2 Kings 10:12

12 Then Jehu left for Samaria. When he came to Beth Eked of the Shepherds,

2 Kings 10:12 Meaning and Commentary

Ver. 12 And he arose and departed, and came to Samaria
To make a clear riddance there of all that belonged to Ahab, as at Jezreel, and abolish idolatry there:

and as he was at the shearing house in the way;
or, "the house of the binding of the shepherds", who, in shearing their sheep, bind their legs together; the Targum is,

``the house of the gathering of the shepherds;''

where they used to meet and converse together; with some it is the proper name of a place, Betheked, a country village between Jezreel and Samaria. Jerom speaks ^F17 of a village of this name, situated in a large plain, about fifteen miles from a place called Legion, which village he takes to be this here.

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FOOTNOTES:

F17 De loc. Heb. fol. 89. K.

2 Kings 10:12 In-Context

10 You can be sure that the word of the LORD spoken about Ahab's family will be fulfilled. The LORD will do what he said through his servant Elijah."

11 Jehu also killed every member of Ahab's household who was left in Jezreel: all the most powerful men, friends, and priests. Not one of them was left.

12 Then Jehu left for Samaria. When he came to Beth Eked of the Shepherds,

13 he found some relatives of King Ahaziah of Judah. "Who are you?" he asked. They answered, "We're Ahaziah's relatives. We've come to greet the families of the king and the queen mother."

14 Jehu ordered, "Capture them!" [Jehu's men] captured and slaughtered 42 of them at a cistern near Beth Eked. They didn't leave any survivors.