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2 Kings 10:21

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Then Jehu sent word throughout Israel, and all the servants of Baal came; there was not a man who failed to show. They entered the temple of Baal, and it was filled from end to end.

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

And Jehu sent through all Israel: and all the worshippers of Baal came, so that there was not a man left that came not. And they came into the house of Baal; and the house of Baal was filled from one end to another.

KJV

And Jehu sent through all Israel: and all the worshippers of Baal came, so that there was not a man left that came not. And they came into the house of Baal; and the house of Baal was full from one end to another.

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This verse in 2 Kings 10

Commentary

5 notes on this verse
In order to understand how such numbers could find room, we must remember that the ancient temples had vast courts around them, which could contain many thousands.

This site's exposition

Proclaim a solemn assembly for Baal

on 2 Kings 10:20-21

Jehu borrows the Law's own vocabulary for his summons, a solemn assembly, the phrase Leviticus and Numbers reserve for the Lord's own appointed feasts. Every worshipper of Baal answers the call, and the temple fills from one end to the other. The completeness of the gathering is the whole point.

This site's exposition

filled from end to end

Albert Barnes explained how one temple could hold every worshipper of Baal in Israel. Ancient temples stood within vast courts, and those courts held many thousands. Jehu's word had gone out through the whole land.

The record, by era

The Church Fathers1 voice

A commentator

Theodoret of Cyrus

QUESTION 34, ON 2 KINGS · Written before 458.

proposed

"Then Jehu assembled all the people and said to them, 'Ahab offered Baal small service; but Jehu will offer much more.' " We need to examine the purpose of words and actions. And this must be done here too. In fact, since he did not …

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

And Jehu sent through all Israel,....

The words behind it

22 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • וַיִּשְׁלַ֤חand he sent

    vaiyishlachH7971 →845 times

  • יֵהוּא֙Jehu

    yehu'H3058 →58 times

  • בְּכָל־in all

    bekholH3605 →5413 times

  • יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsrael

    yisraelH3478 →2507 times

  • וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙and they came

    vaiyavouH935 →2568 times

  • כָּל־all

    kol-H3605 →5413 times

  • עֹבְדֵ֣י[those who] serve

    ʾoedeiH5647 →288 times

  • הַבַּ֔עַל<of the> Baal

    habaalH1168 →82 times

  • וְלֹֽא־and not

    velo'-H3808 →5168 times

  • נִשְׁאַ֥רhe was left

    nisharH7604 →133 times

  • אִ֖ישׁanyone

    ʾishH376 →1663 times

  • אֲשֶׁ֣רwho

    ʾasherH834 →5497 times

  • לֹֽא־not

    lo'-H3808 →5168 times

  • בָ֑אhe came

    va'H935 →2568 times

  • וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙and they went

    vaiyavouH935 →2568 times

  • בֵּ֣ית[the] house of

    beitH1004 →2046 times

  • הַבַּ֔עַל<the> Baal

    habaalH1168 →82 times

  • וַיִּמָּלֵ֥אand it was filled

    vaiyimale'H4390 →249 times

  • בֵית־[the] house of

    veit-H1004 →2046 times

  • הַבַּ֖עַל<the> Baal

    habaalH1168 →82 times

  • פֶּ֥הmouth

    pehH6310 →498 times

  • לָפֶֽה׃to mouth

    lapehH6310 →498 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

6 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

1 Kings 16:32First, Ahab set up an altar for Baal in the temple of Baal that he had built in Samaria.5 works2 Kings 11:18So all the people of the land went to the temple of Baal and tore it down. They smashed the altars and idols to pieces, and they killed Mattan the priest of Baal in front of the altars. And Jehoiada the priest posted guards for the house of the LORD.2 worksJoel 3:11–14Come quickly, all you surrounding nations, and gather yourselves. Bring down Your mighty ones, O LORD.2 worksRevelation 16:16And they assembled the kings in the place that in Hebrew is called Armageddon.2 worksJudges 16:27Now the temple was full of men and women; all the lords of the Philistines were there, and about three thousand men and women were on the roof watching Samson entertain them.2 worksJoel 3:2I will gather all the nations and bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat. There I will enter into judgment against them concerning My people, My inheritance, Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations as they divided up My land.2 works

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    Revelation 16:16

    And they assembled the kings in the place that in Hebrew is called Armageddon.

    it leads to

    • Zechariah 12:11

      On that day the wailing in Jerusalem will be as great as the wailing of Hadad-rimmon in the plain of Megiddo.

    • Judges 5:19

      Kings came and fought; then the kings of Canaan fought at Taanach by the waters of Megiddo, but they took no plunder of silver.

    • Joel 3:9–14

      Proclaim this among the nations: “Prepare for war; rouse the mighty men; let all the men of war advance and attack!

  • Through

    Judges 16:27

    Now the temple was full of men and women; all the lords of the Philistines were there, and about three thousand men and women were on the roof watching Samson entertain them.

    it leads to

    • Deuteronomy 22:8

      If you build a new house, you are to construct a railing around your roof, so that you do not bring bloodguilt on your house if someone falls from it.

  • Through

    2 Kings 11:18

    So all the people of the land went to the temple of Baal and tore it down. They smashed the altars and idols to pieces, and they killed Mattan the priest of Baal in…

    it leads to

    • Deuteronomy 12:3

      Tear down their altars, smash their sacred pillars, burn up their Asherah poles, cut down the idols of their gods, and wipe out their names from every place.

    • 2 Kings 18:4

      He removed the high places, shattered the sacred pillars, and cut down the Asherah poles. He also demolished the bronze snake called Nehushtan that Moses had made, for up to that time the Israelites…

    • 1 Kings 18:40

      Then Elijah ordered them, “Seize the prophets of Baal! Do not let a single one escape.” So they seized them, and Elijah brought them down to the Kishon Valley and slaughtered them there.

    • 2 Kings 10:26

      They brought out the sacred pillar of the temple of Baal and burned it.

Where this verse is studied

About 2 Kings

Jews Mourning in Exile, Eduard Bendemann, 1832, Wallraf-Richartz-Museum. Public domain.
Jews Mourning in Exile, Eduard Bendemann, 1832, Wallraf-Richartz-Museum. Public domain.
2 Kings: the study guide →Read 2 Kings 10 →

This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Theodoret of Cyrus, QUESTION 34, ON 2 KINGS.

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