Study it in the app“He came to Samaria and struck all who remained of Ahab in Samaria, until he had wiped him out, according to the word of YHWH that he spoke to Elijah.”
He cameוַיָּבֹאto Samariaשֹׁמְרוֹןand struckוַיַּךְallכָּלwho remainedהַנִּשְׁאָרִיםof Ahabלְאַחְאָבin Samaria,בְּשֹׁמְרוֹןuntilעַדhe had wiped him out,הִשְׁמִידוֹaccording to the wordכִּדְבַרof YHWHיְהוָהthatאֲשֶׁרhe spokeדִּבֶּרtoאֶלElijah.אֵלִיָּהוּ
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “yavo” appearsSamaria
See it on the mapWhere else “shomron” appearsstrike dead
To strike dead, kill.
Where else “yach” appearsremain
To remain, what is left.
Where else “nisharim” appearsAhab
Ahab: a name meaning "father's brother." It is the king of Israel, son of Omri, who married Jezebel and served Baal (1 Kings 16:29–22:40); a false prophet in Babylon also bears the name (Jeremiah 29:21).
Where else “achav” appearsdestroy
Destroy completely, exterminate.
Where else “hishmid” appearsword
What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.
Where else “devar” appearsYHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appearsspeak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “diber” appearsElijah
Elijah: a name meaning "my El is YHWH." It is the prophet from Gilead who confronted King Ahab and the worship of Baal (1 Kings 17–2 Kings 2); two other Israelites bear the same name (1 Chronicles 8:27; Ezra 10:21).
Where else “eliyahu” appearsSamaria
Today: northern West Bank (Sebastia, Samaria hills)
A city and region in central Israel, between Judea and Galilee.
Omri founded the city as capital of the northern kingdom (1 Kgs 16:24); the Assyrians conquered it (2 Kgs 17:6). Jesus passed through the region, and Philip preached there (John 4:4; Acts 8:5).
16He said, “Come with me and see my zeal for YHWH.” So they had him ride in his chariot.
17 · This verse (above)
18Jehu gathered all the people and said to them, “Ahab served Baal a little; Jehu will serve him much.
