2 Kings 10 · Verse 13

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.
2 Kings 10:13, King James Version

2 Kings 10:13 in other translations

BSBJehu met some relatives of Ahaziah king of Judah and asked, “Who are you?” “We are relatives of Ahaziah,” they answered, “and we have come down to greet the sons of the king and of the queen mother.”
WEBJehu met with the brothers of Ahaziah king of Judah, and said, “Who are you?” They answered, “We are the brothers of Ahaziah. We are going down to greet the children of the king and the children of the queen.”
ASVJehu 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.
YLTand Jehu hath found the brethren of Ahaziah king of Judah, and saith, ‘Who are ye?' and they say, ‘Brethren of Ahaziah we are, and we go down to salute the sons of the king, and the sons of the mistress.'
DARBYJehu found the brethren of Ahaziah king of Judah, and said, Who are ye? And they said, We are the brethren of Ahaziah; and have come down to salute the children of the king, and the children of the queen.
BBEWhen he came across the brothers of Ahaziah, king of Judah, and said, Who are you? And they said, We are the brothers of Ahaziah, king of Judah; we are going down to see the children of the king and of the queen.
WebsterJehu 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.

What does 2 Kings 10:13 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 10:13-14
13-14. We are the brethren of Ahaziah--that is, not full, but step-brothers, sons of Jehoram by various concubines. Ignorant of the revolution that had taken place, they were travelling to Samaria on a visit to their royal relatives of Israel, when they were seized and put to death, because of the apprehension that they might probably stimulate and strengthen the party that still remained faithful in their allegiance to Ahab's dynasty. children of the queen--that is, of the queen mother, or regent, Jezebel.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 13 The brethren of Ahaziah - The relatives of his family; for it does not appear that he had any brethren, properly so called: but we know that the term brethren among the Jews signified the relatives of the same family, and especially brothers' and sisters' children: and that these were such, see 2Chr 22:8. We go down to salute, etc. - So promptly had Jehu executed all his measures, that even the nearest relatives of the murdered kings had not heard of their death, and consequently had no time to escape. They were all taken as in a net.

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 10:13 in the original Hebrew

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וְיֵה֗וּאve.ye.Hu'and JehuH3058
מָצָא֙ma.Tza'he foundH4672
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
אֲחֵי֙'a.Chei[the] brothers ofH251
אֲחַזְיָ֣הוּ'a.chaz.Ya.huAhaziahH274
מֶֽלֶךְ\־Me.lekh-[the] king ofH4428
יְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahJudahH3063
וַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
מִ֣יmiwho?H4310
אַתֶּ֑ם'a.Tem[are] youH859
וַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.Ruand they saidH559
אֲחֵ֤י'a.Chei[are] [the] brothers ofH251
אֲחַזְיָ֙הוּ֙'a.chaz.Ya.huAhaziahH274
אֲנַ֔חְנוּ'a.Nach.nuweH587
וַנֵּ֛רֶדva.Ne.redand we have come downH3381
לִשְׁל֥וֹםlish.Lomfor [the] peace ofH7965
בְּנֵֽי\־be.nei-[the] sons ofH1121
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
וּבְנֵ֥יu.ve.Neiand [the] sons ofH1121
הַגְּבִירָֽה\׃ha.ge.vi.Rahthe queen-motherH1377

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Cross references for 2 Kings 10:13

  • 2 Kings 8:29

    And king Joram went back to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which the Syrians had given him at Ramah, when he fought against Hazael king of Syria. And Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Joram the son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he was sick.

  • 2 Kings 8:24

    And Joram slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David: and Ahaziah his son reigned in his stead.

  • 2 Chronicles 21:17

    And they came up into Judah, and brake into it, and carried away all the substance that was found in the king’s house, and his sons also, and his wives; so that there was never a son left him, save Jehoahaz, the youngest of his sons.

  • 2 Kings 9:21-27

    And Joram said, Make ready. And his chariot was made ready. And Joram king of Israel and Ahaziah king of Judah went out, each in his chariot, and they went out against Jehu, and met him in the portion of Naboth the Jezreelite. And it came to pass, when Joram saw Jehu, that he said, Is it peace, Jehu? And he answered, What peace, so long as the whoredoms of thy mother Jezebel and her witchcrafts are so many? And Joram turned his hands, and fled, and said to Ahaziah, There is treachery, O Ahaziah. And Jehu drew a bow with his full strength, and smote Jehoram between his arms, and the arrow went out at his heart, and he sunk down in his chariot. …

  • 2 Chronicles 22:1-10

    And the inhabitants of Jerusalem made Ahaziah his youngest son king in his stead: for the band of men that came with the Arabians to the camp had slain all the eldest. So Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah reigned. Forty and two years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. His mother’s name also was Athaliah the daughter of Omri. He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab: for his mother was his counsellor to do wickedly. Wherefore he did evil in the sight of the Lord like the house of Ahab: for they were his counsellors after the death of his father to his destruction. …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
met with. Heb. found. the brethren.
8:24,29; 9:21-27; 2Ch 21:17; 22:1-10
salute. Heb. the peace of, etc.

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Context

  • 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.

  • 2 Kings 10:14

    And he said, Take them alive. And they took them alive, and slew them at the pit of the shearing house, even two and forty men; neither left he any of them.

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2 Kings 10:13 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Halló allí á los hermanos de Ochôzías rey de Judá, y díjoles: ¿Quién sois vosotros? Y ellos dijeron: Somos hermanos de Ochôzías, y hemos venido á saludar á los hijos del rey, y á los hijos de la reina.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Jéhu trouva les frères d’Achazia, roi de Juda, et dit: Qui êtes-vous? Et ils dirent: Nous sommes les frères d’Achazia, et nous sommes descendus pour saluer les fils du roi et les fils de la reine.
German
Elberfelder 1871		da traf Jehu die Brüder Ahasjas, des Königs von Juda; und er sprach: Wer seid ihr? Und sie sprachen: Wir sind die Brüder Ahasjas und sind herabgekommen, um die Söhne des Königs und die Söhne der Königin zu begrüßen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		invenit fratres Ochoziæ regis Juda: dixitque ad eos: Quinam estis vos? Qui responderunt: Fratres Ochoziæ sumus, et descendimus ad salutandos filios regis, et filios reginæ.