2 Kings 10:14
“And he said, Take them alive. And they took them alive, and slew them at the pit of the shearing house, even two and forty men; neither left he any of them.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And he said, take them alive,.... Gave orders to his guards to seize them, and make them captives:
and they took them…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
The pit of the shearing house - Probably the place where they washed the sheep previously to shearing, or the fleeces…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17142 Kings 10:1-14
We left Jehu in quiet possession of Jezreel, triumphing over Joram and Jezebel; and we must now attend his further…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
Take them alive i.e. Make them prisoners. Perhaps for a moment he was uncertain what he should do with them, however…
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