2 Kings 10:21
in 2 Kings 10Then 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
4 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
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, and turns it against the god it was never meant to serve. Every worshipper of Baal in Israel answers the call, and the temple fills from one end to the other. The completeness of the gathering is the whole point, since nothing is purged that is left standing outside the house.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
"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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח | vaiyishlach | and he sent | H7971 → | 845 times |
| יֵהוּא֙ | yehu' | Jehu | H3058 → | 58 times |
| בְּכָל־ | bekhol | in all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ | vaiyavou | and they came | H935 → | 2568 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| עֹבְדֵ֣י | ʾoedei | [those who] serve | H5647 → | 288 times |
| הַבַּ֔עַל | habaal | <of the> Baal | H1168 → | 82 times |
| וְלֹֽא־ | velo'- | and not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| נִשְׁאַ֥ר | nishar | he was left | H7604 → | 133 times |
| אִ֖ישׁ | ʾish | anyone | H376 → | 1663 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ʾasher | who | H834 → | 5497 times |
| לֹֽא־ | lo'- | not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| בָ֑א | va' | he came | H935 → | 2568 times |
| וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ | vaiyavou | and they went | H935 → | 2568 times |
| בֵּ֣ית | beit | [the] house of | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| הַבַּ֔עַל | habaal | <the> Baal | H1168 → | 82 times |
| וַיִּמָּלֵ֥א | vaiyimale' | and it was filled | H4390 → | 249 times |
| בֵית־ | veit- | [the] house of | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| הַבַּ֖עַל | habaal | <the> Baal | H1168 → | 82 times |
| פֶּ֥ה | peh | mouth | H6310 → | 498 times |
| לָפֶֽה׃ | lapeh | to mouth | H6310 → | 498 times |
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.
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
Revelation 16:16And 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!
- Zechariah 12:11
Through
Judges 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.
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.
- Deuteronomy 22:8
Through
2 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…
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.
- Deuteronomy 12:3
Where this verse is studied
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About 2 Kings

Who and where
1 name in this verse with a page on the site.
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; 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.
