2 Kings 10:15
in 2 Kings 10When he left there, he found Jehonadab son of Rechab, who was coming to meet him. Jehu greeted him and asked, “Is your heart as true to mine as my heart is to yours?” “It is!” Jehonadab replied. “If it is,” said Jehu, “give me your hand.” So he gave him his hand, and Jehu helped him into his chariot,
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And when he was departed thence, he lighted on Jehonadab the son of Rechab coming to meet him; and he saluted him, and said to him, Is thy heart right, as my heart is with thy heart? And Jehonadab answered, It is. If it be, give me thy hand. And he gave him his hand; and he took him up to him into the chariot.
KJV
And when he was departed thence, he lighted on Jehonadab the son of Rechab coming to meet him: and he saluted him, and said to him, Is thine heart right, as my heart is with thy heart? And Jehonadab answered, It is. If it be, give me thine hand. And he gave him his hand; and he took him up to him into the chariot.
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This verse in 2 Kings 10
Commentary
7 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
Jehonadab (compare the margin) belonged to the tribe of the Kenites, one of the most ancient in Palestine Gen 15:19. Their origin is unknown, but their habits were certainly those of Arahs. Owing to their connection with Moses (Num 24:21 note), they formed a friendship with the Israelites, accompanied them in their wanderings, and finally receivcd a location in the wilderness of Judah Jdg 1:16. The character of this chief, Jonadab, is best seen in the rule which he established for his descendants Jer 35:6-7 - a rule said to be still observed at the present day.
This site's exposition
Is thine heart right, as my heart
on 2 Kings 10:15-16
Jehonadab son of Rechab, whose descendants' unbroken obedience to their father's vow of tent life and abstinence is later held up by Jeremiah 35 against all of unfaithful Judah, is met and taken up into Jehu's own chariot. The handshake and the question, is thine heart right, as my heart is with thy heart, join a violent reformer to a man whose piety needed no reforming at all. Jehonadab's presence in the chariot lends Jehu's coming purge a witness of undisputed integrity.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
This was also a pious man, and a relative of his. Indeed, his family constantly lived in tents and kept away from drunkenness. The prophet Jeremiah mentions them with praise, and history shows their piety. Therefore king Jehu, as soon as he saw him, blessed …
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
Am I sincere and inward with God?" Jehonadab gave him his word ( It is ), and gave him his hand as a pledge of his heart, yielded to him (so giving the hand is rendered, 2 Chron. xxx. 8 ), concurred and covenanted with him, and owned him in the work both of revenge and of reformation he was now about.
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The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
Jehonadab the son of Rechab--(See 1Ch 2:55). A person who, from his piety and simple primitive manner of life (Jer 35:1-19), was highly esteemed, and possessed great influence in the country.
Jehonadab the son of Rechab - For particulars concerning this man, his ancestry, and posterity, see the notes on Jeremiah 35 (note). Is thine heart right - With me, in the prosecution of a reform in Israel; as my heart is with thy heart in the true religion of Jehovah, and the destruction of Baal? It is - I wish a reform in the religion of the country; I am his friend who shall endeavor to promote it. Give me thine hand - This has been generally considered as exacting a promise from Jehonadab; but does it mean any more than his taking him by the hand, to help him to step into his chariot, in which Jehu was then sitting? Jehonadab was doubtless a very honorable man in Israel; and by carrying him about with him in his chariot, Jehu endeavored to acquire the public esteem. “Jehu must be acting right, for Jehonadab is with him, and approves his conduct.”
The words behind it
32 Hebrew wordsEvery 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.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ | vaiyelekh | and he went | H1980 → | 1546 times |
| מִשָּׁ֡ם | misham | from there | H8033 → | 834 times |
| וַיִּמְצָ֣א | vaiyimtza' | and he found | H4672 → | 455 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| יְהוֹנָדָב֩ | yehonadav | Jonadab | H3082 → | 8 times |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| רֵכָ֨ב | rekhav | Rechab | H7394 → | |
| לִקְרָאת֜וֹ | likrato | to meet him | H7122 → | 139 times |
| וַֽיְבָרְכֵ֗הוּ | vayvarekhehu | and he blessed him | H1288 → | 330 times |
| וַיֹּ֨אמֶר | vaiyomer | and he said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| אֵלָ֜יו | ʾelav | to him | H413 → | 5510 times |
| הֲיֵ֧שׁ | hayesh | ¿ [is] there | H3426 → | 140 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | with | H854 → | 929 times |
| לְבָבְךָ֣ | levavekha | heart your | H3824 → | 252 times |
