2 Raja-raja 9:1--10:36
Konteks9:1 Now Elisha the prophet summoned a member of the prophetic guild 1 and told him, “Tuck your robes into your belt, take this container 2 of olive oil in your hand, and go to Ramoth Gilead. 9:2 When you arrive there, look for Jehu son of Jehoshaphat son of Nimshi and take him aside into an inner room. 3 9:3 Take the container of olive oil, pour it over his head, and say, ‘This is what the Lord says, “I have designated 4 you as king over Israel.”’ Then open the door and run away quickly!” 5
9:4 So the young prophet 6 went to Ramoth Gilead. 9:5 When he arrived, the officers of the army were sitting there. 7 So he said, “I have a message for you, O officer.” 8 Jehu asked, “For which one of us?” 9 He replied, “For you, O officer.” 9:6 So Jehu 10 got up and went inside. Then the prophet 11 poured the olive oil on his head and said to him, “This is what the Lord God of Israel says, ‘I have designated you as king over the Lord’s people Israel. 9:7 You will destroy the family of your master Ahab. 12 I will get revenge against Jezebel for the shed blood of my servants the prophets and for the shed blood of all the Lord’s servants. 13 9:8 Ahab’s entire family will die. I 14 will cut off every last male belonging to Ahab in Israel, including even the weak and incapacitated. 15 9:9 I will make Ahab’s dynasty 16 like those of Jeroboam son of Nebat and Baasha son of Ahijah. 9:10 Dogs will devour Jezebel on the plot of ground in Jezreel; she will not be buried.’” 17 Then he opened the door and ran away.
9:11 When Jehu rejoined 18 his master’s servants, they 19 asked him, “Is everything all right? 20 Why did this madman visit you?” He replied, “Ah, it’s not important. You know what kind of man he is and the kinds of things he says.” 21 9:12 But they said, “You’re lying! Tell us what he said.” So he told them what he had said. He also related how he had said, 22 “This is what the Lord says, ‘I have designated you as king over Israel.’” 9:13 Each of them quickly took off his cloak and they spread them out at Jehu’s 23 feet on the steps. 24 The trumpet was blown 25 and they shouted, “Jehu is 26 king!” 9:14 Then Jehu son of Jehoshaphat son of Nimshi conspired against Joram.
Now Joram had been in Ramoth Gilead with the whole Israelite army, 27 guarding against an invasion by King Hazael of Syria. 9:15 But King Joram had returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds he received from the Syrians 28 when he fought against King Hazael of Syria. 29 Jehu told his supporters, 30 “If you really want me to be king, 31 then don’t let anyone escape from the city to go and warn Jezreel.” 9:16 Jehu drove his chariot 32 to Jezreel, for Joram was recuperating 33 there. (Now King Ahaziah of Judah had come down to visit 34 Joram.)
9:17 Now the watchman was standing on the tower in Jezreel and saw Jehu’s troops approaching. 35 He said, “I see troops!” 36 Jehoram ordered, 37 “Send a rider out to meet them and have him ask, ‘Is everything all right?’” 38 9:18 So the horseman 39 went to meet him and said, “This is what the king says, ‘Is everything all right?’” 40 Jehu replied, “None of your business! 41 Follow me.” The watchman reported, “The messenger reached them, but hasn’t started back.” 9:19 So he sent a second horseman out to them 42 and he said, “This is what the king says, ‘Is everything all right?’” 43 Jehu replied, “None of your business! Follow me.” 9:20 The watchman reported, “He reached them, but hasn’t started back. The one who drives the lead chariot drives like Jehu son of Nimshi; 44 he drives recklessly.” 9:21 Jehoram ordered, “Hitch up my chariot.” 45 When his chariot had been hitched up, 46 King Jehoram of Israel and King Ahaziah of Judah went out in their respective chariots 47 to meet Jehu. They met up with him 48 in the plot of land that had once belonged to Naboth of Jezreel.
