John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 10:17
And when he came to Samaria, he slew all that remained unto Ahab in Samaria ,.... All that were in any connection with him, as related to his family, or as ministers of his in civil or religious things: till he had destroyed him ; his whole house, as he was ordered: according to the word of the Lord, which he spake to Elijah ; which is observed, to show the exact fulfilment of prophecy, see 1 Kings 21:21 . read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Kings 10:15-28
Jehu, pushing on his work, is here, I. Courting the friendship of a good man, Jehonadab the son of Rechab, 2 Kgs. 10:15, 16. This Jehonadab, though mortified to the world and meddling little with the business of it (as appears by his charge to his posterity, which they religiously observed 300 years after, not to drink wine nor dwell in cities, Jer. 35:6), yet, upon this occasion, went to meet Jehu, that he might encourage him in the work to which God had called him. The countenance of good... read more