Jehu sent through all Israel; and all the worshipers of Baal came, so that there was not a man left that didn’t come. They came into the house of Baal; and the house of Baal was filled from one end to another.
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Jehu sent through all Israel; and all the worshipers of Baal came, so that there was not a man left that didn’t come. They came into the house of Baal; and the house of Baal was filled from one end to another.
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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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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.
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Passages linked to 2 Kings 10:21 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 1 Kings 16:32 He raised up an altar for Baal in the house of Baal, which he had built in Samaria.
- Judges 16:27 Now the house was full of men and women; and all the lords of the Philistines were there; and there were on the roof about three thousand men and women, who saw while Samson performed.
- 2 Kings 11:18 All the people of the land went to the house of Baal, and broke it down. They broke his altars and his images in pieces thoroughly, and killed Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. The priest appointed officers over Yahweh’s house.
- Joel 3:2 I will gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat; and I will execute judgment on them there for my people, and for my heritage, Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations. They have divided my land,
- Joel 3:11-14 Hurry and come, all you surrounding nations, and gather yourselves together.” Cause your mighty ones to come down there, Yahweh. “Let the nations arouse themselves, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat; for there I will sit to judge all the surrounding nations. Put in the sickle; for the harvest is ripe. Come, tread, for the wine press is full, the vats overflow, for their wickedness is great.” Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision! For the day of Yahweh is near, in the valley of decision.
- Revelation 16:16 He gathered them together into the place which is called in Hebrew, “Megiddo”.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 2Ki 10:21 And Jehu sent through all Israel: and…
2Ki 10:21 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.
Ver. 21. And all the worshippers of Baal came.] It was wonder they should; since they could not but have heard of the slaughter of Ahab’s priests in Jezreel; but they were infatuated, and so fitted for destruction. With like boldness the Egyptians rushed into the Red Sea. {Exo 14:23}
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And the house of Baal was full from one end to another.] Or, So full that they stood mouth to mouth; their mouths did even almost touch. {a} It was wont to be so in our holy meetings, till the devil divided us, and made so many separatists among us, who run into by-corners. {Heb 10:25}
{a} Ab ore ad os, vel ab ora ad oram. - Vat.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain There was not a man left that came not;…
There was not a man left that came not; either,
1. Because they thought Jehu was serious and sincere in his professions; it being natural and usual for men too easily to believe what they wish to be true. And for the priests which Jehu destroyed before, 2Ki 10:11, they might think that was done only because of their nearness and relation to Ahab and his family. Or,
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2. For fear of their lives; for certain death was threatened to all that did not come, 2Ki 10:19, which considering Jehu’s fierce and bloody temper, they knew would be executed; whereas, if they did come, there was more than a possibility of the sparing of their lives; for Jehu was known to be indifferent and unconcerned in matters of religion, one that had served Baal when his prince Ahab lived and did so and forsook it when the next prince Joram did; and therefore it was doubtful whether Jehu had not in good earnest returned to his first love, to that religion which he had formerly embraced, and only deserted in complacency to others. Or,
3. By God’s just providence, deceiving their minds and inclining their hearts to come to their own destruction.
Into the house, i.e. the temple.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And Jehu sent through all Israel,.... Persons to proclaim…
And Jehu sent through all Israel,.... Persons to proclaim this solemn assembly:
and all the worshippers of Baal came, so that there was not a man left that came not; some no doubt came cheerfully, having no suspicion of him, and the rather, as he might have been a worshipper of Baal in the times of Ahab; and as for what he had done to Baal's priests, they might consider that only as they were in connection with Ahab's family, whom to destroy was his political interest; and they were glad at heart their new king was so affected to Baal, and fond to see such a grand solemnity as they expected this to be; and others that might be suspicious of him, yet as they must die if they did not appear, and there was a possibility they might live, chose therefore to come:
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and they came into the house of Baal; the temple which Ahab had built for him in Samaria, Kg1 16:32.
and the house of Baal was full from one end to the other; not only the body of the temple, but all the outward court, every mouth, or corner, as in the original text: and this single house might be sufficient for all in the land; since the number of them might be greatly lessened by the ministry of Elijah and Elisha, as well as by the destruction the former made of the prophets of Baal; and by the schools of the prophets set up in various places, from whence prophets were sent out to instruct the people; and by Joram's putting away the image of Baal, which no doubt lessened the number of his worshippers.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain In order to understand how such numbers could find…
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.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Other. Literally, "from top to top." Hebrew, "from mouth…
Other. Literally, "from top to top." Hebrew, "from mouth to mouth," (Haydock) like a vessel brimfull. (Calmet) --- Every corner was filled. All the priests and prophets made their appearance, through zeal to re-establish the honour of their idol, and for fear of death. (Menochius)
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 21. House of Baal — The great temple which…