9:22 When Jehoram saw Jehu, he asked, “Is everything all right, Jehu?” He replied, “How can everything be all right as long as your mother Jezebel promotes idolatry and pagan practices?” 49 9:23 Jehoram turned his chariot around and took off. 50 He said to Ahaziah, “It’s a trap, 51 Ahaziah!” 9:24 Jehu aimed his bow and shot an arrow right between Jehoram’s shoulders. 52 The arrow went through 53 his heart and he fell to his knees in his chariot. 9:25 Jehu ordered 54 his officer Bidkar, “Pick him up and throw him into the part of the field that once belonged to Naboth of Jezreel. Remember, you and I were riding together behind his father Ahab, when the Lord pronounced this judgment on him, 9:26 ‘“Know for sure that I saw the shed blood of Naboth and his sons yesterday,” says the Lord, “and that I will give you what you deserve right here in this plot of land,” 55 says the Lord.’ So now pick him up and throw him into this plot of land, just as the Lord said.” 56
9:27 When King Ahaziah of Judah saw what happened, he took off 57 up the road to Beth Haggan. Jehu chased him and ordered, “Shoot him too.” They shot him while he was driving his chariot up the ascent of Gur near Ibleam. 58 He fled to Megiddo 59 and died there. 9:28 His servants took his body 60 back to Jerusalem 61 and buried him in his tomb with his ancestors in the city of David. 9:29 Ahaziah had become king over Judah in the eleventh year of Joram son of Ahab.
9:30 Jehu approached Jezreel. When Jezebel heard the news, she put on some eye liner, 62 fixed up her hair, and leaned out the window. 9:31 When Jehu came through the gate, she said, “Is everything all right, Zimri, murderer of his master?” 63 9:32 He looked up at the window and said, “Who is on my side? Who?” Two or three 64 eunuchs looked down at him. 9:33 He said, “Throw her down!” So they threw her down, and when she hit the ground, 65 her blood splattered against the wall and the horses, and Jehu drove his chariot over her. 66 9:34 He went inside and had a meal. 67 Then he said, “Dispose of this accursed woman’s corpse. Bury her, for after all, she was a king’s daughter.” 68 9:35 But when they went to bury her, they found nothing left but 69 the skull, feet, and palms of the hands. 9:36 When they went back and told him, he said, “The Lord’s word through his servant, Elijah the Tishbite, has come to pass. He warned, 70 ‘In the plot of land at Jezreel, dogs will devour Jezebel’s flesh. 9:37 Jezebel’s corpse will be like manure on the surface of the ground in the plot of land at Jezreel. People will not be able to even recognize her.’” 71
10:1 Ahab had seventy sons living in Samaria. 72 So Jehu wrote letters and sent them to Samaria to the leading officials of Jezreel and to the guardians of Ahab’s dynasty. This is what the letters said, 73 10:2 “You have with you the sons of your master, chariots and horses, a fortified city, and weapons. So when this letter arrives, 74 10:3 pick the best and most capable 75 of your master’s sons, place him on his father’s throne, and defend 76 your master’s dynasty.”
10:4 They were absolutely terrified 77 and said, “Look, two kings could not stop him! 78 How can we?” 79 10:5 So the palace supervisor, 80 the city commissioner, 81 the leaders, 82 and the guardians sent this message to Jehu, “We are your subjects! 83 Whatever you say, we will do. We will not make anyone king. Do what you consider proper.” 84
10:6 He wrote them a second letter, saying, “If you are really on my side and are willing to obey me, 85 then take the heads of your master’s sons and come to me in Jezreel at this time tomorrow.” 86 Now the king had seventy sons, and the prominent 87 men of the city were raising them. 10:7 When they received the letter, they seized the king’s sons and executed all seventy of them. 88 They put their heads in baskets and sent them to him in Jezreel. 10:8 The messenger came and told Jehu, 89 “They have brought the heads of the king’s sons.” Jehu 90 said, “Stack them in two piles at the entrance of the city gate until morning.” 10:9 In the morning he went out and stood there. Then he said to all the people, “You are innocent. I conspired against my master and killed him. But who struck down all of these men? 10:10 Therefore take note that not one of the judgments the Lord announced against Ahab’s dynasty has failed to materialize. The Lord had done what he announced through his servant Elijah.” 91 10:11 Then Jehu killed all who were left of Ahab’s family in Jezreel, and all his nobles, close friends, and priests. He left no survivors.
