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the Week of Proper 10 / Ordinary 15
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Contemporary English Version

2 Kings 10:16

and said, "Come with me and see how faithful I am to the Lord ." They rode together in Jehu's chariot

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Enthusiasm;   Homicide;   Inconsistency;   Jehu;   Jonadab;   Religion;   Zeal, Religious;   Thompson Chain Reference - Activity;   Display;   Earnestness;   Earnestness-Indifference;   Fervour;   Ostentation;   Zealousness;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Rechabites;   Zeal;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Jehu;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Zeal;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Jehonadab;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Rechabites;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Jehu;   Rechab, Rechabites;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Zeal;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Jehonadab;   Jehu;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Jehon'adab;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Jehu;   Rechabites;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Jealousy;   Jehu;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Then he said, “Come with me and see my zeal for the Lord!” So he let him ride with him in his chariot.
Hebrew Names Version
He said, Come with me, and see my zeal for the LORD. So they made him ride in his chariot.
King James Version
And he said, Come with me, and see my zeal for the Lord . So they made him ride in his chariot.
English Standard Version
And he said, "Come with me, and see my zeal for the Lord ." So he had him ride in his chariot.
New Century Version
"Come with me," Jehu said. "You can see how strong my feelings are for the Lord ." So Jehu had Jehonadab ride in his chariot.
New English Translation
Jehu said, "Come with me and see how zealous I am for the Lord 's cause." So he took him along in his chariot.
Amplified Bible
And he said, "Come with me and see my zeal for the LORD." So he had Jehonadab in his chariot.
New American Standard Bible
Then he said, "Come with me and see my zeal for the LORD." So he had him ride in his chariot.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And he sayde, Come with me, and see the zeale that I haue for the Lord: so they made him ride in his charet.
Legacy Standard Bible
Then he said, "Come with me and see my zeal for Yahweh." So he made him ride in his chariot.
Complete Jewish Bible
He said, "Come with me, and see how zealous I am for Adonai ." So they had him ride in his chariot.
Darby Translation
and said, Come with me, and see my zeal for Jehovah. So they made him ride in his chariot.
Easy-to-Read Version
Jehu said, "Come with me. You can see how strong my feelings are for the Lord ." So Jehonadab rode in Jehu's chariot.
George Lamsa Translation
And he said to him, Come with me and see my zeal for the LORD. So he made him ride in his chariot.
Good News Translation
saying, "Come with me and see for yourself how devoted I am to the Lord ." And they rode on together to Samaria.
Lexham English Bible
Then he said, "Come with me! Look at my zeal for Yahweh!" So he let him ride in his chariot.
Literal Translation
And he said, Come with me and see my zeal for Jehovah. And they made him ride in the chariot.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and saide: Come with me, and se my zele for the LORDE. And they caryed him with him vpon his charet.
American Standard Version
And he said, Come with me, and see my zeal for Jehovah. So they made him ride in his chariot.
Bible in Basic English
And he said, Come with me and see how I am on fire for the Lord's cause. So he made him go with him in his carriage.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And sayde: Come with me, and see the zeale that I haue for the Lord. And so they made him ride in his charet.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And he said: 'Come with me, and see my zeal for the LORD.' So they made him ride in his chariot.
King James Version (1611)
And he said, Come with me, and see my zeale for the Lord: so they made him ride in his charet.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And he said to him, Come with me, and see me zealous for the Lord. And he caused him to sit in his chariot.
English Revised Version
And he said, Come with me, and see my zeal for the LORD. So they made him ride in his chariot.
Berean Standard Bible
saying, "Come with me and see my zeal for the LORD!" So he had him ride in his chariot.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he seide to hym, Come thou with me, and se my feruent loue for the Lord.
Young's Literal Translation
and saith, `Come with me, and look on my zeal for Jehovah;' and they cause him to ride in his chariot.
Update Bible Version
And he said, Come with me, and see my zeal for Yahweh. So they made him ride in his chariot.
Webster's Bible Translation
And he said, Come with me, and see my zeal for the LORD. So they made him ride in his chariot.
World English Bible
He said, Come with me, and see my zeal for Yahweh. So they made him ride in his chariot.
New King James Version
Then he said, "Come with me, and see my zeal for the LORD." So they had him ride in his chariot.
New Living Translation
Then Jehu said, "Now come with me, and see how devoted I am to the Lord ." So Jehonadab rode along with him.
New Life Bible
Then Jehu said, "Come with me and see how glad I am to work for the Lord." And he had him go in his war-wagon.
New Revised Standard
He said, "Come with me, and see my zeal for the Lord ." So he had him ride in his chariot.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and said - Do come with me, and see my jealousy for Yahweh. So he made him ride in his chariot.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And said to him: Come with me, and see my zeal for the Lord. So he made him ride in his chariot,
Revised Standard Version
And he said, "Come with me, and see my zeal for the LORD." So he had him ride in his chariot.
THE MESSAGE
"Come along with me," said Jehu, "and witness my zeal for God ."Together they proceeded in the chariot.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
He said, "Come with me and see my zeal for the LORD." So he made him ride in his chariot.