| יָשָׁ֗ר | yashar | right | H3477 → | 119 times |
| כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר | kaasher | just as | H834 → | 5497 times |
| לְבָבִי֙ | levavi | heart my | H3824 → | 252 times |
| עִם־ | ʾim- | [is] with | H5973 → | 1050 times |
| לְבָבֶ֔ךָ | levavekha | heart your | H3824 → | 252 times |
| וַיֹּ֨אמֶר | vaiyomer | and he said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| יְהוֹנָדָ֥ב | yehonadav | Jonadab | H3082 → | 8 times |
| יֵ֛שׁ | yesh | there is | H3426 → | 140 times |
| וָיֵ֖שׁ | vayesh | and there is | H3426 → | 140 times |
| תְּנָ֣ה | tenah | give ! | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| יָדֶ֑ךָ | yadekha | hand your | H3027 → | 1618 times |
| וַיִּתֵּ֣ן | vaiyiten | and he gave | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| יָד֔וֹ | yado | hand his | H3027 → | 1618 times |
| וַיַּעֲלֵ֥הוּ | vaiyaalehu | and he took up him | H5927 → | 890 times |
| אֵלָ֖יו | ʾelav | to himself | H413 → | 5510 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | into | H413 → | 5510 times |
| הַמֶּרְכָּבָֽה׃ | hamerkavah | the chariot | H4818 → | 44 times |
וַיֵּ֣לֶךְand he went
vaiyelekhH1980 →1546 times
מִשָּׁ֡םfrom there
mishamH8033 →834 times
וַיִּמְצָ֣אand he found
vaiyimtza'H4672 →455 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
יְהוֹנָדָב֩Jonadab
yehonadavH3082 →8 times
בֶּן־[the] son of
ben-H1121 →4930 times
רֵכָ֨בRechab
rekhavH7394 →
לִקְרָאת֜וֹto meet him
likratoH7122 →139 times
וַֽיְבָרְכֵ֗הוּand he blessed him
vayvarekhehuH1288 →330 times
וַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he said
vaiyomerH559 →5305 times
אֵלָ֜יוto him
ʾelavH413 →5510 times
הֲיֵ֧שׁ¿ [is] there
hayeshH3426 →140 times
אֶת־with
ʾet-H854 →929 times
לְבָבְךָ֣heart your
levavekhaH3824 →252 times
יָשָׁ֗רright
yasharH3477 →119 times
כַּאֲשֶׁ֤רjust as
kaasherH834 →5497 times
לְבָבִי֙heart my
levaviH3824 →252 times
עִם־[is] with
ʾim-H5973 →1050 times
לְבָבֶ֔ךָheart your
levavekhaH3824 →252 times
וַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he said
vaiyomerH559 →5305 times
יְהוֹנָדָ֥בJonadab
yehonadavH3082 →8 times
יֵ֛שׁthere is
yeshH3426 →140 times
וָיֵ֖שׁand there is
vayeshH3426 →140 times
תְּנָ֣הgive !
tenahH5414 →2011 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
יָדֶ֑ךָhand your
yadekhaH3027 →1618 times
וַיִּתֵּ֣ןand he gave
vaiyitenH5414 →2011 times
יָד֔וֹhand his
yadoH3027 →1618 times
וַיַּעֲלֵ֥הוּand he took up him
vaiyaalehuH5927 →890 times
אֵלָ֖יוto himself
ʾelavH413 →5510 times
אֶל־into
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
הַמֶּרְכָּבָֽה׃the chariot
hamerkavahH4818 →44 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach 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
Ezekiel 17:18He despised the oath by breaking the covenant. Seeing that he gave his hand in pledge yet did all these things, he will not escape!’
it leads to
- 1 Chronicles 29:24
All the officials and mighty men, as well as all of King David’s sons, pledged their allegiance to King Solomon.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 2 Chronicles 30:8
Now do not stiffen your necks as your fathers did. Submit to the LORD and come to His sanctuary, which He has consecrated forever. Serve the LORD your God, so that His fierce anger…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 1 Chronicles 29:24
Through
Galatians 4:12I beg you, brothers, become like me, for I became like you. You have done me no wrong.
it leads to
- 2 Corinthians 2:5
Now if anyone has caused grief, he has not grieved me but all of you—to some degree, not to overstate it.
- 1 Kings 22:4
So he asked Jehoshaphat, “Will you go with me to fight against Ramoth-gilead?” Jehoshaphat answered the king of Israel, “I am like you, my people are your people, and my horses are your horses.”
- 2 Corinthians 2:5
Through
1 Chronicles 2:55Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth-beth-joab, half the Manahathites, the Zorites, and the clans of the scribes who lived at Jabez—the Tirathites, Shimeathites, and Sucathites. These are the Kenites who came from Hammath, the father of…
it leads to
- Judges 1:16
Now the descendants of Moses’ father-in-law, the Kenite, went up with the men of Judah from the City of Palms to the Wilderness of Judah in the Negev near Arad. They went to live…
- Judges 4:11
Now Heber the Kenite had moved away from the Kenites, the descendants of Hobab the father-in-law of Moses, and had pitched his tent by the great tree of Zaanannim, which was near Kedesh.
- Jeremiah 35:2–8
“Go to the house of the Rechabites, speak to them, and bring them to one of the chambers of the house of the LORD to offer them a drink of wine.”
- Judges 1:16
Through
Ezra 10:19Maaseiah, Eliezer, Jarib, and Gedaliah. They pledged to send their wives away, and for their guilt they presented a ram from the flock as a guilt offering.
it leads to
- Leviticus 6:6
Then he must bring to the priest his guilt offering to the LORD: an unblemished ram of proper value from the flock.
- Leviticus 6:6
Where this verse is studied
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Theodoret of Cyrus, QUESTION 33, ON 2 KINGS.
