“Take them alive!” Jehu shouted to his men. And they captured all forty-two of them and killed them at the well of Beth-eked. None of them escaped.

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Take them alive. —Perhaps they made some show of resistance. Jehu killed them because of their connection with the doomed house of Ahab. K…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And he said, take them alive Gave orders to his guards to seize them, and make them captives:

and they…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

In the most terrible events, though accompanied by the basest crimes of man, the truth and justice of God should be recognized; and he never has co…