Jabez; the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, <i>and</i> Suchathites. These <i>are</i> the Kenites that came of Hemath, the father of the house of Rechab.</p><p class="hdg">saluted [heb] blessed</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/31-55.htm">Genesis 31:55</a></b></br> And early in the morning Laban rose up, and kissed his sons and his daughters, and blessed them: and Laban departed, and returned unto his place.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/47-7.htm">Genesis 47:7,10</a></b></br> And Joseph brought in Jacob his father, and set him before Pharaoh: and Jacob blessed Pharaoh&#8230; </p><p class="hdg">Is thine heart right</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/12-17.htm">1 Chronicles 12:17,18</a></b></br> And David went out to meet them, and answered and said unto them, If ye be come peaceably unto me to help me, mine heart shall be knit unto you: but if <i>ye be come</i> to betray me to mine enemies, seeing <i>there is</i> no wrong in mine hands, the God of our fathers look <i>thereon</i>, and rebuke <i>it</i>&#8230; </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/21-15.htm">John 21:15-17</a></b></br> So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, <i>son</i> of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs&#8230; </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/galatians/4-12.htm">Galatians 4:12</a></b></br> Brethren, I beseech you, be as I <i>am</i>; for I <i>am</i> as ye <i>are</i>: ye have not injured me at all.</p><p class="hdg">give me</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezra/10-19.htm">Ezra 10:19</a></b></br> And they gave their hands that they would put away their wives; and <i>being</i> guilty, <i>they offered</i> a ram of the flock for their trespass.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/17-18.htm">Ezekiel 17:18</a></b></br> Seeing he despised the oath by breaking the covenant, when, lo, he had given his hand, and hath done all these <i>things</i>, he shall not escape.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/galatians/2-9.htm">Galatians 2:9</a></b></br> And when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given unto me, they gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship; that we <i>should go</i> unto the heathen, and they unto the circumcision.</p><p class="hdg">he took him </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/8-31.htm">Acts 8:31</a></b></br> And he said, How can I, except some man should guide me? And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_kings/9-28.htm">Chariot</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-12.htm">Departed</a> <a href="/1_samuel/30-21.htm">Greeted</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-10.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-24.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-23.htm">Jehonadab</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-13.htm">Jehu</a> <a href="/2_kings/5-21.htm">Lighted</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-3.htm">Meet</a> <a href="/2_samuel/4-9.htm">Rechab</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-30.htm">Right</a> <a href="/1_samuel/30-21.htm">Saluted</a> <a href="/2_kings/7-8.htm">Thence</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-9.htm">True.</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_kings/10-16.htm">Chariot</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-29.htm">Departed</a> <a href="/matthew/23-7.htm">Greeted</a> <a href="/2_kings/11-8.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-30.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-23.htm">Jehonadab</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-16.htm">Jehu</a> <a href="/psalms/18-8.htm">Lighted</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-8.htm">Meet</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-23.htm">Rechab</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-30.htm">Right</a> <a href="/mark/9-15.htm">Saluted</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-27.htm">Thence</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-10.htm">True.</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 /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF2 --> <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&nbsp;&#9702;</a>&nbsp;<a href="/study/chapters/2_kings/10.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter&nbsp;</a></tr></table></div><b>When he left there, he found Jehonadab son of Rechab, who was coming to meet him.