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2 Kings 10:16

in 2 Kings 10

saying, “Come with me and see my zeal for the LORD!” So he had him ride in his chariot.

BSB

The same verse in ASV and KJV

ASV

And he said, Come with me, and see my zeal for Jehovah. So they made him ride in his chariot.

KJV

And he said, Come with me, and see my zeal for the Lord. So they made him ride in his chariot.

This verse in 2 Kings 10

Commentary

6 notes on this verse

A commentator

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible · Written before 1832.

Come with me, and see my zeal for the Lord - O thou ostentatious and murderous hypocrite! Thou have zeal for Jehovah and his pure religion! Witness thy calves at Dan and Bethel, and the general profligacy of thy conduct. He who can call another to witness his zeal for religion, or his works of charity, has as much of both as serves his own turn.

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

A commentator

Theodoret of Cyrus

QUESTION 33, ON 2 KINGS · Written before 458.

proposed

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

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

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.

quarantine:debris (2026-07-29) — odd-straight-quotes

And he said, come with me, and see my zeal for the Lord of hosts,.... In destroying idolaters and idolatry, with an intent to do which he was going to Samaria; this seems to savour very much of vain glory, hypocrisy, and a pharisaical spirit: so they made him ride in his chariot; the servants of Jehu by his order opened the chariot door, and assisted Jonadab in getting into it.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

A commentator

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

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.

The words behind it

9 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.

  • וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙and he said

    vaiyomerH5595305 times

  • לְכָ֣הcome !

    lekhahH19801546 times

  • אִתִּ֔יwith me

    ʾitiH854929 times

  • וּרְאֵ֖הand look

    ureehH72001300 times

  • בְּקִנְאָתִ֣יon zeal my

    bekinatiH7068

  • לַיהוָ֑הfor Yahweh

    layahwehH30686520 times

  • וַיַּרְכִּ֥בוּand they made ride

    vaiyarkivuH739278 times

  • אֹת֖וֹ<obj.> him

    ʾotoH85310935 times

  • בְּרִכְבּֽוֹ׃in chariot his

    berikhboH7393119 times

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

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

    Matthew 6:5

    And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. Truly I tell you, they…

    it leads to

    • Matthew 6:2

      So when you give to the needy, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by men. Truly I tell you,…

    • Luke 18:10–11

      “Two men went up to the temple to pray. One was a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.

    • Luke 18:13

      But the tax collector stood at a distance, unwilling even to lift up his eyes to heaven. Instead, he beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner!’

    • Mark 11:25

      And when you stand to pray, if you hold anything against another, forgive it, so that your Father in heaven will forgive your trespasses as well.”

    • Isaiah 55:6–7

      Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near.

  • Through

    1 Kings 19:10

    “I have been very zealous for the LORD, the God of Hosts,” he replied, “but the Israelites have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I am…

    it leads to

    • 1 Kings 18:4

      for when Jezebel had slaughtered the prophets of the LORD, Obadiah had taken a hundred prophets and hidden them, fifty men per cave, providing them with food and water.)

  • Through

    2 Kings 10:31

    Yet Jehu was not careful to follow the instruction of the LORD, the God of Israel, with all his heart. He did not turn away from the sins that Jeroboam had caused Israel to…

    it leads to

    • Proverbs 4:23

      Guard your heart with all diligence, for from it flow springs of life.

    • 2 Kings 10:29

      but he did not turn away from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit—the worship of the golden calves at Bethel and Dan.

Where this verse is studied

About 2 Kings

Elijah Ascends to Heaven in a Chariot of Fire, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
Elijah Ascends to Heaven in a Chariot of Fire, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.

This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; 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.