Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 10:6
Come to me to Jezreel - Therefore the letters were not written to Jezreel, but from Jezreel to Samaria. read more
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Adam Clarke
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 10:1
And Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. By " sons" we must understand "male descendants. Most of the seventy wore probably his grandsons (see 2 Kings 10:3 ); some may have been great-grandsons. They lived in Samaria; since Samaria was the principal residence of the court, Jezreel being simply a country palace—the "Versailles," as it has been called, or "Windsor" of the Israelite kings. And Jehu wrote letters, and sent to Samaria, unto the rulers of Jezreel. "Jezreel" is almost certainly a... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 10:1-7
The fear of man a stronger motive with the wicked and worldly than the fear of God. Revolutions subject to severe trial most of those who occupy high stations at the time of their occurrence. Such persons have to determine, at very short notice for the most part, the line which they Will pursue, the side which they will embrace, and the lengths to which they will go in their support of it. In making their choice they are apt to think less of what they ought to do than of what their worldly... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 10:1-11
The destruction of the seventy seas of Ahab. read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 10:1-11
Ahab's sons put to death. Jehu's commission is to cut off utterly the whole house of Ahab. Like a moral plague was the iniquity of Ahab's house. Every member of it, by heredity, by example, by association, shared the guilt of Ahab and Jezebel There is a good moral reason for the extermination of such a nest of evildoers. But Jehu was not troubled with many scruples or difficulties. He had got a certain work to do, and he did it. We have here— I. FAITHLESS SERVANTS . The general... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 10:1-14
Destruction of Ahab's house. Jehu was not a man to do things by halves. Whatever matter he had in hand, he pushed with unhesitating feet to his goal. His motto was, "If it were then done when 'tis done, then 'twere well it were done quickly." This vigorous determination is a feature in his character worthy of commendation It is not so clear that the craft and guile he employed in securing his ends were, even from an Old Testament standpoint, justifiable. I. THE CRAFTY MESSAGE . No... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 10:1-28
The revolution initiated by the destruction of Joram and Jezebel is here traced through its second and its third stages. The immediate question, after Joram's death, was—Would any member of his family rise up as a claimant of the throne, and dispute the succession with Jehu? Ahab had seventy male descendants, all of them resident in Samaria: would there be any one among their number bold enough to come forward and assert his hereditary fight? Jehu regarded this as the most pressing and... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 10:1-36
THE REIGN OF JEHU OVER ISRAEL . read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 10:2
Now as soon as this letter cometh to you. In the East at this time, and in most parts of it to the present day, letters can only be sent by special messengers. There is no public post. Kings and private individuals must equally find persons who will undertake to carry and deliver their despatches. Even the post organized by Darius Hystaspis was not one that went daily, but only one kept ready for the king to use when he had occasion for it. Seeing your master's sons are with you. "Your... read more
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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 10:5
He that was over the house , etc. - Thus all the constituted authorities agreed to submit. Will do all that thou shalt bid us - They made no conditions, and stood pledged to commit the horrid murders which this most execrable man afterwards commanded. read more