2 Kings 10:20

Contemporary English Version

He said, "Announce a day of worship for Baal!" After the day had been announced,

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Jehu commanded, “Consecrate a solemn assembly for Baal.” So they called one.

Hebrew Names Version
Yehu said, Sanctify a solemn assembly for Ba`al. They proclaimed it.

King James Version
And Jehu said, Proclaim a solemn assembly for Baal. And they proclaimed it.

English Standard Version
And Jehu ordered, "Sanctify a solemn assembly for Baal." So they proclaimed it.

New Century Version
He said, "Prepare a holy meeting for Baal." So they announced the meeting.

New English Translation
Then Jehu ordered, "Make arrangements for a celebration for Baal." So they announced it.

Amplified Bible
Jehu said, "Consecrate a festive assembly (celebration) for Baal." And they proclaimed it.

New American Standard Bible
And Jehu said, "Proclaim a holy assembly for Baal." And they proclaimed it.

Geneva Bible (1587)
And Iehu sayd, Proclaime a solemne assemblie for Baal. And they proclaimed it.

Legacy Standard Bible
And Jehu said, "Sanctify a solemn assembly for Baal." And they summoned them.

Complete Jewish Bible
Yehu said, "Proclaim a solemn assembly for Ba‘al," and they did so.

Darby Translation
And Jehu said, Hallow a solemn assembly for Baal. And they proclaimed [it].

Easy-to-Read Version
Jehu said, "Prepare a holy meeting for Baal." So the priests announced the meeting.

George Lamsa Translation
And Jehu said, Invite all the assembly to come to Baal. And they invited them.

Good News Translation
Then Jehu ordered, "Proclaim a day of worship in honor of Baal!" The proclamation was made,

Lexham English Bible
Then Jehu said, "Sanctify a solemn assembly for Baal!" So they proclaimed it.

Literal Translation
And Jehu said, Separate an assembly for Baal. And they proclaimed it .

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And Iehu sayde: Sanctifie ye feast vnto Baal, and proclame it.

American Standard Version
And Jehu said, Sanctify a solemn assembly for Baal. And they proclaimed it.

Bible in Basic English
And Jehu said, Let there be a special holy meeting for the worship of Baal. So a public statement was made.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Iehu sayde: Proclayme an holy conuocation for Baal. And they proclaymed it.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Jehu said: 'Sanctify a solemn assembly for Baal.' And they proclaimed it.

King James Version (1611)
And Iehu said, Proclaime a solemne assembly for Baal. And they proclaimed it.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Ju said, Sanctify a solemn festival to Baal, and they made a proclamation.

English Revised Version
And Jehu said, Sanctify a solemn assembly for Baal. And they proclaimed it.

Berean Standard Bible
And Jehu commanded, "Proclaim a solemn assembly for Baal." So they called one.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he seide, Halewe ye a solempne day to Baal.

Young's Literal Translation
And Jehu saith, `Sanctify a restraint for Baal;' and they proclaim [it].

Update Bible Version
And Jehu said, Sanctify a solemn assembly for Baal. And they proclaimed it.

Webster's Bible Translation
And Jehu said, Proclaim a solemn assembly for Baal. And they proclaimed [it].

World English Bible
Jehu said, Sanctify a solemn assembly for Baal. They proclaimed it.

New King James Version
And Jehu said, "Proclaim a solemn assembly for Baal." So they proclaimed it.

New Living Translation
Then Jehu ordered, "Prepare a solemn assembly to worship Baal!" So they did.

New Life Bible
He said, "Set apart a special meeting for Baal." And they made the news known.

New Revised Standard
Jehu decreed, "Sanctify a solemn assembly for Baal." So they proclaimed it.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And Jehu said - Hallow ye a solemn festival unto Baal. And they made proclamation.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And he said: Proclaim a festival for Baal. And he called,

Revised Standard Version
And Jehu ordered, "Sanctify a solemn assembly for Ba'al." So they proclaimed it.

THE MESSAGE
Jehu ordered, "Make preparation for a holy convocation for Baal." They did and posted the date.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
And Jehu said, "Sanctify a solemn assembly for Baal." And they proclaimed it.

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

Proclaim: Heb. Sanctify, 1 Kings 18:19, 1 Kings 18:20, 1 Kings 21:12, Joel 1:14

Reciprocal: Exodus 32:5 - made proclamation Leviticus 23:2 - proclaim Numbers 22:22 - God's 2 Kings 3:3 - he cleaved Joel 2:15 - sanctify Romans 11:4 - Baal

Cross-References

Genesis 10:1
After the flood Shem, Ham, and Japheth had many descendants.

Genesis 10:6
Ham's descendants had their own languages, tribes, and land. They were Ethiopia, Egypt, Put, and Canaan. Cush was the ancestor of Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. Raamah was the ancestor of Sheba and Dedan. Cush was also the ancestor of Nimrod, a mighty warrior whose strength came from the Lord . Nimrod is the reason for the saying, "You hunt like Nimrod with the strength of the Lord !" Nimrod first ruled in Babylon, Erech, and Accad, all of which were in Babylonia. From there Nimrod went to Assyria and built the great city of Nineveh. He also built Rehoboth-Ir and Calah, as well as Resen, which is between Nineveh and Calah. Egypt was the ancestor of Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim, Pathrusim, Casluhim, and Caphtorim, the ancestor of the Philistines. Canaan's sons were Sidon and Heth. He was also the ancestor of the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites, the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites, the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. Later the Canaanites spread from the territory of Sidon and went as far as Gaza in the direction of Gerar. They also went as far as Lasha in the direction of Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Jehu said, proclaim a solemn assembly for Baal,.... Such as with the Jews was an holy convocation, when they were forbidden and restrained from doing any work on that day; and such a day Jehu would have appointed and proclaimed for Baal, that the people might be at leisure to attend:

and they proclaimed it; according to his order, in Samaria.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

A solemn assembly - Jehu applies to his proposed gathering the sacred name assigned in the Law to the chiefest festivals of Yahweh (see Leviticus 23:36; Numbers 29:35; Deuteronomy 16:8).