2 Kings 10:28-36--Jehu Reigns in Israel

2 Kings 10:28-36
English Standard Version

Jehu Reigns in Israel
28 Thus Jehu wiped out Baal from Israel. 29 But Jehu did not turn aside from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which he made Israel to sin—that is, the golden calves that were in Bethel and in Dan. 30 And the LORD said to Jehu, “Because you have done well in carrying out what is right in my eyes, and have done to the house of Ahab according to all that was in my heart, your sons of the fourth generation shall sit on the throne of Israel.” 31 But Jehu was not careful to walk in the law of the LORD, the God of Israel, with all his heart. He did not turn from the sins of Jeroboam, which he made Israel to sin.

​32 In those days the LORD began to cut off parts of Israel. Hazael defeated them throughout the territory of Israel: 33 from the Jordan eastward, all the land of Gilead, the Gadites, and the Reubenites, and the Manassites, from Aroer, which is by the Valley of the Arnon, that is, Gilead and Bashan. 34 Now the rest of the acts of Jehu and all that he did, and all his might, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel? 35 So Jehu slept with his fathers, and they buried him in Samaria. And Jehoahaz his son reigned in his place. 36 The time that Jehu reigned over Israel in Samaria was twenty-eight years.

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Jehu's reign in Israel is going to be summarized for us in this short passage today (though not nearly as short as many of the other kings who had nothing important to say about them other than they came to power, were wicked, and died).  What was Jehu known for?  He wiped out Baal worship from Israel, and he destroyed the house of Ahab just like the LORD commanded him to do.  Because of this, the LORD promises that he will have descendants sit on the throne of Israel until the fourth generation (we'll talk about them in future chapters s we continue our study through 2 Kings).