2 Kings 10:12
New International Version
Jehu then set out and went toward Samaria. At Beth Eked of the Shepherds,

New Living Translation
Then Jehu set out for Samaria. Along the way, while he was at Beth-eked of the Shepherds,

English Standard Version
Then he set out and went to Samaria. On the way, when he was at Beth-eked of the Shepherds,

Berean Standard Bible
Then Jehu set out toward Samaria. At Beth-eked of the Shepherds,

King James Bible
And he arose and departed, and came to Samaria. And as he was at the shearing house in the way,

New King James Version
And he arose and departed and went to Samaria. On the way, at Beth Eked of the Shepherds,

New American Standard Bible
Then he set out and went to Samaria. On the way while he was at Beth-eked of the shepherds,

NASB 1995
Then he arose and departed and went to Samaria. On the way while he was at Beth-eked of the shepherds,

NASB 1977
Then he arose and departed, and went to Samaria. On the way while he was at Beth-eked of the shepherds,

Legacy Standard Bible
Then he arose and came out and went to Samaria. On the way, while he was at Beth-eked of the shepherds,

Amplified Bible
And he set out and went to Samaria. On the way as he was at the place of the sand heaps [meeting place] for the shepherds,

Christian Standard Bible
Then he set out and went to Samaria. On the way, while he was at Beth-eked of the Shepherds,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then he set out and went on his way to Samaria. On the way, while he was at Beth-eked of the Shepherds,

American Standard Version
And he arose and departed, and went to Samaria. And as he was at the shearing-house of the shepherds in the way,

English Revised Version
And he arose and departed, and went to Samaria. And as he was at the shearing house of the shepherds in the way,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Then Jehu left for Samaria. When he came to Beth Eked of the Shepherds,

Good News Translation
Jehu left Jezreel to go to Samaria. On the way, at a place called "Shepherds' Camp,"

International Standard Version
Then Jehu got up, left the city, and went to Samaria. When he arrived at the shearing house that was located on the way,

Majority Standard Bible
Then Jehu set out toward Samaria. At Beth-eked of the Shepherds,

NET Bible
Jehu then left there and set out for Samaria. While he was traveling through Beth Eked of the Shepherds,

New Heart English Bible
He arose and departed, and went to Samaria. As he was at Beth Eked of the Shepherds on the way,

Webster's Bible Translation
And he arose and departed, and came to Samaria. And as he was at the shearing-house in the way,

World English Bible
He arose and departed, and went to Samaria. As he was at the shearing house of the shepherds on the way,
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And he rises, and comes in and goes to Samaria; he [is] at the shepherds’ shearing-house in the way,

Young's Literal Translation
And he riseth, and cometh in and goeth to Samaria; he is at the shepherds' shearing-house in the way,

Smith's Literal Translation
And he will rise and come, and go to Shomeron. He in the house of binding of the shepherds in the way.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he arose, and went to Samaria: and when he was come to the shepherds' cabin in the way,

Catholic Public Domain Version
And he rose up and went to Samaria. And when he had arrived at the shepherds’ cabin along the way,

New American Bible
Then he went back inside. He set out for Samaria and, at Beth-eked-haroim on the way,

New Revised Standard Version
Then he set out and went to Samaria. On the way, when he was at Beth-eked of the Shepherds,
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And he arose and departed and came to Samaria. And on the way he destroyed the houses of idols.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And he stood up, he went and entered Samaria and he was breaking down the high places which were on the way.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And he arose and departed, and went to Samaria. And as he was at the shearing-house of the shepherds in the way,

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And he arose and went to Samaria, and he was in the house of sheep-shearing in the way.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Jehu Slaughters Ahab's Family
11So Jehu killed everyone in Jezreel who remained of the house of Ahab, as well as all his great men and close friends and priests, leaving him without a single survivor. 12Then Jehu set out toward Samaria. At Beth-eked of the Shepherds, 13Jehu met some relatives of Ahaziah king of Judah and asked, “Who are you?” “We are relatives of Ahaziah,” they answered, “and we have come down to greet the sons of the king and of the queen mother.”…

Cross References
2 Kings 9:14-16
Thus Jehu son of Jehoshaphat, the son of Nimshi, conspired against Joram. (Now Joram and all Israel had been defending Ramoth-gilead against Hazael king of Aram, / but King Joram had returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds he had suffered at the hands of the Arameans in the battle against Hazael their king.) So Jehu said, “If you commanders wish to make me king, then do not let anyone escape from the city to go and tell it in Jezreel.” / Then Jehu got into his chariot and went to Jezreel, because Joram was laid up there. And Ahaziah king of Judah had gone down to see him.