10:12 Jehu then left there and set out for Samaria. 92 While he was traveling through Beth Eked of the Shepherds, 10:13 Jehu encountered 93 the relatives 94 of King Ahaziah of Judah. He asked, “Who are you?” They replied, “We are Ahaziah’s relatives. We have come down to see how 95 the king’s sons and the queen mother’s sons are doing.” 10:14 He said, “Capture them alive!” So they captured them alive and then executed all forty-two of them in the cistern at Beth Eked. He left no survivors.
10:15 When he left there, he met 96 Jehonadab, son of Rekab, who had been looking for him. 97 Jehu greeted him and asked, 98 “Are you as committed to me as I am to you?” 99 Jehonadab answered, “I am!” Jehu replied, “If so, give me your hand.” 100 So he offered his hand and Jehu 101 pulled him up into the chariot. 10:16 Jehu 102 said, “Come with me and see how zealous I am for the Lord’s cause.” 103 So he 104 took him along in his chariot. 10:17 He went to Samaria and exterminated all the members of Ahab’s family who were still alive in Samaria, 105 just as the Lord had announced to Elijah. 106
10:18 Jehu assembled all the people and said to them, “Ahab worshiped 107 Baal a little; Jehu will worship 108 him with great devotion. 109 10:19 So now, bring to me all the prophets of Baal, as well as all his servants and priests. 110 None of them must be absent, for I am offering a great sacrifice to Baal. Any of them who fail to appear will lose their lives.” But Jehu was tricking them 111 so he could destroy the servants of Baal. 10:20 Then Jehu ordered, “Make arrangements for 112 a celebration for Baal.” So they announced it. 10:21 Jehu sent invitations throughout Israel, and all the servants of Baal came; not one was absent. They arrived at the temple of Baal and filled it up from end to end. 113 10:22 Jehu ordered the one who was in charge of the wardrobe, 114 “Bring out robes for all the servants of Baal.” So he brought out robes for them. 10:23 Then Jehu and Jehonadab son of Rekab went to the temple of Baal. Jehu 115 said to the servants of Baal, “Make sure there are no servants of the Lord here with you; there must be only servants of Baal.” 116 10:24 They went inside to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings. Now Jehu had stationed eighty men outside. He had told them, “If any of the men inside get away, you will pay with your lives!” 117
10:25 When he finished offering the burnt sacrifice, Jehu ordered the royal guard 118 and officers, “Come in and strike them down! Don’t let any escape!” So the royal guard and officers struck them down with the sword and left their bodies lying there. 119 Then they entered the inner sanctuary of the temple of Baal. 120 10:26 They hauled out the sacred pillar of the temple of Baal and burned it. 10:27 They demolished 121 the sacred pillar of Baal and 122 the temple of Baal; it is used as 123 a latrine 124 to this very day. 10:28 So Jehu eradicated Baal worship 125 from Israel.
10:29 However, Jehu did not repudiate the sins which Jeroboam son of Nebat had encouraged Israel to commit; the golden calves remained in Bethel 126 and Dan. 127 10:30 The Lord said to Jehu, “You have done well. You have accomplished my will and carried out my wishes with regard to Ahab’s dynasty. Therefore four generations of your descendants will rule over Israel.” 128 10:31 But Jehu did not carefully and wholeheartedly obey the law of the Lord God of Israel. 129 He did not repudiate the sins which Jeroboam had encouraged Israel to commit. 130
10:32 In those days the Lord began to reduce the size of Israel’s territory. 131 Hazael attacked their eastern border. 132 10:33 He conquered all the land of Gilead, including the territory of Gad, Reuben, and Manasseh, extending all the way from the Aroer in the Arnon Valley through Gilead to Bashan. 133
10:34 The rest of the events of Jehu’s reign, including all his accomplishments and successes, are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of the Kings of Israel. 134 10:35 Jehu passed away 135 and was buried in Samaria. 136 His son Jehoahaz replaced him as king. 10:36 Jehu reigned over Israel for twenty-eight years in Samaria.