Contextual Overview

15 As Jehu went on, he saw Jehonadab son of Rechab coming to meet him. Jehu greeted him, then said, "Jehonadab, I'm on your side. Are you on mine?" "Yes, I am." "Then give me your hand," Jehu answered. He helped Jehonadab into his chariot 16 and said, "Come with me and see how faithful I am to the Lord ." They rode together in Jehu's chariot 17 to Samaria. Jehu killed everyone there who belonged to Ahab's family, as well as all his officials. Everyone in his family was now dead, just as the Lord had promised Elijah. 18 Jehu called together the people in Samaria and said: King Ahab sometimes worshiped Baal, but I will be completely faithful to Baal. 19 I'm going to offer a huge sacrifice to him. So invite his prophets and priests, and be sure everyone who worships him is there. Anyone who doesn't come will be killed. But this was a trick—Jehu was really planning to kill the worshipers of Baal. 20 He said, "Announce a day of worship for Baal!" After the day had been announced, 21 Jehu sent an invitation to everyone in Israel. All the worshipers of Baal came, and the temple was filled from one end to the other. 22 Jehu told the official in charge of the sacred robes to make sure that everyone had a robe to wear. 23 Jehu and Jehonadab went into the temple, and Jehu said to the crowd, "Look around and make sure that only the worshipers of Baal are here. No one who worships the Lord is allowed in." 24 Then they began to offer sacrifices to Baal. Earlier, Jehu had ordered eighty soldiers to wait outside the temple. He had warned them, "I will get all these worshipers here, and if any of you let even one of them escape, you will be killed instead!"

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Come with me: 2 Kings 10:31, 2 Kings 9:7-9, Numbers 23:4, Numbers 24:13-16, 1 Kings 19:10, 1 Kings 19:14, 1 Kings 19:17, Proverbs 27:2, Ezekiel 33:31, Matthew 6:2, Matthew 6:5, Romans 10:2

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 21:2 - in his zeal 2 Kings 9:20 - for he driveth Jeremiah 35:2 - the house Jeremiah 35:6 - Ye shall Hosea 8:2 - General Matthew 6:1 - to be Matthew 20:14 - thine Matthew 23:5 - all Luke 9:54 - wilt Luke 18:12 - fast Acts 8:31 - And he Philippians 3:6 - zeal James 3:14 - and lie

Cross-References

Judges 1:21
The Jebusites were living in Jerusalem, and the Benjamin tribe did not defeat them or capture the town. That's why Jebusites still live in Jerusalem along with the people of Benjamin.
2 Samuel 24:18
That same day the prophet Gad came and told David, "Go to the threshing place that belongs to Araunah and build an altar there for the Lord ." So David went.
Zechariah 9:7
No longer will the Philistines eat meat with blood in it or any unclean food. They will become part of the people of our God from the tribe of Judah. And God will accept the people of Ekron, as he did the Jebusites.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And he said, come with me, and see my zeal for the Lord of hosts,.... In destroying idolaters and idolatry, with an intent to do which he was going to Samaria; this seems to savour very much of vain glory, hypocrisy, and a pharisaical spirit:

so they made him ride in his chariot; the servants of Jehu by his order opened the chariot door, and assisted Jonadab in getting into it.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 2 Kings 10:16. Come with me, and see my zeal for the Lord. — O thou ostentatious and murderous hypocrite! Thou have zeal for Jehovah and his pure religion! Witness thy calves at Dan and Bethel, and the general profligacy of thy conduct. He who can call another to witness his zeal for religion, or his works of charity, has as much of both as serves his own turn.


 
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