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They brought outוַיֹּצִאוּthe standing stonesמַצְּבוֹתof the houseבֵּיתof Baalהַבַּעַלand burned it.וַיִּשְׂרְפוּהָ
2 Kings 10:26
Study it in the app“They brought out the standing stones of the house of Baal and burned it.”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Kings 10:26, word by word
- They brought outיֹּצִאוּyotsiu
bring out
To lead someone out: "I led you out of Egypt".
Where else “yotsiu” appears- the standing stonesמַצְּבוֹתmatsvot
standing stone
Standing stone: a stone set upright as a memorial of something, of a meeting with God or of a covenant. Later laws forbid the standing stones of Canaanite worship, which were objects of worship.
Where else “matsvot” appears- of the houseבֵּיתbet
temple
The temple: "the house of YHWH".
Where else “bet” appears- of Baalבַּעַלbaal
Baal
Baal: the god of the Canaanites, to whom they attributed the rain and the harvests. The word means "lord, owner." The Bible names him as a foreign god whom Israel was not to serve.
Where else “baal” appears- and burned itיִּשְׂרְפוּyisrfu
burn
Burn; bake in the fire.
Where else “yisrfu” appears
Translation note
The Hebrew says “standing stones” in the plural and then “burned it” in the singular; it is left so.
The context
25And it happened, when he had finished offering the burnt offering, that Jehu said to the runners and to the captains, “Go in, strike them; let no one get out.” And they struck them with the edge of the sword, and the runners and the captains threw them out and went to the city of the house of Baal.
26 · This verse (above)
27They tore down the standing stone of Baal, and they tore down the house of Baal and made it into latrines to this day.