2 Kings 10:25

23 Next, Jehu and Jehonadab son of Rechab entered the temple of Baal, and Jehu said to the servants of Baal, “Look around to see that there are no servants of the LORD here among you—only servants of Baal.”

24 And they went in to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings. Now Jehu had stationed eighty men outside and warned them, “If anyone allows one of the men I am delivering into your hands to escape, he will forfeit his life for theirs.”

When he had finished making the burnt offering, Jehu said to the guards and officers, “Go in and kill them. Do not let anyone out.” So the guards and officers put them to the sword, threw the bodies out, and went into the inner room of the temple of Baal.

26 They brought out the sacred pillar of the temple of Baal and burned it.

27 They also demolished the sacred pillar of Baal. Then they tore down the temple of Baal and made it into a latrine, which it is to this day.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
When he had finished making the burnt offering, Jehu said to the guards and officers, “Go in and kill them. Do not let anyone out.” So the guards and officers put them to the sword, threw the bodies out, and went into the inner room of the temple of Baal.
KJV
And it came to pass, as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt offering, that Jehu said to the guard and to the captains, Go in, and slay them; let none come forth. And they smote them with the edge of the sword; and the guard and the captains cast them out, and went to the city of the house of Baal.
WEB
As soon as he had finished offering the burnt offering, Jehu said to the guard and to the captains, “Go in and kill them! Let no one escape.” So they struck them with the edge of the sword. The guard and the captains threw the bodies out, and went to the inner shrine of the house of Baal.
ASV
And it came to pass, as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt-offering, that Jehu said to the guard and to the captains, Go in, and slay them; let none come forth. And they smote them with the edge of the sword; and the guard and the captains cast them out, and went to the city of the house of Baal.
DARBY
And it came to pass as soon as they had ended offering up the burnt-offering, that Jehu said to the couriers and to the captains, Go in, slay them; let none come forth. And they smote them with the edge of the sword; and the couriers and the captains cast [them] there. And they went to the city of the house of Baal,
BLB
And it came to pass, at his finishing to make the burnt offering, that Jehu said to the guard and to the captains, “Go in, strike them. Let not a man come out.” And they struck them with the mouth of the sword. And the guards and the officers cast [them] out and went into the inner room of the house of the Baal.
ÅB
Da de var ferdig med å ofre brennofferet, sa Jehu til drabantene og livvakten: Gå inn, slå dem ihjel, la ikke en slippe ut! Så slo de dem med sverdets egg, og drabantene og livvakten kastet dem ut og gikk til Ba'als-husets by[^2].
OTB
Så skjedde det, så snart han hadde fullført å ofre brennofferet, at Jehu sa til vaktene og offiserene, “Gå inn, drep dem; la ingen komme ut.” Så slo de dem med sverdets egg, og vaktene og offiserene kastet dem ut, og gikk inn i det innerste rommet i Ba’als hus.
B1930
Da de var ferdig med å ofre brennofferet, sa Jehu til drabantene og livvakten: Gå inn, slå dem ihjel, la ikke en slippe ut! Så slo de dem med sverdets egg, og drabantene og livvakten kastet dem ut og gikk til Ba'als-husets by. / < d.e. den del av byen hvor Ba'als hus var, eller en del boliger som hørte til Ba'als hus.>

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  • Revelation 16:6–7

    For they have spilled the blood of saints and prophets, and You have given them blood to drink, as they deserve.”

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  • Ezekiel 22:21–22

    Yes, I will gather you together and blow on you with the fire of My wrath, and you will be melted within the city.

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  • 1 Kings 18:40

    Then Elijah ordered them, “Seize the prophets of Baal! Do not let a single one escape.” So they seized them, and Elijah brought them down to the Kishon Valley and slaughtered them there.

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  • Deuteronomy 13:6–11

    If your very own brother, or your son or daughter, or the wife you embrace, or your closest friend secretly entices you, saying, “Let us go and worship other gods” (which neither you nor your fathers have known,

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  • Ezekiel 9:5–7

    And as I listened, He said to the others, “Follow him through the city and start killing; do not show pity or spare anyone!

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  • Exodus 32:27

    He told them, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Each of you men is to fasten his sword to his side, go back and forth through the camp from gate to gate, and slay his brother, his friend, and his neighbor.’”

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