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2 Kings 10:16

Jehu said, "Come with me and see how zealous I am for the Lord 's cause." So he took him along in his 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.
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.
Contemporary English Version
and said, "Come with me and see how faithful I am to the Lord ." They rode together in Jehu's 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 When he left there, he met Jehonadab, son of Rekab, who had been looking for him. Jehu greeted him and asked, "Are you as committed to me as I am to you?" Jehonadab answered, "I am!" Jehu replied, "If so, give me your hand." So he offered his hand and Jehu pulled him up into the chariot. 16 Jehu said, "Come with me and see how zealous I am for the Lord 's cause." So he took him along in his chariot. 17 He went to Samaria and exterminated all the members of Ahab's family who were still alive in Samaria, just as the Lord had announced to Elijah. 18 Jehu assembled all the people and said to them, "Ahab worshiped Baal a little; Jehu will worship him with great devotion. 19 So now, bring to me all the prophets of Baal, as well as all his servants and priests. None of them must be absent, for I am offering a great sacrifice to Baal. Any of them who fail to appear will lose their lives." But Jehu was tricking them so he could destroy the servants of Baal. 20 Then Jehu ordered, "Make arrangements for a celebration for Baal." So they announced it. 21 Jehu sent invitations throughout Israel, and all the servants of Baal came; not one was absent. They arrived at the temple of Baal and filled it up from end to end. 22 Jehu ordered the one who was in charge of the wardrobe, "Bring out robes for all the servants of Baal." So he brought out robes for them. 23 Then Jehu and Jehonadab son of Rekab went to the temple of Baal. Jehu said to the servants of Baal, "Make sure there are no servants of the Lord here with you; there must be only servants of Baal." 24 They went inside to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings. Now Jehu had stationed eighty men outside. He had told them, "If any of the men inside get away, you will pay with your lives!"

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 men of Benjamin, however, did not conquer the Jebusites living in Jerusalem. The Jebusites live with the people of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this very day.
2 Samuel 24:18
So Gad went to David that day and told him, "Go up and build an altar for the Lord on the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite."
Zechariah 9:7
I will take away their abominable religious practices; then those who survive will become a community of believers in our God, like a clan in Judah, and Ekron will be like 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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