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So Jehuוַ יֵהוּאwiped outיַּשְׁמֵדBaalהַבַּעַלfrom Israel.מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל
2 Kings 10:28
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2 Kings 10:28, word by word
- So Jehuיֵהוּאyehu
Jehu
Jehu: a name meaning "YHWH is he." It is borne by several people, among them the prophet, son of Hanani, who spoke against Baasha (1 Kings 16), and the king of Israel anointed to put an end to the house of Ahab (2 Kings 9–10).
Where else “yehu” appears- wiped outיַּשְׁמֵדyashmed
destroy
Destroy completely, exterminate.
Where else “yashmed” appears- 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- from Israelיִּשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears
The context
27They tore down the standing stone of Baal, and they tore down the house of Baal and made it into latrines to this day.
28 · This verse (above)
29Only from the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, by which he made Israel sin, Jehu did not turn away from following them: the golden calves that were in Bethel and that were in Dan.