</b><br>Jehonadab, also known as Jonadab, was a leader of the Rechabites, a nomadic group known for their strict adherence to a lifestyle of abstinence from wine and a commitment to living in tents, as instructed by their ancestor Rechab (<a href="/jeremiah/35-6.htm">Jeremiah 35:6-10</a>). This encounter occurs during Jehu's campaign to eradicate the house of Ahab and the worship of Baal in Israel. Jehonadab's presence signifies a meeting of like-minded individuals, as both he and Jehu were zealous for the Lord's commands. The Rechabites' lifestyle and Jehonadab's reputation for piety would have made him a valuable ally for Jehu in his mission.<p><b>Jehu greeted him and asked, &#8220;Is your heart as true to mine as my heart is to yours?&#8221;</b><br>Jehu's question to Jehonadab is a test of loyalty and shared purpose. In the context of Jehu's mission, this question underscores the importance of unity in the pursuit of religious and political reform. Jehu's heart was set on fulfilling the prophecy given to him by Elisha, the prophet, to destroy the house of Ahab (<a href="/2_kings/9-6.htm">2 Kings 9:6-10</a>). The phrase reflects the biblical theme of covenantal loyalty, reminiscent of the bond between David and Jonathan (<a href="/1_samuel/18.htm">1 Samuel 18:1-3</a>).<p><b>&#8220;It is!&#8221; Jehonadab replied.</b><br>Jehonadab's affirmative response indicates his agreement with Jehu's mission and his willingness to support Jehu's efforts. This alliance is significant as it brings together two influential figures who are committed to the eradication of idolatry in Israel. Jehonadab's support would lend credibility to Jehu's cause, as the Rechabites were respected for their faithfulness to God.<p><b>&#8220;If it is,&#8221; said Jehu, &#8220;give me your hand.&#8221;</b><br>The gesture of giving one's hand is symbolic of agreement and partnership. In ancient Near Eastern culture, such a gesture would seal a pact or covenant, signifying trust and mutual commitment. This act of joining hands is a physical manifestation of the spiritual and political alliance between Jehu and Jehonadab.<p><b>So he gave him his hand, and Jehu helped him into his chariot,</b><br>By helping Jehonadab into his chariot, Jehu is not only accepting Jehonadab's support but also elevating him to a position of honor and partnership in his mission. Riding together in the chariot symbolizes their united front and shared purpose. This act can be seen as a type of Christ, where believers are invited to join in Christ's mission and are elevated to a position of co-heirs with Him (<a href="/romans/8-17.htm">Romans 8:17</a>). The chariot, a symbol of power and authority, underscores the seriousness and divine backing of Jehu's campaign against idolatry.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jehu.htm">Jehu</a></b><br>The king of Israel, anointed by God to destroy the house of Ahab and eradicate Baal worship from Israel.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jehonadab_son_of_rechab.htm">Jehonadab son of Rechab</a></b><br>A leader of the Rechabites, known for their strict adherence to a nomadic lifestyle and abstinence from wine, as commanded by their ancestor.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/meeting_on_the_road.htm">Meeting on the Road</a></b><br>The encounter between Jehu and Jehonadab occurs as Jehu is on his mission to fulfill God's command to eliminate idolatry in Israel.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/unity_in_purpose.htm">Unity in Purpose</a></b><br>Jehu and Jehonadab's agreement demonstrates the power of unity in pursuing God's purposes. Believers are called to align their hearts with others who are committed to God's will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_to_god's_commands.htm">Faithfulness to God&#8217;s Commands</a></b><br>Jehonadab's presence and agreement with Jehu highlight the importance of faithfulness to God's commands, as seen in the Rechabites' lifestyle. Christians are encouraged to live distinctively according to biblical principles.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_righteous_alliances.htm">The Importance of Righteous Alliances</a></b><br>The alliance between Jehu and Jehonadab shows the importance of forming partnerships with those who share a commitment to righteousness. Believers should seek relationships that encourage spiritual growth and accountability.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/leadership_and_influence.htm">Leadership and Influence</a></b><br>Jehu's leadership in inviting Jehonadab into his chariot signifies the influence leaders have in guiding others towards God's mission. Christian leaders are called to lead by example and invite others into God&#8217;s work.<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/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/how_to_verify_rechabites_without_evidence.htm">Jeremiah 35:2 &#8211; How can this account be historically verified if no clear archaeological evidence of the Rechabites has been uncovered? