2 Kings 10:14 Meaning and Explanation
“And he said, Take them alive. And they took them alive, and slew them at the pit of the shearing house, even two and forty men; neither left he any of them.”
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Read Full Chapter →Jehu has the forty-two kinsmen of Ahaziah seized and killed at the pit by the shearing house.
What Does 2 Kings 10:14 Mean?
Jehu orders the men taken alive, then has all forty-two killed at the pit beside the shearing house, leaving none. These were relatives of Judah's king, connected by marriage to Ahab's house, and they fall with it. The narrative records the number and the completeness without comment.
The scene is grim, and Scripture does not disguise it. The judgment that began against Ahab's dynasty reaches outward to those bound to it, and the bloodshed mounts. We read these accounts soberly, neither excusing the violence of the age nor losing sight of the holiness of God that stands behind the prophetic word. They press us toward the longing for a kingdom where the King gathers His own to life rather than to the pit.
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What does 2 Kings 10:14 mean?
Jehu has the forty-two kinsmen of Ahaziah seized and killed at the pit by the shearing house.