[9:1] 1 tn Heb “one of the sons of the prophets.”
[9:2] 3 tn Heb “and go and set him apart from his brothers and bring him into an inner room in an inner room.”
[9:3] 5 tn Heb “and open the door and run away and do not delay.”
[9:4] 6 tc Heb “the young man, the young man, the prophet.” The MT is probably dittographic, the phrase “the young man” being accidentally repeated. The phrases “the young man” and “the prophet” are appositional, with the latter qualifying more specifically the former.
[9:5] 7 tn Heb “and he arrived and look, the officers of the army were sitting.”
[9:5] 8 tn Heb “[there is] a word for me to you, O officer.”
[9:5] 9 tn Heb “To whom from all of us?”
[9:6] 10 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Jehu) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[9:6] 11 tn Heb “he”; the referent (the prophet) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[9:7] 12 tn Or “strike down the house of Ahab your master.”
[9:7] 13 tn Heb “I will avenge the shed blood of my servants the prophets and the shed blood of all the servants of the
[9:8] 14 tc The LXX has the second person, “you.”
[9:8] 15 tn Heb “and I will cut off from Ahab those who urinate against a wall, [including both those who are] restrained and let free [or, ‘abandoned’] in Israel.” On the phrase וְעָצוּר וְעָזוּב (vÿ’atsur vÿ’azur, translated here “weak and incapacitated”) see the note at 1 Kgs 14:10.
[9:10] 17 sn Note how the young prophet greatly expands the message Elisha had given to him. In addition to lengthening the introductory formula (by adding “the God of Israel”) and the official declaration that accompanies the act of anointing (by adding “the
[9:11] 18 tn Heb “went out to.”
[9:11] 19 tc The MT has the singular, “he said,” but many witnesses correctly read the plural.
[9:11] 20 tn Heb “Is there peace?”
[9:11] 21 tn Heb “He said, ‘You, you know the man and his thoughts.’” Jehu tries to deflect their question by reminding them that the man is an eccentric individual who says strange things. His reply suggests that the man said nothing of importance. The translation seeks to bring out the tone and intent of Jehu’s reply.
[9:12] 22 tn Heb “So he said, ‘Like this and like this he said to me, saying.’” The words “like this and like this” are probably not a direct quote of Jehu’s words to his colleagues. Rather this is the narrator’s way of avoiding repetition and indicating that Jehu repeated, or at least summarized, what the prophet had said to him.
[9:13] 23 tn Heb “his”; the referent (Jehu) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[9:13] 24 tn Heb “and they hurried and took, each one his garment, and they placed [them] beneath him on the bone [?] of the steps.” The precise nuance of גֶרֶם (gerem), “bone,” is unclear. Some suggest the nuance “bare” here; it may be a technical architectural term in this context.
[9:13] 25 tn Heb “they blew the trumpet.” This has been translated as a passive to avoid the implication that the same ones who shouted had all blown trumpets.
[9:14] 27 tn Heb “he and all Israel.”
[9:15] 28 tn Heb “which the Syrians inflicted [on] him.”
[9:15] 29 sn See 2 Kgs 8:28-29a.
[9:15] 30 tn The words “his supporters” are added for clarification.
[9:15] 31 tn Heb “If this is your desire.” נֶפֶשׁ (nefesh) refers here to the seat of the emotions and will. For other examples of this use of the word, see BDB 660-61 s.v.
[9:16] 32 tn Heb “rode [or, ‘mounted’] and went.”
[9:16] 33 tn Heb “lying down.”
[9:17] 35 tn Heb “the quantity [of the men] of Jehu, when he approached.” Elsewhere שִׁפְעַה (shif’ah), “quantity,” is used of a quantity of camels (Isa 60:6) or horses (Ezek 26:10) and of an abundance of water (Job 22:11; 38:34).
