12 Jehu then set out and went toward Samaria. At Beth Eked of the Shepherds,
12 And he arose and departed, and came to Samaria. And as he was at the shearing
12 Then he set out and went to Samaria. On the way, when he was at Beth-eked of the Shepherds,
12 That done, he brushed himself off and set out for Samaria. Along the way, at Beth Eked (Binding House) of the Shepherds,
12 And he arose and departed and went to Samaria. On the way, at Beth Eked of the Shepherds,
12 Then Jehu set out for Samaria. Along the way, while he was at Beth-eked of the Shepherds,
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 2 Kings 10:12
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?