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.
20
And
Jehu said ,
Proclaim a solemn
assembly for
Baal. And they
proclaimed it.
21
And
Jehu sent through all
Israel: and all the
worshippers of
Baal came , so that there was not a
man left that
came not. And they
came into the
house of
Baal; and the
house of
Baal was
full from one
end to
another.
22
And he
said unto him that was over the
vestry, Bring
forth vestments for all the
worshippers of
Baal. And he brought them
forth vestments.
23
And
Jehu went , and
Jehonadab the
son of
Rechab, into the
house of
Baal, and
said unto the
worshippers of
Baal, Search , and
look that there
be here with you none of the
servants of the
LORD, but the
worshippers of
Baal only.
24
And when they went
in to
offer sacrifices and burnt
offerings, Jehu appointed fourscore men without, and
said , If
any of the
men whom I have
brought into your
hands escape , he that letteth him go, his
life shall be for the
life of him.
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.
26
And they brought
forth the
images out of the
house of
Baal, and
burned them.
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.
29
Howbeit from the
sins of
Jeroboam the
son of
Nebat, who made
Israel to
sin ,
Jehu departed not from
after them, to wit, the
golden calves that were in
Bethel, and that were in
Dan.
30
And the
LORD said unto
Jehu, Because thou hast done
well in
executing that which is
right in mine
eyes, and hast
done unto the
house of
Ahab according to all that was in mine
heart, thy
children of the
fourth generation shall
sit on the
throne of
Israel.
31
But
Jehu took no
heed to
walk in the
law of the
LORD God of
Israel with all his
heart: for he
departed not from the
sins of
Jeroboam, which made
Israel to
sin .
32
In those
days the
LORD began to
cut Israel short : and
Hazael smote them in all the
coasts of
Israel;
34
Now the
rest of the
acts of
Jehu, and all that he
did , and all his
might, are they not
written in the
book of the
chronicles of the
kings of
Israel?
35
And
Jehu slept with his
fathers: and they
buried him in
Samaria. And
Jehoahaz his
son reigned in his stead.