[9:17] 36 tn The term שִׁפְעַת (shifat) appears to be a construct form of the noun, but no genitive follows.
[9:17] 38 tn Heb “Get a rider and send [him] to meet him and let him ask, ‘Is there peace?’”
[9:18] 39 tn Heb “the rider of the horse.”
[9:18] 40 tn Heb “Is there peace?”
[9:18] 41 tn Heb “What concerning you and concerning peace?” That is, “What concern is that to you?”
[9:19] 42 tn Heb “and he came to them.”
[9:19] 43 tc The MT has simply “peace,” omitting the prefixed interrogative particle. It is likely that the particle has been accidentally omitted; several ancient witnesses include it or assume its presence.
[9:20] 44 tn Heb “and the driving is like the driving of Jehu son of Nimshi.”
[9:21] 45 tn The words “my chariot” are added for clarification.
[9:21] 46 tn Heb “and he hitched up his chariot.”
[9:21] 47 tn Heb “each in his chariot and they went out.”
[9:21] 48 tn Heb “they found him.”
[9:22] 49 tn Heb “How [can there be] peace as long as the adulterous acts of Jezebel your mother and her many acts of sorcery [continue]?” In this instance “adulterous acts” is employed metaphorically for idolatry. As elsewhere in the OT, worshiping other gods is viewed as spiritual adultery and unfaithfulness to the one true God. The phrase “many acts of sorcery” could be taken literally, for Jezebel undoubtedly utilized pagan divination practices, but the phrase may be metaphorical, pointing to her devotion to pagan customs in general.
[9:23] 50 tn Heb “and Jehoram turned his hands and fled.” The phrase “turned his hands” refers to how he would have pulled on the reins in order to make his horses turn around.
[9:23] 51 tn Heb “Deceit, Ahaziah.”
[9:24] 52 tn Heb “and Jehu filled his hand with the bow and he struck Jehoram between his shoulders.”
[9:24] 53 tn Heb “went out from.”
[9:26] 55 tn Heb “and I will repay you in this plot of land.”
[9:26] 56 tn Heb “according to the word of the
[9:27] 57 tn Heb “and Ahaziah king of Judah saw and fled.”
[9:27] 58 tn After Jehu’s order (“kill him too”), the MT has simply, “to the chariot in the ascent of Gur which is near Ibleam.” The main verb in the clause, “they shot him” (וַיִּכְהוּ, vayyikhhu), has been accidentally omitted by virtual haplography/homoioteleuton. Note that the immediately preceding form הַכֻּהוּ (hakkuhu), “shoot him,” ends with the same suffix.
[9:27] 59 map For location see Map1 D4; Map2 C1; Map4 C2; Map5 F2; Map7 B1.
[9:28] 61 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
[9:30] 62 tn Heb “she fixed her eyes with antimony.” Antimony (פּוּךְ, pukh) was used as a cosmetic. The narrator portrays her as a prostitute (see Jer 4:30), a role she has played in the spiritual realm (see the note at v. 22).
[9:31] 63 sn Jezebel associates Jehu with another assassin, Zimri, who approximately 44 years before had murdered King Elah, only to meet a violent death just a few days later (1 Kgs 16:9-20). On the surface Jezebel’s actions seem contradictory. On the one hand, she beautifies herself as if to seduce Jehu, but on the other hand, she insults and indirectly threatens him with this comparison to Zimri. Upon further reflection, however, her actions reveal a clear underlying motive. She wants to retain her power, not to mention her life. By beautifying herself, she appeals to Jehu’s sexual impulses; by threatening him, she reminds him that he is in the same precarious position as Zimri. But, if he makes Jezebel his queen, he can consolidate his power. In other words through her actions and words Jezebel is saying to Jehu, “You desire me, don’t you? And you need me!”
[9:32] 64 tn Heb “two, three.” The narrator may be intentionally vague or uncertain here, or the two numbers may represent alternate traditions.
[9:33] 65 tn The words “when she hit the ground” are added for stylistic reasons.
