And the Lord said unto Jehu
By a prophet, he not being one himself; and this is generally
supposed, by the Jews F23, to be Jonah the son of Amittai:
because thou hast done well in executing that which is
right in mine
eyes:
in rooting out the idolatry of Baal, which was right in the sight
of God, and was materially a good work, though it might not be
done from a good principle, nor every step taken in doing it
justifiable:
and hast done unto the house of Ahab according to all that
was in mine
heart:
that he had decreed within himself should be done, and had
foretold by his prophets would be done, the doing of which was
acceptable and well pleasing to him:
thy children of the fourth generation shall sit on the
throne of
Israel;
as they did, namely, Jehoahaz, Joash, Jeroboam, and Zachariah,
though the last reigned but six months, just enough to fulfil
this promise.