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_jer._35_19_conflict_with_covenant_breaks.htm">Jeremiah 35:19 &#8211; Does the promise of perpetual blessings for the Rechabites conflict with other scriptures that suggest Israel&#8217;s covenants can be broken?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_jer._35_7_align_with_num._33_53.htm">Jeremiah 35:7 &#8211; How does the command never to build houses align with God&#8217;s directive for Israel to settle in the land (Numbers 33:53)? </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>(15) <span class= "bld">Jehonadab the son of Rechab.</span>--Comp. <a href="/context/jeremiah/35-6.htm" title="But they said, We will drink no wine: for Jonadab the son of Rechab our father commanded us, saying, You shall drink no wine, neither you, nor your sons for ever:">Jeremiah 35:6-11</a>; and <a href="/1_chronicles/2-55.htm" title="And the families of the scribes which dwelled at Jabez; the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, and Suchathites. These are the Kenites that came of Hemath, the father of the house of Rechab.">1Chronicles 2:55</a>. Ewald supposes that the Rechabites were one of the new societies formed after the departure of Elijah for the active support of the true religion. Their founder in this sense was Jonadab, who, despairing of being able to practise the legitimate worship in the bosom of the community, retired into the desert with his followers, and, like Israel of old, preferred the rough life of tents to all the allurements of city life. Only unusual circumstances could induce them (like their founder, in the present instance) to re-enter the circle of common life. "The son of Rechab" means <span class= "ital">the Rechabite</span>.<p><span class= "bld">And he saluted him.</span>--It was important to Jehu to be seen acting in concert with a man revered for sanctity, and powerful as a leader of the orthodox party.<p><span class= "bld">Is thine heart right, as my heart is with thy heart?</span>--The Hebrew is: <span class= "ital">Is there with thy heart right </span>(<span class= "ital">sincerity</span>)? but this does not agree with the rest of the question. Some MSS. omit the particle <span class= "ital">'eth</span> ("with"); but the original reading is probably preserved in the Vatican LXX: "Is thy heart right [<span class= "ital">i.e.</span>, sincere, honest] with my heart, as my heart with thy heart?" This secures a parallelism of expression. (Syriac: "Is there in thy heart sincerity, like that of my heart with thy heart?")<p><span class= "bld">If it be.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">An it be</span> (the old English idiom, <span class= "ital">i.e.</span>, <span class= "ital">and it be</span>). Jehu makes this reply. The LXX. (Alex.) has: "And Jehu said;" Vulg., <span class= "ital">saith he;</span> Syriac, "It is, and it is; and he said to him" (perhaps an accidental transposition).<p><span class= "bld">Give me thine hand.</span>--As a pledge of good faith and token of amity. Striking hands sealed a compact. (Comp. <a href="/isaiah/2-6.htm" title="Therefore you have forsaken your people the house of Jacob, because they be replenished from the east, and are soothsayers like the Philistines, and they please themselves in the children of strangers.">Isaiah 2:6</a>; and Cheyne's Note.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/10.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 15-17.</span> <span class="accented">- Jehonadab the son of Rechab associated by Jehu in his acts</span>. <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 15.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And when he was departed thence, he lighted on Jehonadab the son of Rechab.</span> Between Beth-Eked and Samaria Jehu fell in with the great Kenite chief, Jehonadab, the founder of the remarkable tribe and sect of the Rechabites (<a href="/jeremiah/35-6.htm">Jeremiah 35:6-19</a>). Jehonadab is mentioned only here and in the passage of Jeremiah just quoted; but it is evident that he was an important personage. His tribe, the Kenites, was probably of Arab origin, and certainly of Arab habits. It attached itself to the Israelites during their wanderings in the Sinaitic desert, and was given a settlement in "the wilderness of Judah," on the conquest of Palestine (<a href="/judges/1-16.htm">Judges 1:16</a>). Jehonadab seems to have been of an ascetic turn, and to have laid down for his tribe a rule of life stricter and more severe than any known previously. He required them not merely to dwell in tents, and, unless under the compulsion of war, never to enter cities, but also to abstain wholly from the use of wine, and to have neither house, nor field, nor vineyard (<a href="/jeremiah/35-8.htm">Jeremiah 35:8-10</a>). Gautama, between three and four centuries later, enjoined a somewhat similar rule upon his disciples. It is indicative of much strength of character in either case, that so strict a rule was accepted, adopted, and acted upon for centuries. On the present occasion, Jehu, it would seem, desired the sanction of Jehonadab to the proceedings upon which he was about to enter, as calculated to legitimate them in the eyes of some who might otherwise have regarded them with disapproval. Jehonadab had, no doubt, the influence which is always wielded by an ascetic in Oriental countries. <span class="cmt_word">Coming to meet him.