3 Look even out the best and meetest of your master's sons, and set him on his father's throne, and fight for your master's house.

Other Translations of 2 Kings 10:3

New International Version

3 choose the best and most worthy of your master's sons and set him on his father's throne. Then fight for your master's house."

English Standard Version

3 select the best and fittest of your master's sons and set him on his father's throne and fight for your master's house."

The Message

3 Pick the best and most capable of your master's sons and put him on the throne. Prepare to fight for your master's position.

New King James Version

3 choose the best qualified of your master's sons, set him on his father's throne, and fight for your master's house.

New Living Translation

3 select the best qualified of your master's sons to be your king, and prepare to fight for Ahab's dynasty."

Matthew Henry's Commentary on 2 Kings 10:3

Commentary on 2 Kings 10:1-14

(Read 2 Kings 10:1-14)

In the most awful events, though attended by the basest crimes of man, the truth and justice of God are to be noticed; and he never did nor can command any thing unjust or unreasonable. Jehu destroyed all that remained of the house of Ahab; all who had been partners in his wickedness. When we think upon the sufferings and miseries of mankind, when we look forward to the resurrection and last judgment, and think upon the vast number of the wicked waiting their awful sentence of everlasting fire; when the whole sum of death and misery has been considered, the solemn question occurs, Who slew all these? The answer is, SIN. Shall we then harbour sin in our bosoms, and seek for happiness from that which is the cause of all misery?