Then Jehu said, “Now come with me, and see how devoted I am to the Lord.” So Jehonadab rode along with him.
Parallel translations
- WEB He said, “Come with me, and see my zeal for Yahweh.” So they made him ride in his chariot.
- KJV And he said, Come with me, and see my zeal for the LORD. So they made him ride in his chariot.
- BSB saying, “Come with me and see my zeal for the LORD!” So he had him ride in his chariot.
- NKJV Then he said, “Come with me, and see my zeal for the Lord.” So they had him ride in his chariot.
- NASB Then he said, “Come with me and see my zeal for the Lord.” So he had him ride in his chariot.
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Quick answer
Jehu invited Jehonadab to come and see his zeal for Yahweh, and they rode together. He paraded his religious fervor publicly.
Overview
Jehu's boast, 'see my zeal for Yahweh,' reveals both his genuine action against Baal and a self-promoting spirit. True zeal serves God's glory, not one's own reputation. Jehu's words invite reflection on the difference between outward religious energy and a heart wholly devoted to the LORD, a distinction the rest of his reign will expose.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 12
- 1 Kgs 19:10He said, “I have been very jealous for Yahweh, the God of Armies; for the children of Israel have forsaken your covenant, thrown down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword. I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.”
- 2 Kgs 10:31But Jehu took no heed to walk in the law of Yahweh, the God of Israel, with all his heart. He didn’t depart from the sins of Jeroboam, with which he made Israel to sin.
- Matt 6:5“When you pray, you shall not be as the hypocrites, for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. Most certainly, I tell you, they have received their reward.
- Matt 6:2Therefore when you do merciful deeds, don’t sound a trumpet before yourself, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may get glory from men. Most certainly I tell you, they have received their reward.
- Num 24:13–16‘If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I can’t go beyond Yahweh’s word, to do either good or bad of my own mind. I will say what Yahweh says’?
- 1 Kgs 19:17He who escapes from the sword of Hazael, Jehu will kill; and he who escapes from the sword of Jehu, Elisha will kill.
- Prov 27:2Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.
- 2 Kgs 9:7–9You must strike your master Ahab’s house, that I may avenge the blood of my servants the prophets, and the blood of all the servants of Yahweh, at the hand of Jezebel.
- 1 Kgs 19:14He said, “I have been very jealous for Yahweh, the God of Armies; for the children of Israel have forsaken your covenant, thrown down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword. I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.”
- Ezek 33:31They come to you as the people come, and they sit before you as my people, and they hear your words, but don’t do them; for with their mouth they show much love, but their heart goes after their gain.
- Rom 10:2For I testify about them that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.
- Num 23:4God met Balaam, and he said to him, “I have prepared the seven altars, and I have offered up a bull and a ram on every altar.”
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