21. House of Baal — The great temple which Ahab built in Samaria for the honour of this Phenician idol. 1Ki_16:32.
From one end to another — Literally, from mouth to mouth. An idiomatic phrase meaning from aperture or opening to opening, or from entrance to exit.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 21. And Jehu sent through all Israel] Here the…
21. And Jehu sent through all Israel] Here the LXX. adds the words of the notice; ‘saying, And now all ye worshippers, and all his priests and all his prophets, let no one be absent, for I am about to make a great sacrifice: whosoever shall be absent, he shall not live’. Similarly after ‘And all the worshippers of Baal came’ there is inserted ‘and all his priests and all his prophets’. These amplifications are no evidence that the Hebrew text ever had more than now stands in it. The LXX. often exhibits a desire to round off a narrative in a way very unlike Hebrew.
not a man left that came not] They had been largely encouraged in previous reigns, but now they were to be elevated above all others. Hence all that desired to be popular with the new king and could establish their claim to be counted Baalites, would reckon it a good chance, and come without fail.
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the house of Baal] ‘House’ is the constant word for ‘temple’ in the Old Testament, and no doubt this building was as magnificent as the architectural skill of Tyrian workmen, and the zeal of the house of Ahab, with whom architecture seems to have been a passion, could make it. Hence it would be large enough to contain in its spacious courts an immense number of worshippers. For ‘house’ used of Solomon’s temple, see 1Ki_8:13; 1Ki_8:16-19, and constantly in the history of David and Solomon.
from one end to another] The Hebrew phrase is ‘mouth to mouth’ but there is no need to understand, with margin of A.V. ‘so full that they stood mouth to mouth’ which they only could have done in pairs. As in other languages, ‘mouth’ is used in Hebrew for any opening, as of a sack (Gen_42:27), of a cave (Jos_10:18; Jos_10:22; Jos_10:27), and so any doorway or entrance. Hence here ‘from one entrance to the other’. Almost the same phrase is used Ezr_9:11 (as will be seen from margin of A.V.), of a land filled ‘from one end to the other’.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (21) Sent through all Israel.—The Vatican LXX. adds, “saying:…
(21) Sent through all Israel.—The Vatican LXX. adds, “saying: And now all his servants, and all his priests, and all his prophets, let none be wanting; because I make a great sacrifice. Whoever shall be wanting he shall not live.” This is another instance (comp. 2Ki_9:16) of the insertion in the text of a marginal note belonging to another place. The note preserves the reading of the first half of 2Ki_10:19 according to another MS. (See Thenius ad loc.)
Was full from one end to another.—Right as to the sense. The figure is taken from a full vessel; as if we were to say, “The house was brimful.” The rim of a vessel was its mouth. The rim of the contents reached the rim of the vessel. Schulz explains “head to head” (comp. the margin); Gesenius, “from corner to corner” (comp. 2Ki_21:16); LXX. literally, στόμα εἰς στόμα “mouth to mouth.”
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain And Jehu sent through all Israel; i.e. through the…
And Jehu sent through all Israel; i.e. through the whole of his own kingdom, from Dan on the north to Bethel on the south. And all the worshippers of Baal came, so that there was not a man left that came not. Duty and inclination for once coincided. The king"s command made it incumbent on them, they would argue, to attend; and attendance would, they supposed, result in a time of excitement and enjoyment, which they were not disposed to miss. The death-penalty threatened for nonattendance (ver. 19) was scarcely needed to induce them all to come. And they came into the house of Baal. Ahab had erected a temple to Baal in Samaria shortly after his marriage with Jezebel. (1Ki_16:22) Like the other temples of the time, in Judaea, in Egypt, and in Phoenicia, it was not a mere "house," but contained vast courts and corridors fitted for the reception of immense numbers. And the house of Baal was full from one end to another; literally, from brim to brim; i.e. brimful sumpta a vasibus humore aliquo plenis."
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 Then Jehu sent
Then Jehu sent
This means that he sent messengers to take this message throughout the land. AT: "Then Jehu sent messengers" or "Then Jehu sent the message" (See: Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information)
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so that there was not a man left who did not come
This can be stated in positive form. AT: "so that every worshiper of Baal was there" or "so that every man came" (See: Double Negatives)
it was filled
This can be stated in active form. AT: "they filled it" (See: Active or Passive)
who kept the priest's wardrobe
Here "to keep" something means to care for it and oversee it. AT: "who was in charge of the priest's wardrobe" or "who cared for the priest's wardrobe" (See: Idiom)
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