2 Kings 9:24-27
Then Jehu drew his bow and shot Joram between the shoulders. The arrow pierced his heart, and he slumped down in his chariot. / And Jehu said to Bidkar his officer, “Pick him up and throw him into the field of Naboth the Jezreelite. For remember that when you and I were riding together behind his father Ahab, the LORD lifted up this burden against him: / ‘As surely as I saw the blood of Naboth and the blood of his sons yesterday, declares the LORD, so will I repay you on this plot of ground, declares the LORD.’ Now then, according to the word of the LORD, pick him up and throw him on the plot of ground.” ...

2 Kings 9:30-37
Now when Jehu arrived in Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it. So she painted her eyes, adorned her head, and looked down from a window. / And as Jehu entered the gate, she asked, “Have you come in peace, O Zimri, murderer of your master?” / He looked up at the window and called out, “Who is on my side? Who?” And two or three eunuchs looked down at him. ...

1 Kings 21:21-24
This is what the LORD says: ‘I will bring calamity on you and consume your descendants; I will cut off from Ahab every male in Israel, both slave and free. / I will make your house like that of Jeroboam son of Nebat and like that of Baasha son of Ahijah, because you have provoked My anger and caused Israel to sin.’ / And the LORD also speaks concerning Jezebel: ‘The dogs will devour Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel.’ ...

1 Kings 19:16-17
You are also to anoint Jehu son of Nimshi as king over Israel and Elisha son of Shaphat from Abel-meholah to succeed you as prophet. / Then Jehu will put to death whoever escapes the sword of Hazael, and Elisha will put to death whoever escapes the sword of Jehu.

Hosea 1:4
Then the LORD said to Hosea, “Name him Jezreel, for soon I will bring the bloodshed of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, and I will put an end to the kingdom of Israel.

2 Chronicles 22:7-9
Ahaziah’s downfall came from God when he went to visit Joram. When Ahaziah arrived, he went out with Joram to meet Jehu son of Nimshi, whom the LORD had anointed to destroy the house of Ahab. / So while Jehu was executing judgment on the house of Ahab, he found the rulers of Judah and the sons of Ahaziah’s brothers who were serving Ahaziah, and he killed them. / Then Jehu looked for Ahaziah, and Jehu’s soldiers captured him while he was hiding in Samaria. So Ahaziah was brought to Jehu and put to death. They buried him, for they said, “He is the grandson of Jehoshaphat, who sought the LORD with all his heart.” So no one was left from the house of Ahaziah with the strength to rule the kingdom.

1 Kings 18:4
for when Jezebel had slaughtered the prophets of the LORD, Obadiah had taken a hundred prophets and hidden them, fifty men per cave, providing them with food and water.)

1 Kings 18:13
Was it not reported to my lord what I did when Jezebel slaughtered the prophets of the LORD? I hid a hundred prophets of the LORD, fifty men per cave, and I provided them with food and water.

1 Kings 21:17-19
Then the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying, / “Get up and go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, who is in Samaria. See, he is in the vineyard of Naboth, where he has gone to take possession of it. / Tell him that this is what the LORD says: ‘Have you not murdered a man and seized his land?’ Then tell him that this is also what the LORD says: ‘In the place where the dogs licked up the blood of Naboth, there also the dogs will lick up your blood—yes, yours!’”

Matthew 23:35
And so upon you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.

Luke 11:51
from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, all of it will be charged to this generation.

Revelation 2:20-23
But I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess. By her teaching she misleads My servants to be sexually immoral and to eat food sacrificed to idols. / Even though I have given her time to repent of her immorality, she is unwilling. / Behold, I will cast her onto a bed of sickness, and those who commit adultery with her will suffer great tribulation unless they repent of her deeds. ...

Romans 11:3-4
“Lord, they have killed Your prophets and torn down Your altars. I am the only one left, and they are seeking my life as well”? / And what was the divine reply to him? “I have reserved for Myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal.”

