2 Kings 10 · Verse 26

2 Kings 10:26

And they brought forth the images out of the house of Baal, and burned them.
2 Kings 10:26, King James Version

2 Kings 10:26 in other translations

BSBThey brought out the sacred pillar of the temple of Baal and burned it.
WEBThey brought out the pillars that were in the house of Baal and burned them.
ASVAnd they brought forth the pillars that were in the house of Baal, and burned them.
YLTand bring out the standing-pillars of the house of Baal, and burn them,
DARBYand brought forth the columns out of the house of Baal, and burned them;
BBEAnd they took out the image of Asherah from the house of Baal, and had it burned.
WebsterAnd they brought forth the images out of the house of Baal, and burned them.

What does 2 Kings 10:26 mean?

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 10:26 in the original Hebrew

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וַיֹּצִ֛אוּvai.yo.Tzi.'uand they brought outH3318
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
מַצְּב֥וֹתma.tze.Vot[the] sacred pillars ofH4676
בֵּית\־beit-[the] house ofH1004
הַבַּ֖עַלha.Ba.'al<the> BaalH1168
וַֽיִּשְׂרְפֽוּהָ\׃Vai.yis.re.Fu.haand they burned itH8313

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

Cross references for 2 Kings 10:26

  • 1 Kings 14:23

    For they also built them high places, and images, and groves, on every high hill, and under every green tree.

  • 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.

  • 2 Samuel 5:21

    And there they left their images, and David and his men burned them.

  • 2 Kings 19:18

    And have cast their gods into the fire: for they were no gods, but the work of men’s hands, wood and stone: therefore they have destroyed them.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
images. Heb. statues.
1Ki 14:23; *marg:
and burned them.
19:18; 2Sa 5:21

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 2 Kings 10:25

    And it came to pass, as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt offering, that Jehu said to the guard and to the captains, Go in, and slay them; let none come forth. And they smote them with the edge of the sword; and the guard and the captains cast them out, and went to the city of the house of Baal.

  • 2 Kings 10:26

    And they brought forth the images out of the house of Baal, and burned them.

  • 2 Kings 10:27

    And they brake down the image of Baal, and brake down the house of Baal, and made it a draught house unto this day.

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2 Kings 10:26 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y sacaron las estatuas de la casa de Baal, y quemáronlas.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		et tirèrent les stèles hors de la maison de Baal, et les brûlèrent;
German
Elberfelder 1871		und brachten die Bildsäulen des Baalhauses heraus und verbrannten sie; und sie rissen die Bildsäule des Baal nieder;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		et protulerunt statuam de fano Baal, et combusserunt,