</span> This expression tells us nothing of Jehonadab's intent. The meeting may have been merely a chance one. <span class="cmt_word">And he saluted him, and said to him, Is thine heart right, as my heart is with thy heart?</span> literally, <span class="accented">he blessed him</span>; but the word used (<span class="accented">barak</span>) has frequently the sense of "to salute" (see <a href="/1_samuel/13-10.htm">1 Samuel 13:10</a>; <a href="/1_samuel/25-14.htm">1 Samuel 25:14</a>; <a href="/2_kings/4-29.htm">2 Kings 4:29</a>, etc.). Jehu's inquiry was made to assure himself of Jehonadab's sympathy, on which no doubt he counted, but whereof he was glad to receive a positive promise. Jehonadab must have been known as a zealous servant of Jehovah, and might therefore be assumed to be hostile to the house of Ahab. <span class="cmt_word">And Jehonadab answered, It is.</span> Unhesitatingly, without a moment's pause, without the shadow of a doubt, the Kenite chief cast in his lot with the revolutionist. Heart and soul he would join him in an anti-Ahab policy. <span class="cmt_word">If it he, Give me thine hand.</span> The Hebrews did not clench agreements, like the Greeks and Romans, by grasping each other's hands. Jehu merely means to say, "If this is so, if thou art heart and. soul with me in the matter, put out thy hand, and I will take thee into my chariot." Jehu intended at once to do honor to the Kenite chief, and to strengthen his own position by being seen to be so familiar with him. <span class="cmt_word">And he</span> - <span class="accented">i.e.</span> Jehonadab - <span class="cmt_word">gave him</span> - <span class="accented">i.e.</span> Jehu - <span class="cmt_word">his hand</span>; <span class="cmt_word">and he took him up to him into the chariot.</span> There was always room in a chariot for at least three or four persons - the charioteer and the owner of the chariot in front, and one or two guards behind. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_kings/10-15.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">When he left</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1493;&#1463;&#1497;&#1468;&#1461;&#1443;&#1500;&#1462;&#1498;&#1456;</span> <span class="translit">(way&#183;y&#234;&#183;le&#7733;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw &#124; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">there,</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1502;&#1460;&#1513;&#1473;&#1468;&#1464;&#1441;&#1501;</span> <span class="translit">(mi&#353;&#183;&#353;&#257;m)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m &#124; Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8033.htm">Strong's 8033: </a> </span><span class="str2">There, then, thither</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he found</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1493;&#1463;&#1497;&#1468;&#1460;&#1502;&#1456;&#1510;&#1464;&#1443;&#1488;</span> <span class="translit">(way&#183;yim&#183;&#7779;&#257;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw &#124; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4672.htm">Strong's 4672: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Jehonadab</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1497;&#1456;&#1492;&#1493;&#1465;&#1504;&#1464;&#1491;&#1464;&#1489;&#1449;</span> <span class="translit">(y&#601;&#183;h&#333;&#183;w&#183;n&#257;&#183;&#7695;&#257;&#7687;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3082.htm">Strong's 3082: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jonadab -- 'the LORD is noble', a Rechabite, also a nephew of David</span><br /><br /><span class="word">son</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1489;&#1468;&#1462;&#1503;&#1470;</span> <span class="translit">(ben-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Rechab,</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1512;&#1461;&#1499;&#1464;&#1448;&#1489;</span> <span class="translit">(r&#234;&#183;&#7733;&#257;&#7687;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7394.htm">Strong's 7394: </a> </span><span class="str2">Rechab -- perhaps 'band of riders', a Benjamite, also the head of a nomadic family</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who was coming to meet him.