The Meaning of 2 Kings 10:20 Explained

2 Kings 10:20

KJV: And Jehu said, Proclaim a solemn assembly for Baal. And they proclaimed it.

YLT: And Jehu saith, 'Sanctify a restraint for Baal;' and they proclaim it.

Darby: And Jehu said, Hallow a solemn assembly for Baal. And they proclaimed it.

ASV: And Jehu said, Sanctify a solemn assembly for Baal. And they proclaimed it.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of 2 Kings 10:20?

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WORDS: What do the individual words in 2 Kings 10:20 mean?

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KJV Reverse Interlinear

And Jehu  said,  Proclaim  a solemn assembly  for Baal.  And they proclaimed  [it]. 

What does 2 Kings 10:20 Mean?

Context Summary

2 Kings 10:12-24 - Wiping Out Baal-Worship
For the well-being of the race it is sometimes necessary to cut off evil-doers, lest they spread such a contagion of evil as to involve the whole body politic. The actual brethren of Ahaziah were slain by the Arabians, 2 Chronicles 22:1. Jehu's work seems to have been complemented by an invasion of the Bedouins: the men mentioned here were probably, as the margin suggests, cousins or acquaintances. "Brethren" is a wide word, covering many degrees of blood-relationship.
Jehonadab was head of a remarkable tribe, and himself a man of unusual strength of character. The influence of his example and precepts left its mark on following generations, 1 Chronicles 2:55; Jeremiah 35:1-19. Jehu evidently respected Jehonadab's good opinion, and was careful to advertise his own zeal for Jehovah. But the really good man has no need to parade his excellencies; and certainly Jehu could not count that his manner of going to work would be acceptable to the Most High. He might have achieved the same results by less objectionable methods. We must, of course, remember that this Baal-worship was very licentious, and that every Israelite who entered that temple did so in direct defiance of repeated warnings from Elijah and others. [source]

Chapter Summary: 2 Kings 10

1  Jehu, by his letters, causes seventy of Ahab's sons to be beheaded
8  He excuses the fact by the prophecy of Elijah
12  At the shearing house he slays forty-two of Ahaziah's brothers
15  He takes Jehonadab into his company
18  By subtilty he destroys all the worshippers of Baal
29  Jehu follows Jeroboam's sins
32  Hazael oppresses Israel
34  Jehoahaz succeeds Jehu

What do the individual words in 2 Kings 10:20 mean?

And said Jehu Proclaim a solemn assembly for Baal so they proclaimed [it]
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יֵה֗וּא קַדְּשׁ֧וּ עֲצָרָ֛ה לַבַּ֖עַל וַיִּקְרָֽאוּ

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר  And  said 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
יֵה֗וּא  Jehu 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יֵהוּא  
Sense: the king of the northern kingdom Israel who overthrew the dynasty of Omri.
קַדְּשׁ֧וּ  Proclaim 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperative, masculine plural
Root: קָדַשׁ  
Sense: to consecrate, sanctify, prepare, dedicate, be hallowed, be holy, be sanctified, be separate.
עֲצָרָ֛ה  a  solemn  assembly 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: עֲצָרָה  
Sense: assembly, solemn assembly.
לַבַּ֖עַל  for  Baal 
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: בַּעַל  
Sense: supreme male divinity of the Phoenicians or Canaanites.
וַיִּקְרָֽאוּ  so  they  proclaimed  [it] 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: קָרָא  
Sense: to call, call out, recite, read, cry out, proclaim.

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