2 Kings 10 · Verse 18

2 Kings 10:18

And Jehu gathered all the people together, and said unto them, Ahab served Baal a little; but Jehu shall serve him much.
2 Kings 10:18, King James Version

2 Kings 10:18 in other translations

BSBThen Jehu brought all the people together and said, “Ahab served Baal a little, but Jehu will serve him a lot.
WEBJehu gathered all the people together, and said to them, “Ahab served Baal a little, but Jehu will serve him much.
ASVAnd Jehu gathered all the people together, and said unto them, Ahab served Baal a little; but Jehu will serve him much.
YLTAnd Jehu gathereth the whole of the people, and saith unto them, ‘Ahab served Baal a little--Jehu doth serve him much:
DARBYAnd Jehu gathered all the people together, and said to them, Ahab served Baal a little: Jehu will serve him much.
BBEThen Jehu got all the people together and said to them, Ahab was Baal's servant in a small way, but Jehu will be his servant on a great scale.
WebsterAnd Jehu convened all the people, and said to them, Ahab served Baal a little; but Jehu shall serve him much.

What does 2 Kings 10:18 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 10:15-18

15-18. Jehonadab the son of Rechab--(See 1Ch 2:55). A person who, from his piety and simple primitive manner of life (Jr 35:1-19), was highly esteemed, and possessed great influence in the country. Jehu saw in a moment the advantage that his cause would gain from the friendship and countenance of this venerable man in the eyes of the people, and accordingly paid him the distinguished attention of inviting him to a…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 18 Ahab served Baal a little - Jehu had determined to have no worship in Israel but that of the golden calves at Dan and Bethel; therefore he purposes to destroy all the worshippers of Baal: and that he may do it without suspicion, he proclaims a great sacrifice; and that he may do it the more easily, he gathers them all together into one place.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Kings 10:15-28

Is thine heart right? This is a question we should often put to ourselves. I make a fair profession, have gained a reputation among men, but, is my heart right? Am I sincere with God? Jehonadab owned Jehu in the work, both of revenge and of reformation. An upright heart approves itself to God, and seeks no more than his acceptance; but if we aim at the applause of men, we are upon a false foundation. Whether Jehu…

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2 Kings 10:18 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.

וַיִּקְבֹּ֤ץvai.yik.Botzand he gatheredH6908
יֵהוּא֙ye.Hu'JehuH3058
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
הָעָ֔םha.'Amthe peopleH5971
וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
אֲלֵהֶ֔ם'a.le.Hemto themH413
אַחְאָ֕ב'ach.'AvAhabH256
עָבַ֥ד'a.Vadhe servedH5647
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַבַּ֖עַלha.Ba.'al<the> BaalH1168
מְעָ֑טme.'Ata littleH4592
יֵה֖וּאye.Hu'JehuH3058
יַעַבְדֶ֥נּוּya.'av.De.nuhe will serve himH5647
הַרְבֵּֽה\׃har.BehmuchH7235

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

Cross references for 2 Kings 10:18

  • 1 Kings 16:31-32

    And it came to pass, as if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he took to wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Zidonians, and went and served Baal, and worshipped him. And he reared up an altar for Baal in the house of Baal, which he had built in Samaria.

  • 1 Kings 18:19

    Now therefore send, and gather to me all Israel unto mount Carmel, and the prophets of Baal four hundred and fifty, and the prophets of the groves four hundred, which eat at Jezebel’s table.

  • 2 Kings 3:2

    And he wrought evil in the sight of the Lord; but not like his father, and like his mother: for he put away the image of Baal that his father had made.

  • 1 Kings 18:22

    Then said Elijah unto the people, I, even I only, remain a prophet of the Lord; but Baal’s prophets are four hundred and fifty men.

  • Job 13:7

    Will ye speak wickedly for God? and talk deceitfully for him?

  • 1 Kings 18:40

    And Elijah said unto them, Take the prophets of Baal; let not one of them escape. And they took them: and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and slew them there.

  • Romans 3:8

    And not rather, (as we be slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say,) Let us do evil, that good may come? whose damnation is just.

  • Philippians 4:8

    Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Ahab served Baal.
3:2; 1Ki 16:31,32; 18:19,22,40
Jehu.
Job 13:7; Ro 3:8; Php 4:8

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Context

  • 2 Kings 10:17

    And when he came to Samaria, he slew all that remained unto Ahab in Samaria, till he had destroyed him, according to the saying of the Lord, which he spake to Elijah.

  • 2 Kings 10:18

    And Jehu gathered all the people together, and said unto them, Ahab served Baal a little; but Jehu shall serve him much.

  • 2 Kings 10:19

    Now therefore call unto me all the prophets of Baal, all his servants, and all his priests; let none be wanting: for I have a great sacrifice to do to Baal; whosoever shall be wanting, he shall not live. But Jehu did it in subtilty, to the intent that he might destroy the worshippers of Baal.

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2 Kings 10:18 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y juntó Jehú todo el pueblo, y díjoles: Achâb sirvió poco á Baal; mas Jehú lo servirá mucho.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Jéhu assembla tout le peuple, et leur dit: Achab a servi Baal un peu; Jéhu le servira beaucoup.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Jehu versammelte das ganze Volk und sprach zu ihnen: Ahab hat dem Baal ein wenig gedient, Jehu will ihm viel dienen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Congregavit ergo Jehu omnem populum, et dixit ad eos: Achab coluit Baal parum, ego autem colam eum amplius.