He replied, ‘I have been very zealous for the Lord God of Armies, but the Israelites have abandoned your covenant, torn down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword. I alone am left, and they are looking for me to take my life.’
2 Kings 10:16 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Then he said, ‘Come with me and see my zeal for the Lord! ’ So he let him ride with him in his chariot. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he said, Come with me, and see my zeal for the LORD. So they made him ride in his chariot. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And he said, Come with me and see my zeal for the Lord. So they made [the Rechabite] ride in Jehu's chariot. American Standard Version (1901) And he said, Come with me, and see my zeal for Jehovah. So they made him ride in his chariot. Common English Bible Jehu said, “Come with me and see my zeal for the LORD.” So Jehu had Jehonadab ride with him in his chariot. Catholic Public Domain Version And he said to him, "Come with me, and see my zeal for the Lord." And he gave him a place in his chariot. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he said to him: Come with me, and see my zeal for the Lord. So he made him ride in his chariot, |
He replied, ‘I have been very zealous for the Lord God of Armies, but the Israelites have abandoned your covenant, torn down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword. I alone am left, and they are looking for me to take my life.’
‘I have been very zealous for the Lord God of Armies,’ he replied, ‘but the Israelites have abandoned your covenant, torn down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword. I alone am left, and they’re looking for me to take my life.’
Then Jehu will put to death whoever escapes the sword of Hazael, and Elisha will put to death whoever escapes the sword of Jehu.
When Jehu came to Samaria, he struck down all who remained from the house of Ahab in Samaria until he had annihilated his house, according to the word of the Lord spoken to Elijah.
Yet Jehu was not careful to follow the instruction of the Lord God of Israel with all his heart. He did not turn from the sins that Jeroboam had caused Israel to commit.
Let another praise you, and not your own mouth – a stranger, and not your own lips.
So my people come to you in crowds, sit in front of you, and hear your words, but they don’t obey them. Their mouths go on passionately, but their hearts pursue dishonest profit.
God met with him and Balaam said to him, ‘I have arranged seven altars and offered a bull and a ram on each altar.’
So whenever you give to the poor, don’t sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be applauded by people. Truly I tell you, they have their reward.
‘Whenever you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites, because they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by people. Truly I tell you, they have their reward.
I can testify about them that they have zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.