2 Kings 10:16
in 2 Kings 10saying, “Come with me and see my zeal for the LORD!” So he had him ride in his chariot.
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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.
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This verse in 2 Kings 10
Commentary
6 notes on this verseCome 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
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.
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 & 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.
The words behind it
9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ | vaiyomer | and he said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| לְכָ֣ה | lekhah | come ! | H1980 → | 1546 times |
| אִתִּ֔י | ʾiti | with me | H854 → | 929 times |
| וּרְאֵ֖ה | ureeh | and look | H7200 → | 1300 times |
| בְּקִנְאָתִ֣י | bekinati | on zeal my | H7068 → | |
| לַיהוָ֑ה | layahweh | for Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| וַיַּרְכִּ֥בוּ | vaiyarkivu | and they made ride | H7392 → | 78 times |
| אֹת֖וֹ | ʾoto | <obj.> him | H853 → | 10935 times |
| בְּרִכְבּֽוֹ׃ | berikhbo | in chariot his | H7393 → | 119 times |
וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙and he said
vaiyomerH559 →5305 times
לְכָ֣הcome !
lekhahH1980 →1546 times
אִתִּ֔יwith me
ʾitiH854 →929 times
וּרְאֵ֖הand look
ureehH7200 →1300 times
בְּקִנְאָתִ֣יon zeal my
bekinatiH7068 →
לַיהוָ֑הfor Yahweh
layahwehH3068 →6520 times
וַיַּרְכִּ֥בוּand they made ride
vaiyarkivuH7392 →78 times
אֹת֖וֹ<obj.> him
ʾotoH853 →10935 times
בְּרִכְבּֽוֹ׃in chariot his
berikhboH7393 →119 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
Matthew 6:5And 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.
- Matthew 6:2
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.)
- 1 Kings 18:4
Through
2 Kings 10:31Yet 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.
- Proverbs 4:23
Where this verse is studied
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About 2 Kings

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.
