Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 10:24
And when they went in to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings, Jehu appointed fourscore men without, and said, [If] any of the men whom I have brought into your hands escape, [he that letteth him go], his life [shall be] for the life of him.
24. And when they went in ] R.V. omits ‘when’, and makes this clause an independent sentence. The LXX. has ‘and he went in’ ( ).
Jehu appointed ] In consequence of what has been done in the previous clause, R.V. renders ‘ Now Jehu had appointed’. And as there is in the sentence a pronoun and preposition of which the A.V. takes no account, R.V. adds him = for himself, after ‘appointed’.
If any of the men whom I have brought ] R.V. I bring. The sentence is very elliptical as will be seen from the italics of A.V. But the same words only are represented in LXX. For the phrase cf. 1Ki 20:39; 1Ki 20:42.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
When they went in; when some in the name of the rest went to the altar to offer sacrifice.
Jehu appointed fourscore men; far greater numbers being doubtless in readiness to assist then, in case of any opposition.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
And when they went in to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings,…. To Baal, all things being ready for them:
Jehu appointed eighty men without; without the temple of Baal, at the several doors and avenues of it:
and said, if any of the men whom I have brought into your hands escape, he that letteth him go, his life shall be for the life of him; should be put to death for it in his room; the life of a watchman set to guard should go for the life of one that escaped.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(24) When.Omit.
They went in.The priests and prophets went into the inner court of the Baal temple, which probably resembled in general construction that of Jehovah at Jerusalem.
Sacrifices and burnt offeringsi.e., peace offerings and burnt offerings, which could only be offered in an open court.
Jehu appointed fourscore men without.Rather, now Jehu had set him on the outside (of the building) fourscore men.
If any of the men . . . life of him.Literally, The man that escapeth of the men whom I am bringing into your handshis life for his life! This is a little incoherent, as is natural in energetic speech, but the sense is clear. Thenius, however, suggests that the verb escapeth should be pointed as a transitive form (pihel instead of niphal). This gives: The man that letteth escape any of the men, &c., an improvement that may be right, although the old versions agree with the present Hebrew pointing of the word.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
2Ki 10:24 And when they went in to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings, Jehu appointed fourscore men without, and said, [If] any of the men whom I have brought into your hands escape, [he that letteth him go], his life [shall be] for the life of him.
Ver. 24. To offer sacrifices and burnt offerings. ] They would needs symbolise with the true servants of God in an apish imitation of all. See on ver. 2Ki 10:19 ; 2Ki 10:22 .
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
offer = prepare. See App-43.
life = soul. Hebrew. nephesh.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
If any of the men: 1Ki 20:30-42
Reciprocal: 1Ki 20:39 – thy life Eze 9:1 – Cause
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
2Ki 10:24-25. When they went in to offer sacrifices When some went to the altar to offer in the name of the rest. Jehu appointed fourscore men without Far more being, doubtless, in readiness to assist them in case of any opposition. As he had made an end of offering That is, as the chief priest of Baal had made an end. So far Jehu suffered them to proceed, either because till then they were not all come into the house; or because, being taken in the very act of gross idolatry, their punishment would appear to be more just and reasonable. Jehu said to the guard and the captains To the fourscore men and their officers. The guard, &c., cast them out Cast their carcasses out, of the house. And went to the city of the house of Baal To some buildings belonging to that house; which may be here called the city, because they were very numerous and capacious. For as there were divers chambers and rooms built without the temple, belonging to it, for the use of the priests and Levites; so it may probably be conceived that this famous temple of Baal had many such buildings, in some of which the priests of Baal, or of the groves, (whereof there were numbers belonging to the kings court, 1Ki 18:19,) peradventure might dwell; and others of them might be for divers uses, belonging to the house and service of Baal: and to these buildings the guard might hastily go to surprise and put to death these inferior ministers of Baal, who were there employed in services belonging to that house, or that solemnity.