2 Kings 10 · Verse 12

2 Kings 10:12

And he arose and departed, and came to Samaria. And as he was at the shearing house in the way,
2 Kings 10:12, King James Version

2 Kings 10:12 in other translations

BSBThen Jehu set out toward Samaria. At Beth-eked of the Shepherds,
WEBHe arose and departed, and went to Samaria. As he was at the shearing house of the shepherds on the way,
ASVAnd he arose and departed, and went to Samaria. And as he was at the shearing-house of the shepherds in the way,
YLTAnd he riseth, and cometh in and goeth to Samaria; he is at the shepherds' shearing-house in the way,
DARBYAnd he rose up and departed, and came to Samaria. And as he was at the shepherds' meeting-place on the way,
BBEThen he got up and came to Samaria. And he was at the meeting-place of the keepers of sheep, by the way,
WebsterAnd he arose and departed, and came to Samaria. And as he was at the shearing-house in the way,

What does 2 Kings 10:12 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 12 The shearing house - Probably the place where the shepherds met for the annual sheep shearing.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 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…

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2 Kings 10:12 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיָּ֙קָם֙vai.Ya.komand he aroseH6965
וַיָּבֹ֔אvai.ya.Vo'and he wentH935
וַיֵּ֖לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhand he wentH1980
שֹׁמְר֑וֹןsho.me.RonSamariaH8111
ה֛וּאhu'heH1931
בֵּֽית\־beit-[was at] BethH1044
עֵ֥קֶד'E.kedEked ofH1044
הָרֹעִ֖יםha.ro.'Im[the] ShepherdsH7462
בַּדָּֽרֶךְ\׃ba.Da.rekhon [the] wayH1870

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
shearing house. Heb. house of shepherds binding sheep.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 2 Kings 10:11

    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.

  • 2 Kings 10:12

    And he arose and departed, and came to Samaria. And as he was at the shearing house in the way,

  • 2 Kings 10:13

    Jehu met with the brethren of Ahaziah king of Judah, and said, Who are ye? And they answered, We are the brethren of Ahaziah; and we go down to salute the children of the king and the children of the queen.

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2 Kings 10:12 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y levantóse de allí, y vino á Samaria; y llegando él en el camino á una casa de esquileo de pastores,
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et il se leva et partit, et s’en alla à Samarie. Et comme il était près de la cabane des bergers sur le chemin,
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und er machte sich auf und ging und zog nach Samaria. Er war bei Beth-Eked-Haroim auf dem Wege,
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et surrexit, et venit in Samariam: cumque venisset ad Cameram pastorum in via,