2 Rois 10:23

Darby's French Translation

Et Jéhu et Jonadab, fils de Récab, entrèrent dans la maison de Baal, et Jéhu dit aux serviteurs de Baal: Examinez et voyez, afin qu'il n'y ait pas ici avec vous quelqu'un des serviteurs de l'Éternel, mais seulement des serviteurs de Baal.

Parallel Translations

La Bible Ostervald (1996)
Et J�hu entra, avec Jonadab, fils de R�cab, dans la maison de Baal, et il dit aux serviteurs de Baal: Cherchez et regardez, afin qu'il n'y ait ici aucun des serviteurs de l'�ternel, mais les seuls serviteurs de Baal.

Louis Segond (1910)
Alors J�hu vint � la maison de Baal avec Jonadab, fils de R�cab, et il dit aux serviteurs de Baal: Cherchez et regardez, afin qu'il n'y ait pas ici des serviteurs de l'Eternel, mais qu'il y ait seulement des serviteurs de Baal.

La Bible David Martin (1744)
Et J�hu et Jonadab fils de R�chab entr�rent dans la maison de Bahal, et [J�hu] dit aux serviteurs de Bahal : Cherchez diligemment, et regardez que par hasard il n'y ait ici entre vous quelqu'un des serviteurs de l'Eternel; et prenez garde qu'il n'y ait que les seuls serviteurs de Bahal.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Jehonadab: 2 Kings 10:15

the worshippers: Matthew 13:30, Matthew 13:41, Matthew 25:32, Matthew 25:33

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 3:6 - Abner

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Jehu went, and Jehonadab the son of Rechab, into the house of Baal,.... Who no doubt was led into the secret, and knew the design of Jehu, or he would not have gone into such an idolatrous place:

and said unto the worshippers of Baal, search and look, that there be here with you none of the servants of the Lord, but the worshippers of Baal only; pretending a great regard to the purity of their worship and sacrifices, that they might not be profaned t by the company of such who were not worshippers of Baal, but of Jehovah; whereas his view was to prevent any of the worshippers of God perishing with them, who might out of curiosity go in among them, to behold the manner of their service.

t "----procul, o procul este profani". Virgil. Aeneid. 6. ver. 258.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The presence of persons belonging to another religion was usually regarded by the ancients as a profanation of the rites. In the case of the Greek mysteries such intrusion is said to have been punished by death. Consequently Jehu could give these injunctions without arousing any suspicion.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 2 Kings 10:23. None of the servants of the Lord — Though he was not attached to that service, yet he would tolerate it; and as he was led to suppose that he was fulfilling the will of Jehovah in what he was doing, he would of course treat his worship and worshippers with the more respect.

He might have ordered the search to be made on pretense of expelling any of those whom they would consider the profane, especially as this was "a solemn assembly for Baal," as was the custom with the heathen when any extraordinary exhibition of or for their god was expected; thus Callimachus, (Hymn to Apollo,) after imagining the temple and its suburbs to be shaken by the approach of Apollo, cries out, Εκας, ἑκας, ὁστις, αλιτρος. To prevent any suspicion of his real design, such might have been Jehu's plea, else alarm must have been excited, and perhaps some would have escaped.