</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1500;&#1460;&#1511;&#1456;&#1512;&#1464;&#1488;&#1514;&#1436;&#1493;&#1465;</span> <span class="translit">(liq&#183;r&#257;&#183;&#7791;&#333;w)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l &#124; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct &#124; third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7125.htm">Strong's 7125: </a> </span><span class="str2">Against he come, help, meet, seek, to, in the way </span><br /><br /><span class="word">[Jehu] greeted him</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1493;&#1463;&#1469;&#1497;&#1456;&#1489;&#1464;&#1512;&#1456;&#1499;&#1461;&#1431;&#1492;&#1493;&#1468;</span> <span class="translit">(way&#183;&#7687;&#257;&#183;r&#601;&#183;&#7733;&#234;&#183;h&#363;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw &#124; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular &#124; third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1288.htm">Strong's 1288: </a> </span><span class="str2">To kneel, to bless God, man, to curse</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and asked,</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1493;&#1463;&#1497;&#1468;&#1465;&#1448;&#1488;&#1502;&#1462;&#1512;</span> <span class="translit">(way&#183;y&#333;&#183;mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw &#124; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">&#8220;Is</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1492;&#1458;&#1497;&#1461;&#1447;&#1513;&#1473;</span> <span class="translit">(ha&#774;&#183;y&#234;&#353;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3426.htm">Strong's 3426: </a> </span><span class="str2">Being, substance, existence, is</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your heart</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1500;&#1456;&#1489;&#1464;&#1489;&#1456;&#1498;&#1464;&#1443;</span> <span class="translit">(l&#601;&#183;&#7687;&#257;&#183;&#7687;&#601;&#183;&#7733;&#257;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct &#124; second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3824.htm">Strong's 3824: </a> </span><span class="str2">Inner man, mind, will, heart</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as true to mine</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1497;&#1464;&#1513;&#1473;&#1464;&#1431;&#1512;</span> <span class="translit">(y&#257;&#183;&#353;&#257;r)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3477.htm">Strong's 3477: </a> </span><span class="str2">Straight, right</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1499;&#1468;&#1463;&#1488;&#1458;&#1513;&#1473;&#1462;&#1444;&#1512;</span> <span class="translit">(ka&#183;&#8217;a&#774;&#183;&#353;er)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k &#124; Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my heart</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1500;&#1456;&#1489;&#1464;&#1489;&#1460;&#1497;&#1433;</span> <span class="translit">(l&#601;&#183;&#7687;&#257;&#183;&#7687;&#238;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct &#124; first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3824.htm">Strong's 3824: </a> </span><span class="str2">Inner man, mind, will, heart</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1506;&#1460;&#1501;&#1470;</span> <span class="translit">(&#8216;im-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5973.htm">Strong's 5973: </a> </span><span class="str2">With, equally with</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to yours?&#8221;</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1500;&#1456;&#1489;&#1464;&#1489;&#1462;&#1428;&#1498;&#1464;</span> <span class="translit">(l&#601;&#183;&#7687;&#257;&#183;&#7687;e&#183;&#7733;&#257;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct &#124; second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3824.htm">Strong's 3824: </a> </span><span class="str2">Inner man, mind, will, heart</span><br /><br /><span class="word">&#8220;It is!&#8221;</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1497;&#1461;&#1435;&#1513;&#1473;</span> <span class="translit">(y&#234;&#353;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3426.htm">Strong's 3426: </a> </span><span class="str2">Being, substance, existence, is</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Jehonadab</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1497;&#1456;&#1492;&#1493;&#1465;&#1504;&#1464;&#1491;&#1464;&#1445;&#1489;</span> <span class="translit">(y&#601;&#183;h&#333;&#183;w&#183;n&#257;&#183;&#7695;&#257;&#7687;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3082.htm">Strong's 3082: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jonadab -- 'the LORD is noble', a Rechabite, also a nephew of David</span><br /><br /><span class="word">replied.