Thus Jehu destroyed Baal out of Israel.
Parallel translations
- KJV Thus Jehu destroyed Baal out of Israel.
- BSB Thus Jehu eradicated Baal from Israel,
- NKJV Thus Jehu destroyed Baal from Israel.
- NASB So Jehu eradicated Baal from Israel.
- NLT In this way, Jehu destroyed every trace of Baal worship from Israel.
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The narrator sums up that Jehu wiped out Baal worship from Israel. A real reform of national religion is accomplished.
Overview
This verse records a genuine accomplishment: organized Baal worship, the legacy of Ahab and Jezebel, is ended. Jehu's zeal served God's purpose of purifying Israel. Yet, as the next verses show, removing one idolatry did not mean wholehearted devotion, reminding us that outward reform without a changed heart falls short of what God seeks.
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