2 Kings 10:9 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Kings 10:1-14

We left Jehu in quiet possession of Jezreel, triumphing over Joram and Jezebel; and we must now attend his further motions. He knew the whole house of Ahab must be cut off, and therefore proceeded in this bloody work, and did not do it deceitfully, or by halves, Jer. 48:10. I. He got the heads of all the sons of Ahab cut off by their own guardians at Samaria. Seventy sons (or grandsons) Ahab had, Gideon's number, Jdg. 8:30. In such a number that bore his name his family was likely to be... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 10:9

And it came to pass in the morning, that he went out, and stood, and said to all the people ,.... Who were gathered together to this shocking sight, or on the above accounts: ye be righteous ; having had no concern in taking off the heads of those men: behold, I conspired against my master, and slew him ; I own it, and some may blame me for it, and charge me with treason and murder: but who slew all these ? not he, but the chief men of Samaria, and therefore must be more guilty... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 10:9

Ye be righteous - Another irony, intended partly to excuse himself, and to involve them in the odium of this massacre, and at the same time to justify the conduct of both, by showing that all was done according to the commandment of the Lord. 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

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 10:8-11

The wicked have small regard for their helpers and confederates. Jehu had made the authorities of Samaria his tools. He had required of them the performance of a wicked and bloody act, such as despotism has rarely exacted from its instruments. Seventy persons to be slain in the course of a few hours—for no offence, for no state necessity except to smooth the path of a usurper! And the seventy persons for the most part boys and youths, some probably infants, and these defense- less ones... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 10:9

And it came to pass in the morning, that he went out, and stood, and said to all the people, Ye be righteous. Not an ironical reproach to those who had brought the heads—"Ye consider yourselves righteous, yet this bloodshed rests upon you;" much less a serious declaration (Gerlach) that now at last the sins of idolatrous Israel were atoned for; but an argument ad captandum, addressed to the crowd of spectators whom the unwonted spectacle had brought together, "Ye are just persons, and... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Kings 10:1-14

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 10:9

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 10:9

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 10:1-11

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 10:1-11

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 10:1-14

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 10:1-28

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 10:1-36

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 10:8-11

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 10:9

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