</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1493;&#1463;&#1497;&#1468;&#1465;&#1448;&#1488;&#1502;&#1462;&#1512;</span> <span class="translit">(way&#183;y&#333;&#183;mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw &#124; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">&#8220;If it is,&#8221; said Jehu,</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1493;&#1464;&#1497;&#1461;&#1430;&#1513;&#1473;</span> <span class="translit">(w&#257;&#183;y&#234;&#353;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw &#124; Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3426.htm">Strong's 3426: </a> </span><span class="str2">Being, substance, existence, is</span><br /><br /><span class="word">&#8220;give</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1514;&#1468;&#1456;&#1504;&#1464;&#1443;&#1492;</span> <span class="translit">(t&#601;&#183;n&#257;h)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular &#124; third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">me your hand.&#8221;</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1497;&#1464;&#1491;&#1462;&#1425;&#1498;&#1464;</span> <span class="translit">(y&#257;&#183;&#7695;e&#183;&#7733;&#257;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct &#124; second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">So he gave</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1493;&#1463;&#1497;&#1468;&#1460;&#1514;&#1468;&#1461;&#1443;&#1503;</span> <span class="translit">(way&#183;yit&#183;t&#234;n)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw &#124; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">him his hand,</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1497;&#1464;&#1491;&#1428;&#1493;&#1465;</span> <span class="translit">(y&#257;&#183;&#7695;&#333;w)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct &#124; third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and Jehu helped him</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1493;&#1463;&#1497;&#1468;&#1463;&#1506;&#1458;&#1500;&#1461;&#1445;&#1492;&#1493;&#1468;</span> <span class="translit">(way&#183;ya&#183;&#8216;a&#774;&#183;l&#234;&#183;h&#363;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw &#124; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular &#124; third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5927.htm">Strong's 5927: </a> </span><span class="str2">To ascend, in, actively</span><br /><br /><span class="word">into</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1488;&#1461;&#1500;&#1464;&#1436;&#1497;&#1493;</span> <span class="translit">(&#8217;&#234;&#183;l&#257;w)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition &#124; third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his chariot,</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1492;&#1463;&#1502;&#1468;&#1462;&#1512;&#1456;&#1499;&#1468;&#1464;&#1489;&#1464;&#1469;&#1492;&#1475;</span> <span class="translit">(ham&#183;mer&#183;k&#257;&#183;&#7687;&#257;h)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article &#124; Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4818.htm">Strong's 4818: </a> </span><span class="str2">A chariot</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_kings/10-15.htm">2 Kings 10:15 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_kings/10-15.htm">2 Kings 10:15 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_kings/10-15.htm">2 Kings 10:15 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_kings/10-15.htm">2 Kings 10:15 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_kings/10-15.htm">2 Kings 10:15 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_kings/10-15.htm">2 Kings 10:15 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/10-15.htm">2 Kings 10:15 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_kings/10-15.htm">2 Kings 10:15 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_kings/10-15.htm">2 Kings 10:15 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_kings/10-15.htm">2 Kings 10:15 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_kings/10-15.htm">OT History: 2 Kings 10:15 When he was departed there he lighted (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_kings/10-14.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 10:14"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 10:14" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_kings/10-16.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 10:16"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 10:16" /></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>

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