2 Kings 10:26

26 They brought the sacred stone out of the temple of Baal and burned it.

2 Kings 10:26 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
26 And they brought forth the images out of the house of Baal, and burned them.
English Standard Version (ESV)
26 and they brought out the pillar that was in the house of Baal and burned it.
New Living Translation (NLT)
26 They dragged out the sacred pillar used in the worship of Baal and burned it.
The Message Bible (MSG)
26 They hauled out the sacred phallic stone from the temple of Baal and pulverized it.
American Standard Version (ASV)
26 And they brought forth the pillars that were in the house of Baal, and burned them.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
26 Then they brought out the large sacred stone of the temple of Baal and burned it.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
26 They brought out the pillars of the temple of Baal and burned them
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
26 They brought the sacred stone of Baal outside. They burned it up.

2 Kings 10:26 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 10:26

And they brought forth the images out of the house of Baal,
and burnt them.
] Lesser images, the images of other deities, or what were placed as decorations of the temple.

2 Kings 10:26 In-Context

24 So they went in to make sacrifices and burnt offerings. Now Jehu had posted eighty men outside with this warning: “If one of you lets any of the men I am placing in your hands escape, it will be your life for his life.”
25 As soon as Jehu had finished making the burnt offering, he ordered the guards and officers: “Go in and kill them; let no one escape.” So they cut them down with the sword. The guards and officers threw the bodies out and then entered the inner shrine of the temple of Baal.
26 They brought the sacred stone out of the temple of Baal and burned it.
27 They demolished the sacred stone of Baal and tore down the temple of Baal, and people have used it for a latrine to this day.
28 So Jehu destroyed Baal worship in Israel.

Cross References 1

  • 1. S Exodus 23:24; 1 Kings 14:23
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