2 Kings 10:26

26 and they brought out the 1pillar that was in 2the house of Baal 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 burnt offerings. Now Jehu had stationed eighty men outside and said, "The man who allows any of those whom I give into your hands to escape shall forfeit his life."
25 So as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt offering, Jehu said to the guard and to the officers, "Go in and strike them down; let not a man escape." So when they put them to the sword, the guard and the officers cast them out and went into the inner room of the house of Baal,
26 and they brought out the pillar that was in the house of Baal and burned it.
27 And they demolished the pillar of Baal, and demolished the house of Baal, and made it a latrine to this day.
28 Thus Jehu wiped out Baal from Israel.

Cross References 2

  • 1. 2 Kings 3:2; 1 Kings 14:23
  • 2. [See ver. 21 above]
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