2 Könige 10:30

30 Und der HERR sprach zu Jehu: Darum, daß du willig gewesen bist zu tun, was mir gefallen hat, und hast am Hause Ahab getan alles, was in meinem Herzen war, sollen dir auf dem Stuhl Israels sitzen deine Kinder ins vierte Glied.

2 Könige 10:30 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 10:30

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.

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FOOTNOTES:

F23 Seder Olam Rabba, c. 19.

2 Könige 10:30 In-Context

28 Also vertilgte Jehu den Baal aus Israel;

29 aber von den Sünden Jerobeams, des Sohnes Nebats, der Israel sündigen machte, ließ Jehu nicht, von den goldenen Kälbern zu Beth-El und zu Dan. {~}

30 Und der HERR sprach zu Jehu: Darum, daß du willig gewesen bist zu tun, was mir gefallen hat, und hast am Hause Ahab getan alles, was in meinem Herzen war, sollen dir auf dem Stuhl Israels sitzen deine Kinder ins vierte Glied.

31 Aber doch hielt Jehu nicht, daß er im Gesetz des HERRN, des Gottes Israels, wandelte von ganzem Herzen; denn er ließ nicht von den Sünden Jerobeams, der Israel hatte sündigen gemacht.

32 Zur selben Zeit fing der HERR an, Israel zu mindern; denn Hasael schlug sie in allen Grenzen Israels,