[9:33] 66 tn Heb “and he trampled her.”
[9:34] 67 tn Heb “and he went and ate and drank.”
[9:34] 68 tn Heb “Attend to this accursed woman and bury her for she was the daughter of a king.”
[9:35] 69 tn Heb “they did not find her, except for.”
[9:36] 70 tn Heb “It is the word of the
[9:37] 71 tn Heb “so that they will not say, ‘This is Jezebel.’”
[10:1] 72 map For location see Map2 B1; Map4 D3; Map5 E2; Map6 A4; Map7 C1.
[10:1] 73 tn Heb “to the officers of Jezreel, the elders, and to the guardians of Ahab, saying.” It is not certain why the officials of Jezreel would be in Samaria. They may have fled there after they heard what happened to Joram and before Jehu entered the city. They would have had time to flee while Jehu was pursuing Ahaziah.
[10:2] 74 tn Heb “And now when this letter comes to you – with you are the sons of your master and with you are chariots and horses and a fortified city and weapons.”
[10:3] 75 tn Hebrew יָשָׁר (yashar) does not have its normal moral/ethical nuance here (“upright”), but a more neutral sense of “proper, right, suitable.” For the gloss “capable,” see HALOT 450 s.v. יָשָׁר.
[10:4] 77 tn Heb “they were very, very afraid.” The term מְאֹד (me’od) “very,” is repeated for emphasis.
[10:4] 78 tn Heb “did not stand before him.”
[10:4] 79 tn Heb “How can we stand?”
[10:5] 80 tn Heb “the one who was over the house.”
[10:5] 81 tn Heb “the one who was over the city.”
[10:5] 84 tn Heb “Do what is good in your eyes.”
[10:6] 85 tn Heb “If you are mine and you are listening to my voice.”
[10:6] 86 sn Jehu’s command is intentionally vague. Does he mean that they should bring the guardians (those who are “heads” over Ahab’s sons) for a meeting, or does he mean that they should bring the literal heads of Ahab’s sons with them? (So LXX, Syriac Peshitta, and some
[10:6] 87 tn Heb “great,” probably in wealth, position, and prestige.
[10:7] 88 tn Heb “and when the letter came to them, they took the sons of the king and slaughtered seventy men.”
[10:8] 89 tn Heb “him”; the referent (Jehu) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[10:8] 90 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Jehu) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[10:10] 91 tn Heb “Know then that there has not fallen from the word of the
[10:12] 92 tn Heb “and he arose and went and came to Samaria.”
[10:13] 95 tn Heb “for the peace of.”
[10:15] 97 tn Heb “and he went from there and found Jehonadab son of Rekab [who was coming] to meet him.”
[10:15] 98 tn Heb “and he blessed him and said to him.”
[10:15] 99 tn Heb “Is there with your heart [what is] right, as my heart [is] with your heart?”
[10:15] 100 tc Heb “Jehonadab said, ‘There is and there is. Give your hand.’” If the text is allowed to stand, there are two possible ways to understand the syntax of וָיֵשׁ (vayesh), “and there is”: (1) The repetition of יֵשׁ (yesh, “there is and there is”) could be taken as emphatic, “indeed I am.” In this case, the entire statement could be taken as Jehonadab’s words or one could understand the words “give your hand” as Jehu’s. In the latter case the change in speakers is unmarked. (2) וָיֵשׁ begins Jehu’s response and has a conditional force, “if you are.” In this case, the transition in speakers is unmarked. However, it is possible that וַיֹּאמֶר (vayyo’mer), “and he said,” or וַיֹּאמֶר יֵהוּא (vayyo’mer yehu), “and Jehu said,” originally appeared between יֵשׁ and וָיֵשׁ and has accidentally dropped from the text by homoioarcton (note that both the proposed וַיֹּאמֶר and וָיֵשׁ begin with vav, ו). The present translation assumes such a textual reconstruction; it is supported by the LXX, Syriac Peshitta, and Vulgate.
