2 Kings 10:18–28

Jehu Destroys Baal Worshipers

¹⁸Then Jehu gathered all the people and said to them, “^aAhab served Baal a little; Jehu will serve him much.

¹⁹“Now, ^asummon all the prophets of Baal, all his worshipers and all his priests; let no one be missing, for I have a great sacrifice for Baal; whoever is missing shall not live.” But Jehu did it in ¹cunning, so that he might destroy the worshipers of Baal.

²⁰And Jehu said, “^aSanctify a solemn assembly for Baal.” And ^bthey proclaimed it.

²¹Then Jehu sent ¹throughout Israel and all the worshipers of Baal came, so that there was not a man left who did not come. And when they went into ^athe house of Baal, the house of Baal was filled from one end to the other.

²²He said to the one who was ¹in charge of the wardrobe, “Bring out garments for all the worshipers of Baal.” So he brought out garments for them.

²³Jehu went into the house of Baal with Jehonadab the son of Rechab; and he said to the worshipers of Baal, “Search and see that there is here with you none of the servants of the Lord, but only the worshipers of Baal.”

²⁴Then they went in to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings.

Now Jehu had stationed for himself eighty men outside, and he had said, “^aThe one who permits any of the men whom I bring into your hands to escape ¹shall give up his life in exchange.”

²⁵Then it came about, as soon as he had finished offering the burnt offering, that Jehu said to the ^1aguard and to the royal officers, “^bGo in, ²kill them; let none come out.” And they ³killed them with the edge of the sword; and the guard and the royal officers threw them out, and went to the ⁴inner room of the house of Baal.

²⁶They brought out the sacred ^apillars of the house of Baal and burned them.

²⁷They also broke down the sacred pillar of Baal and broke down the house of Baal, and ^amade it a latrine to this day.

²⁸Thus Jehu eradicated Baal out of Israel.