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2 Kings 10:11
So Jehu killed everyone in Jezreel who remained of the house of Ahab, as well as all his great men and close friends and priests, leaving him without a single survivor.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jehu executes the total eradication of Ahab’s lineage in Jezreel immediately after declaring that every word the LORD spoke against the house of Ahab would stand (2 Kings 10:10) and before departing for Samaria (2 Kings 10:12).
The words — The Hebrew verb וַיַּךְ (va.Yakh, "he struck down") combined with כָּל הַנּֽשְׁאָרִים (kol ha.nish.'a.Rim, "all those who remained") specifies a comprehensive physical elimination rather than a political transition.
The thread — This complete removal of descendants and survivors aligns with the total judgment described in Job 18:19 and the unconditional conquests recorded in Joshua 10:30 and Joshua 11:8.
Why it lands — The verse records a historical fulfillment of prophecy without offering comfort, requiring the reader to acknowledge the absolute certainty of divine speech and the concrete nature of its execution.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
So Jehu slew all that remained of the house of Ahab in Jezreel, and all his great men, and his kinsfolks, and his priests, until he left him none remaining.
Cross-references
- Job 18:19 He has no offspring or posterity among his people, no survivor where he once lived.
- Joshua 10:30 And the LORD also delivered that city and its king into the hand of Israel, and Joshua put all the people to the sword, leaving no survivors. And he did to the king of Libnah as he had done to the king of Jericho.
- Joshua 11:8 and the LORD delivered them into the hand of Israel, who struck them down and pursued them all the way to Greater Sidon and Misrephoth-maim, and eastward as far as the Valley of Mizpeh. They struck them down, leaving no survivors.
- 1 Kings 14:10 Because of all this, behold, I am bringing disaster on the house of Jeroboam: I will cut off from Jeroboam every male, both slave and free, in Israel; I will burn up the house of Jeroboam as one burns up dung until it is gone!
- 1 Kings 15:29 As soon as Baasha became king, he struck down the entire household of Jeroboam. He did not leave to Jeroboam anyone who breathed, but destroyed them all according to the word that the LORD had spoken through His servant Ahijah the Shilonite,
- 1 Kings 16:11 As soon as Zimri began to reign and was seated on the throne, he struck down the entire household of Baasha. He did not leave a single male, whether a kinsman or friend.
- 1 Kings 18:19 Now summon all Israel to meet me on Mount Carmel, along with the four hundred and fifty prophets of Baal and the four hundred prophets of Asherah who eat at Jezebel’s table.”
- 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.
- 1 Kings 21:22 I will make your house like that of Jeroboam son of Nebat and like that of Baasha son of Ahijah, because you have provoked My anger and caused Israel to sin.’
- 1 Kings 22:6 So the king of Israel assembled the prophets, about four hundred men, and asked them, “Should I go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should I refrain?” “Go up,” they replied, “and the Lord will deliver it into the hand of the king.”