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Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Kings 10:22

2 Kings 10:22. He said, Bring forth vestments Sacred garments, such as were used by the priests, and others of God’s ministers in his service; whence idolaters borrowed the custom of using such garments in the worship of their false gods. For all the worshippers of Baal It can hardly be supposed, that absolutely all the people that worshipped Baal, and were now assembled, are included here, and had vestments brought them; because the people in general wore no distinct garments in their... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Kings 10:23

2 Kings 10:23. And Jehonadab Whom the Baalites, possibly, did not know, and therefore suspected nothing inimical to their worship: or, if any of the more sagacious began to suspect any thing, it was now too late to amend their error. Look that there be here with you none of the servants of the Lord Intimating that their presence would offend Baal, and pollute his worship. Jehu’s real intention, however, was, that none but the worshippers of Baal should be slain, and therefore he caused... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Kings 10:24-25

2 Kings 10:24-25. When they went in to offer sacrifices When some went to the altar to offer in the name of the rest. Jehu appointed fourscore men without Far more being, doubtless, in readiness to assist them in case of any opposition. As he had made an end of offering That is, as the chief priest of Baal had made an end. So far Jehu suffered them to proceed, either because till then they were not all come into the house; or because, being taken in the very act of gross idolatry, their... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Kings 10:26-27

2 Kings 10:26-27. The images of the house of Baal A collection of different images. The image of Baal The chief image, which they worshipped more than the rest. And brake down the house of Baal As, no doubt, they did the rest of the houses of Baal in Israel. And made it a draught-house A sink or common shore; that the remembrance of it might be blotted out or made infamous. Thus was the worship of Baal quite destroyed, at least for the present, out of Israel, though it had once... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 10:15-36

End of Jezebel’s Baalism in Israel (10:15-36)Jehu next put into operation a plan to rid Israel of all Jezebel’s Baal-worshipping followers. In this he had the cooperation of Jehonadab, a man who had led his people to give up the agricultural life (possibly because of its tendencies to Baal worship) and go back to the simple way of life followed by Abraham and the early Israelites (15-17; cf. Jeremiah 35:6-10). Through deceit and butchery, Jehu wiped out Jezebel’s Baal worshippers... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Kings 10:21

full, &c. = so full [that they stood] mouth to mouth. Ellipsis to be thus supplied, as in Authorized Version margin. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Kings 10:24

offer = prepare. See App-43 . life = soul. Hebrew. nephesh. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Kings 10:25

the city = Hebrew. 'lr, the innermost or most inaccessible part, whether of a city (= the citadel) or a house (as here). read more

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