The Meaning of 2 Kings 10:23 Explained

2 Kings 10:23

KJV: And Jehu went, and Jehonadab the son of Rechab, into the house of Baal, and said unto the worshippers of Baal, Search, and look that there be here with you none of the servants of the LORD, but the worshippers of Baal only.

YLT: And Jehu goeth in, and Jehonadab son of Rechab, to the house of Baal, and saith to the servants of Baal, 'Search and see, lest there be here with you of the servants of Jehovah -- but, the servants of Baal by themselves.'

Darby: And Jehu and Jehonadab the son of Rechab entered into the house of Baal, and said to the servants of Baal, Search, and see that there be here with you none of the servants of Jehovah, but the servants of Baal only.

ASV: And Jehu went, and Jehonadab the son of Rechab, into the house of Baal; and he said unto the worshippers of Baal, Search, and look that there be here with you none of the servants of Jehovah, but the worshippers of Baal only.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And Jehu  went,  and Jehonadab  the son  of Rechab,  into the house  of Baal,  and said  unto the worshippers  of Baal,  Search,  and look  that there be  here with you none of the servants  of the LORD,  but the worshippers  of Baal  only. 

What does 2 Kings 10:23 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 10:23 mean?

And went Jehu and Jonadab son of Rechab into the temple of Baal and said to the worshipers of Baal Search and see that are here with you no servants of Yahweh for but the worshipers of Baal only
וַיָּבֹ֥א יֵה֛וּא וִיהוֹנָדָ֥ב בֶּן־ רֵכָ֖ב בֵּ֣ית הַבָּ֑עַל וַיֹּ֜אמֶר לְעֹבְדֵ֣י הַבַּ֗עַל חַפְּשׂ֤וּ וּרְאוּ֙ פֶּן־ יֶשׁ־ פֹּ֤ה עִמָּכֶם֙ מֵעַבְדֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה כִּ֛י אִם־ עֹבְדֵ֥י הַבַּ֖עַל לְבַדָּֽם

וַיָּבֹ֥א  And  went 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: בֹּוא 
Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
יֵה֛וּא  Jehu 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יֵהוּא  
Sense: the king of the northern kingdom Israel who overthrew the dynasty of Omri.
וִיהוֹנָדָ֥ב  and  Jonadab 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יְהֹונָדָב  
Sense: a son of Rechab, chief of the Rechabites, in the time of Jehu and Ahab.
בֶּן־  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
רֵכָ֖ב  of  Rechab 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: רֵכָב 
Sense: father of Jehonadab in the time of king Jehu of the northern kingdom of Israel.
בֵּ֣ית  into  the  temple 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.
הַבָּ֑עַל  of  Baal 
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: בַּעַל  
Sense: supreme male divinity of the Phoenicians or Canaanites.
וַיֹּ֜אמֶר  and  said 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
לְעֹבְדֵ֣י  to  the  worshipers 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural construct
Root: עָבַד  
Sense: to work, serve.
הַבַּ֗עַל  of  Baal 
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: בַּעַל  
Sense: supreme male divinity of the Phoenicians or Canaanites.
חַפְּשׂ֤וּ  Search 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperative, masculine plural
Root: חָפַשׂ  
Sense: to search, search for, to search out, disguise oneself.
וּרְאוּ֙  and  see 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine plural
Root: רָאָה 
Sense: to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider.
פֶּן־  that 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: פֶּן  
Sense: lest, not, beware lest adv.
פֹּ֤ה  here 
Parse: Adverb
Root: פֹּה  
Sense: here, from here, hither.
עִמָּכֶם֙  with  you 
Parse: Preposition, second person masculine plural
Root: עִם  
Sense: with.
מֵעַבְדֵ֣י  no  servants 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: עֶבֶד  
Sense: slave, servant.
יְהוָ֔ה  of  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
עֹבְדֵ֥י  the  worshipers 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural construct
Root: עָבַד  
Sense: to work, serve.
הַבַּ֖עַל  of  Baal 
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: בַּעַל  
Sense: supreme male divinity of the Phoenicians or Canaanites.
לְבַדָּֽם  only 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine plural
Root: בַּד 
Sense: alone, by itself, besides, a part, separation, being alone.

What are the major concepts related to 2 Kings 10:23?

Loading Information...