2 Kings 10:5

And he that was over the house, and he that was over the city, the elders also, and the bringers up of the children, sent to Jehu, saying, We are thy servants, and will do all that thou shalt bid us; we will not make any king: do thou that which is good in thine eyes.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
house	הַבַּ֣יִת ha.Ba.yit	H1004	a house (in the greatest variation of applications · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
city	הָעִ֟יר ha.'Ir	H5892	a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the wi… · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
elders	וְהַזְּקֵנִים֩ ve.ha.ze.ke.Nim	H2205	old · conjunction + definite article + adjective, masculine plural absolute
up	וְהָאֹמְנִ֨ים ve.ha.'o.me.Nim	H539	properly · conjunction + definite article + verb, qal active participle, masculine plural absolute
sent	וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח vai.yish.Lach	H7971	to send away · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Jehu	יֵה֤וּא ye.Hu'	H3058	Jehu · proper noun, a man's name
saying	לֵאמֹר֙ le.Mor	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
servants	עֲבָדֶ֣יךָ 'a.va.Dei.kha	H5650	a servant · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
do	נַעֲשֶׂ֑ה na.'a.Seh	H6213	to do or make · verb, qal imperfect, 1st person common plural
bid	תֹּאמַ֥ר to.Mar	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular
any	אִ֔ישׁ 'Ish	H376	a man as an individual or a male person · noun, common masculine singular absolute
king	נַמְלִ֣יךְ nam.Likh	H4427	to reign · verb, hiphil imperfect, 1st person common plural
do	עֲשֵֽׂה 'a.Seh	H6213	to do or make · verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine singular
good	הַטּ֥וֹב ha.Tov	H2896	good (as an adjective) in the widest sense · definite article + adjective, masculine singular absolute
eyes	בְּעֵינֶ֖יךָ be.'ei.Nei.kha	H5869	an eye (literally or figuratively) · preposition + noun, common feminine dual construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

Joshua 9:11 Wherefore our elders and all the inhabitants of our country spake to us, saying, Take victuals with you for the journey, and go to meet them…
1 Kings 20:4 And the king of Israel answered and said, My lord, O king, according to thy saying, I am thine, and all that I have.
1 Kings 20:32 So they girded sackcloth on their loins, and put ropes on their heads, and came to the king of Israel, and said, Thy servant Ben-hadad saith…
Joshua 9:8 And they said unto Joshua, We are thy servants. And Joshua said unto them, Who are ye? and from whence come ye?
2 Kings 18:14 And Hezekiah king of Judah sent to the king of Assyria to Lachish, saying, I have offended; return from me: that which thou puttest on me wi…
Joshua 9:24-25 And they answered Joshua, and said, Because it was certainly told thy servants, how that the LORD thy God commanded his servant Moses to giv…
Jeremiah 27:7-8 And all nations shall serve him, and his son, and his son’s son, until the very time of his land come: and then many nations and great kings…
Jeremiah 27:17 Hearken not unto them; serve the king of Babylon, and live: wherefore should this city be laid waste?

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 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 perpetuated, and yet it is extirpated all at once. Such a quiver full of arrows could not protect his house from divine vengeance. Numerous families, if vicious, must not expect to be long prosperous. These son…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 10:5

he that was over the house--the governor or chamberlain of the palace. the bringers-up of the children--Anciently, and still also in many Eastern countries, the principal grandees were charged with the support and education of the royal princes. This involved a heavy expense which they were forced to bear, but for which they endeavored to find some compensation in the advantages of their connection with the court.

Adam Clarke on 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.

John Gill on 2 Kings 10:5

And he that was over the house,.... The king's palace in Samaria, who had the custody, care, and government of it: and he that was over the city; the commander and governor of it, that had the highest post in it under the king; the elders also all other subordinate officers and magistrates: and the bringers up of the children; who had the education of the king's sons committed to them: sent to Jehu, saying, we are thy servants, and will do all that thou shall bid us. They were ready to do homage, and swear allegiance to him as their king, and obey all his commands as faithful subjects: we will not make any king; or set up any on the throne, no, not any of the sons or grandsons of Ahab:…

Dictionary and topics

Jezreel — God scatters. (1.) A town of Issachar (Josh. 19:18), where the kings of Israel often resided (1 Kings 18:45; 21:1; 2 Kings 9:30). Here Elijah met Ahab, Jehu, and Bidkar; and here Jehu executed his…
Ahab · . — .
Enthusiasm · .Jehu — .Jehu
Jehu · .Religious zeal of, in killing idolaters — .Religious zeal of, in killing idolaters
Massacre · . — .

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

2 Kings 10:5

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 10:1-14

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 10:5

Adam Clarke on 2 Kings 10:5

John Gill on 2 Kings 10:5

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2 Kings 10:5

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 10:1-14

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 10:5

Adam Clarke on 2 Kings 10:5

John Gill on 2 Kings 10:5

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Kings 10:4-5

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Kings 10:2-5

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