Matthew 10:28
Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.


Treasury of Scripture

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2 Kings 10
1. Jehu, by his letters, causes seventy of Ahab's sons to be beheaded
8. He excuses the fact by the prophecy of Elijah
12. At the shearing house he slays forty-two of Ahaziah's brothers
15. He takes Jehonadab into his company
18. By subtilty he destroys all the worshippers of Baal
29. Jehu follows Jeroboam's sins
32. Hazael oppresses Israel
34. Jehoahaz succeeds Jehu














Then Jehu set out
The phrase "Then Jehu set out" marks a decisive action by Jehu, who was anointed by God to be king over Israel and tasked with eradicating the house of Ahab. The Hebrew root for "set out" is "yalak," which often implies a purposeful journey or mission. Jehu's actions are not random; they are divinely ordained and reflect his zeal for fulfilling God's command. This moment underscores the importance of obedience and the fulfillment of divine mandates in the life of a believer.

and went toward Samaria
"Samaria" was the capital of the Northern Kingdom of Israel and a significant political and religious center. The journey toward Samaria signifies Jehu's intent to confront the heart of Ahab's influence and idolatry. Historically, Samaria was a city known for its syncretism and the worship of Baal, which Jehu was determined to purge. This movement toward Samaria symbolizes a confrontation with entrenched sin and the courage required to challenge it.

At Beth Eked of the Shepherds
"Beth Eked of the Shepherds" is a location that is not widely known outside of this context, but its mention here is significant. "Beth Eked" can be translated as "house of binding" or "house of gathering," suggesting a place where shepherds might gather or bind their flocks. This setting may symbolize a place of decision or judgment, fitting for Jehu's mission of executing divine justice. The reference to "Shepherds" evokes imagery of leadership and guidance, reminding us of the biblical theme of God as the ultimate Shepherd who guides and judges His people. This phrase invites reflection on the role of leaders as shepherds who must sometimes make difficult decisions to protect and purify the flock.

(12) And he arose . . . and came.--So the Syriac, rightly. The common Hebrew text has, "And he arose and came and departed."

And as he was at the shearing house in the way.--Rather, He was at Beth-eqed-haroim on the way. The Targum renders: "He was at the shepherds' meeting-house on the way." The place was probably a solitary building, which served as a rendezvous for the shepherds of the neighbourhood. (The root 'aqad means "to bind," or "knot together;" hence the common explanation of the name is "the shepherds' binding house," i.e., the place where they bound their sheep for the shearing. But the idea of binding is easily connected with that of meeting, gathering together: comp. our words band, knot.) The LXX. has: "He was at Baithakad (or Baithakath) of the shepherds." Eusebius mentions a place called Beithakad, fifteen Roman miles from Legio (Lejj-n), identical with the present Beitkad, six miles east of Jenin, in the plain of Esdraelon; but this seems too far off the route from Jezreel to Samaria, which passes Jenin.

Verses 12-14. - The massacre of the brethren of Ahaziah. Verse 12. - And he arose and departed, and came to Samaria; rather, went on his way to Samaria (ἐπορεύθη εἰς Σαμάρειαν, LXX.). Having arranged matters at Jezreel as his interests required, and secured the adhesion of the Samaritan "great men," Jehu now sot out for the capital. The narrative from this point to ver. 17 is of events that happened to him while he was upon his road. And as he was at the shearing-house in the way. Between Jezreel and Samaria was a station where the shepherds of the district were accustomed to shear their flocks. The custom gave name to the place, which became known as Beth-Eked (Βαιθακάθ, LXX.; Beth-Akad, Jerome), "the house of binding," from the practice of tying the sheep's four feet together before shearing them, The situation has not been identified.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Then [Jehu] set out
וַיָּ֙קָם֙ (way·yā·qām)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6965: To arise, stand up, stand

toward Samaria.
שֹׁמְר֑וֹן (šō·mə·rō·wn)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 8111: Samaria -- capital of northern kingdom of Israel

At
בֵּֽית־ (bêṯ-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1004: A house

Beth-eked of the Shepherds,
עֵ֥קֶד (‘ê·qeḏ)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 7462: To tend a, flock, pasture it, in, to graze, to rule, to associate with


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