2 Kings 10:5
The house — The chief governor of the kings palace. City — The chief magistrate or military governor.... [ Continue Reading ]
The house — The chief governor of the kings palace. City — The chief magistrate or military governor.... [ Continue Reading ]
Sent them — Jehu justly required this, because the sovereign lord of all mens lives commanded it, but the Samaritans wickedly obeyed it, without any knowledge of, or regard to God's command.... [ Continue Reading ]
Left none — In that place and kingdom; for he did leave some of the royal seed of Judah.... [ Continue Reading ]
Rechab — A Kenite, 1 Chronicles 2:55, and a man of singular prudence and piety. Coming — To congratulate with him, for the destruction of that wicked family; and to encourage him to proceed in fulfilling the will of God. Him — Jehu saluted Jehonadab. Is, &c. — Dost thou heartily approve of me, and m... [ Continue Reading ]
Jehu said — The words being manifestly false, and spoken with a design to deceive, cannot be excused, this being an unmovable principle, That we must not do the least evil, that the greatest good may come.... [ Continue Reading ]
City — To some buildings belonging to this house of Baal, which may be here called the city; because they were very numerous and capacious. For as there were divers chambers and rooms built without the temple, belonging to it, for the use of the priests, and Levites. So it may probably be conceived,... [ Continue Reading ]
Draught — house — A sink or common shore.... [ Continue Reading ]
Jehu departed not — So that it is plain, his religion was but superficial: otherwise it would not have given way to his policy.... [ Continue Reading ]
Done well — In part, and so far as is here expressed.... [ Continue Reading ]
Took no heed — Sin, clearly shewed that his heart was not right with God.... [ Continue Reading ]