2 Kings 10:9
“And it came to pass in the morning, that he went out, and stood, and said to all the people, Ye be righteous: behold, I conspired against my master, and slew him: but who slew all these?”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And it came to pass in the morning, that he went out, and stood, and said to all the people,.... Who were gathered…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Ye be righteous - i. e., “Ye are just, and can judge aright.” Jehu unfairly keeps back the fact that he had commanded…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Ye be righteous - Another irony, intended partly to excuse himself, and to involve them in the odium of this massacre,…
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
he went out, and stood At the gate, the place of concourse, where the people usually gathered, and whither recent events…