Bible Strands
2 Kings 10:16
saying, “Come with me and see my zeal for the LORD!” So he had him ride in his chariot.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jehu addresses Jehonadab son of Rechab immediately after securing his pledge of loyalty and helping him into Jehu’s chariot, initiating their joint movement toward Samaria.
The words — The phrase בְּ/קִנְאָתִי לַ/יהוָה (be./kin.'a.T/i la./Yah.weh) translates literally as “on/ zeal/ my for/ Yahweh,” and וַ/יַּרְכִּ֥בוּ (va/i.yar.Ki.vu) means “and/ they made ride.”
The thread — This declaration of zeal echoes Elijah’s earlier claim in 1 Kings 19:10, while 2 Kings 10:31 immediately contrasts Jehu’s outward fervor with his failure to follow the Law with all his heart.
Why it lands — The text demands a reader to distinguish between visible religious enthusiasm and sustained, wholehearted obedience to divine instruction.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And he said, Come with me, and see my zeal for the Lord. So they made him ride in his chariot.
Cross-references
- 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 the only one left, and they are seeking my life as well.”
- 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 commit.
- 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 already have their full reward.
- Numbers 23:4 and God met with him. “I have set up seven altars,” Balaam said, “and on each altar I have offered a bull and a ram.”
- Numbers 24:13 that even if Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not do anything of my own accord, good or bad, to go beyond the command of the LORD? I must speak whatever the LORD says.
- 1 Kings 19:14 “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 the only one left, and they are seeking my life as well.”
- 1 Kings 19:17 Then Jehu will put to death whoever escapes the sword of Hazael, and Elisha will put to death whoever escapes the sword of Jehu.
- 2 Kings 9:7 And you are to strike down the house of your master Ahab, so that I may avenge the blood of My servants the prophets and the blood of all the servants of the LORD shed by the hand of Jezebel.
- Proverbs 27:2 Let another praise you, and not your own mouth—a stranger, and not your own lips.
- Ezekiel 33:31 So My people come to you as usual, sit before you, and hear your words; but they do not put them into practice. Although they express love with their mouths, their hearts pursue dishonest gain.