2 Kings 10:12

12 And he arose, and went to Samaria: and when he was come to the shepherds’ cabin in the way,

2 Kings 10:12 Meaning and Commentary

Ver. 12 And he arose and departed, and came to Samaria
To make a clear riddance there of all that belonged to Ahab, as at Jezreel, and abolish idolatry there:

and as he was at the shearing house in the way;
or, "the house of the binding of the shepherds", who, in shearing their sheep, bind their legs together; the Targum is,

``the house of the gathering of the shepherds;''

where they used to meet and converse together; with some it is the proper name of a place, Betheked, a country village between Jezreel and Samaria. Jerom speaks ^F17 of a village of this name, situated in a large plain, about fifteen miles from a place called Legion, which village he takes to be this here.

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FOOTNOTES:

F17 De loc. Heb. fol. 89. K.

2 Kings 10:12 In-Context

10 See therefore now that there hath not fallen to the ground any of the words of the Lord, which the Lord spoke concerning the house of Achab, and the Lord hath done that which he spoke in the hand of his servant Elias.

11 So Jehu slew all that were left of the house of Achab in Jezrahel, and all his chief men, and his friends, and his priests, till there were no remains left of him.

12 And he arose, and went to Samaria: and when he was come to the shepherds’ cabin in the way,

13 He met with the brethren of Ochozias, king of Juda, and he said to them: Who are you? And they answered: We are the brethren of Ochozias, and are come down to salute the sons of the king, and the sons of the queen.

14 And he said: Take them alive. And they took them alive, and killed them at the pit by the cabin, two and forty men, and he left not any of them.