2 Kings 10:18–28

¹⁸And Jehu gathereth the whole of the people, and saith unto them, ‘Ahab served Baal a little—Jehu doth serve him much: ¹⁹and now, all the prophets of Baal, all his servants, and all his priests, call ye unto me; let not a man be lacking, for a great sacrifice I have for Baal; every one who is lacking—he doth not live;’ and Jehu hath done it in subtilty, in order to destroy the servants of Baal. ²⁰And Jehu saith, ‘Sanctify a restraint for Baal;’ and they proclaim it. ²¹And Jehu sendeth into all Israel, and all the servants of Baal come in, and there hath not been left a man who hath not come in; and they come in to the house of Baal, and the house of Baal is full—mouth to mouth. ²²And he saith to him who is over the wardrobe, ‘Bring out clothing to all servants of Baal;’ and he bringeth out to them the clothing. ²³And Jehu goeth in, and Jehonadab son of Rechab, to the house of Baal, and saith to the servants of Baal, ‘Search and see, lest there be here with you of the servants of Jehovah—but, the servants of Baal by themselves.’ ²⁴And they come in to make sacrifices and burnt-offerings, and Jehu hath set for himself in an out-place eighty men, and saith, ‘The man who letteth escape any of the men whom I am bringing in unto your hand—his soul for his soul.’ ²⁵And it cometh to pass at his finishing to make the burnt-offering, that Jehu saith to the runners, and to the captains, ‘Go in, smite them, let none come out;’ and they smite them by the mouth of the sword, and the runners and the captains cast them out; and they go unto the city, to the house of Baal, ²⁶and bring out the standing-pillars of the house of Baal, and burn them, ²⁷and break down the standing-pillar of Baal, and break down the house of Baal, and appoint it for a draught-house unto this day. ²⁸And Jehu destroyeth Baal out of Israel.