2 Kings 10:15-27
New Catholic Bible
15 When he left there, he encountered Jehonadab, the son of Rechab, who came out to meet him. He greeted him and said, “Is your heart right? Is your heart with my heart?” Jehonadab answered, “It is.” He said, “If it is, give me your hand.” He gave him his hand, and he took him up into his chariot. 16 He said, “Come with me, and see my zeal for the Lord.” So they had him ride in his chariot. 17 When he arrived in Samaria, he killed all of those who were left of Ahab in Samaria until he had wiped them out, fulfilling what the Lord had said when he spoke through Elijah.
18 Baal’s Temple Destroyed. Jehu then gathered together all of the people and said to them, “Ahab only served Baal a little, but Jehu will serve him a lot. 19 Summon all of the prophets of Baal to me, all of his servants, and all of his priests. Let no one be missing, for I am going to offer a great sacrifice to Baal. Whoever is missing will not live.” Jehu did this as a trick so that he might put to death those who worshiped Baal. 20 Jehu said, “Proclaim a solemn assembly for Baal.” And they proclaimed it.
21 Jehu sent throughout all of Israel, and all of the worshipers of Baal came. There was not a single one of them who did not come. The temple of Baal was full from one end to the other. 22 He said to the person who was in charge of the wardrobe, “Bring forth the vestments for all of the worshipers of Baal.” So he brought forth vestments for them.[a]
23 Then Jehu and Jehonadab, the son of Rechab, went to the temple of Baal. He said to the worshipers of Baal, “Look around and see that there are no servants of the Lord here, only worshipers of Baal.” 24 They went in to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings.
Jehu posted eighty men and said, “If any of the men whom I have placed in your hands escapes, it will be your life for his life.” 25 As soon as he had finished offering up the burnt offerings, Jehu said to the guards and the captains, “Go in and slay them. Let no one escape.” They put them to the sword. The guards and the captains then cast them out, and they entered the inner shrine of the temple of Baal. 26 They brought the sacred pillars out from the temple of Baal and they burned them. 27 They smashed the idol of Baal, and they tore down the temple of Baal and made it into a refuse dump, which it is up to the present. Read full chapter
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