[10:15] 101 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Jehu) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[10:16] 102 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Jehu) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[10:16] 103 tn Heb “and see my zeal for the
[10:16] 104 tc The MT has a plural form, but this is most likely an error. The LXX, Syriac Peshitta, and Vulgate all have the singular.
[10:17] 105 tn Heb “and he struck down all the remaining ones to Ahab in Samaria until he destroyed him.”
[10:17] 106 tn Heb “according to the word of the
[10:18] 109 tn Heb “much” or “greatly.”
[10:19] 110 tn Heb “and now, all the prophets of Baal, all his servants and all his priests summon to me.”
[10:19] 111 tn Heb “acted with deception [or, ‘trickery’].”
[10:20] 112 tn Heb “set apart”; or “observe as holy.”
[10:21] 113 tn Heb “and the house of Baal was filled mouth to mouth.”
[10:22] 114 tn Heb “and he said to the one who was over the wardrobe.”
[10:23] 115 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Jehu) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[10:23] 116 tn Heb “Search carefully and observe so that there are not here with you any servants of the
[10:24] 117 tn Heb “The man who escapes from the men whom I am bringing into your hands, [it will be] his life in place of his life.”
[10:25] 119 tn Heb “and they threw.” No object appears. According to M. Cogan and H. Tadmor (II Kings [AB], 116), this is an idiom for leaving a corpse unburied.
[10:25] 120 tn Heb “and they came to the city of the house of Baal.” It seems unlikely that a literal city is meant. Some emend עִיר (’ir), “city,” to דְּבִיר (dÿvir) “holy place,” or suggest that עִיר is due to dittography of the immediately preceding עַד (’ad) “to.” Perhaps עִיר is here a technical term meaning “fortress” or, more likely, “inner room.”
[10:27] 121 tn Or “pulled down.”
[10:27] 122 tn The verb “they demolished” is repeated in the Hebrew text.
[10:27] 123 tn Heb “and they made it into.”
[10:27] 124 tn The consonantal text (Kethib) has the hapax legomenon מַחֲרָאוֹת (makhara’ot), “places to defecate” or “dung houses” (note the related noun חרא (khr’)/חרי (khri), “dung,” HALOT 348-49 s.v. *חֲרָאִים). The marginal reading (Qere) glosses this, perhaps euphemistically, מוֹצָאוֹת (motsa’ot), “outhouses.”
[10:28] 125 tn Heb “destroyed Baal.”
[10:29] 126 map For location see Map4 G4; Map5 C1; Map6 E3; Map7 D1; Map8 G3.
[10:29] 127 tn Heb “Except the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat which he caused Israel to commit, Jehu did not turn aside from after them – the golden calves which [were in] Bethel and which [were] in Dan.”
[10:30] 128 tn Heb “Because you have done well by doing what is proper in my eyes – according to all which was in my heart you have done to the house of Ahab – sons of four generations will sit for you on the throne of Israel.” In the Hebrew text the Lord’s statement is one long sentence (with a parenthesis). The translation above divides it into shorter sentences for stylistic reasons.
[10:30] sn Jehu ruled over Israel from approximately 841-814
[10:31] 129 tn Heb “But Jehu was not careful to walk in the law of the
[10:31] 130 tn Heb “He did not turn aside from the sins of Jeroboam which he caused Israel to commit.”
[10:32] 131 tn Heb “began to cut off Israel.”
[10:32] 132 tn Heb “Hazael struck them down in all the territory of Israel, from the Jordan on the east.” In the Hebrew text the phrase “from the Jordan on the east” begins v. 33.
[10:33] 133 tn Heb “all the land of Gilead, the Gadites, and the Reubenites, and the Manassehites, from Aroer which is near the Arnon Valley, and Gilead, and Bashan.”
[10:34] 134 tn Heb “As for the rest of the events of Jehu, and all which he did and all his strength, are they not written on the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Israel?”
[10:35] 135 tn Heb “lay down with his fathers.”
[10:35] 136 map For location see Map2 B1; Map4 D3; Map5 E2; Map6 A4; Map7 C1.
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