2 Kings 10:28

“Thus Jehu destroyed Baal out of Israel.”

"Thus Jehu destroyed Baal out of Israel." - 2 Kings 10:28
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What does 2 Kings 10:28 mean?

2 Kings 10:28 (KJV) reads: "Thus Jehu destroyed Baal out of Israel." This verse comes at the end of a passage in which Jehu, a king of Israel, zealously worked to eradicate the worship of the false god Baal from the land. In order to understand the significance of this verse, it…

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The Purpose of Purity: Jehu and the Destruction of Baal

In the sweeping narratives of the Old Testament, the story of Jehu stands as a compelling account of divine mandate and human obedience. The verse, "Thus Jehu destroyed Baal out of Israel" (2 Kings 10:28, KJV), may seem a simple declaration, yet it unfolds layers of meaning…

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A Prayer for Purity and Restoration

Heavenly Father, We come before You in reverent awe, acknowledging Your sovereignty and power over all creation. In this moment of prayer, we reflect upon the words found in 2 Kings 10:28, which states, "Thus Jehu destroyed Baal out of Israel." Lord, this profound act of removal…

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2 Kings 10:28 - "Thus Jehu destroyed Baal out of Israel."
1 Kings 10:28 - "¶ And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn: the king's merchants received the linen yarn at a price."
2 Kings 23:28 - "Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?"
2 Chronicles 28:2 - "For he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, and made also molten images for Baalim."
2 Kings 25:28 - "And he spake kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon;"
2 Chronicles 28:16 - "¶ At that time did king Ahaz send unto the kings of Assyria to help him."
"¶ And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn: the king's merchants received the linen yarn at a price." - 1 Kings 10:28
2 Kings 3:10 - "And the king of Israel said, Alas! that the LORD hath called these three kings together, to deliver them into the hand of Moab!"
2 Kings 18:28 - "Then Rabshakeh stood and cried with a loud voice in the Jews' language, and spake, saying, Hear the word of the great king, the king of Assyria:"
2 Kings 8:28 - "¶ And he went with Joram the son of Ahab to the war against Hazael king of Syria in Ramoth-gilead; and the Syrians wounded Joram."
2 Kings 4:28 - "Then she said, Did I desire a son of my lord? did I not say, Do not deceive me?"
2 Kings 9:28 - "And his servants carried him in a chariot to Jerusalem, and buried him in his sepulchre with his fathers in the city of David."
2 Kings 21:10 - "¶ And the LORD spake by his servants the prophets, saying,"
2 Kings 10:4 - "But they were exceedingly afraid, and said, Behold, two kings stood not before him: how then shall we stand?"
2 Chronicles 28:26 - "¶ Now the rest of his acts and of all his ways, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel."
2 Kings 10:34 - "Now the rest of the acts of Jehu, and all that he did, and all his might, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?"
2 Kings 10:20 - "And Jehu said, Proclaim a solemn assembly for Baal. And they proclaimed it."
2 Kings 14:28 - "¶ Now the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, and all that he did, and his might, how he warred, and how he recovered Damascus, and Hamath, which belonged to Judah, for Israel, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?"
1 Kings 2:10 - "So David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David."
2 Kings 10:26 - "And they brought forth the images out of the house of Baal, and burned them."
2 Kings 15:28 - "And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD: he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin."
"For he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, and made also molten images for Baalim." - 2 Chronicles 28:2
2 Kings 10:12 - "¶ And he arose and departed, and came to Samaria. And as he was at the shearing house in the way,"
Psalms 2:10 - "Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth."
2 Kings 10:36 - "And the time that Jehu reigned over Israel in Samaria was twenty and eight years."
"Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?" - 2 Kings 23:28
2 Kings 24:10 - "¶ At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against Jerusalem, and the city was besieged."
2 Kings 17:28 - "Then one of the priests whom they had carried away from Samaria came and dwelt in Beth-el, and taught them how they should fear the LORD."
"And he spake kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon;" - 2 Kings 25:28