2 Kings 10:26

26 They brought the sacred pillar out of Baal's temple and burned it.

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 Then they went in to offer sacrifices and entirely burned offerings. But Jehu had stationed eighty soldiers outside and told them, "I'm handing these people over to you. Whoever lets even one of them escape will pay for it with his life."

25 So when Jehu finished offering the entirely burned offering, he said to the guards and the officers, "Go in and kill everyone! Don't let anyone escape!" They killed the Baal worshippers without mercy. The guards and the officers then disposed of the bodies and entered the inner part of Baal's temple.

26 They brought the sacred pillar out of Baal's temple and burned it.

27 They tore down Baal's sacred pillar and destroyed Baal's temple, turning it into a public restroom, which is what it still is today.

28 This is how Jehu eliminated Baal from Israel.

Footnotes

• [a] LXX, Syr, Vulg; MT pillars