2Ki 10:12-14 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for 2Kgs 10:12-14: 10:12-14 The precise location of Beth-eked is uncertain, but it was in the area of Jenin. • The reply of Ahaziah’s relatives to Jehu sealed their fate. Jehu apparently reasoned that their relation to Ahaziah, hence loosely to the house of Ahab through his daughter Athaliah, could give them some claim on the throne of Israel. In this second round of executions, Jehu again exceeded his commission to terminate Ahab’s dynasty.

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‏ 2 Kings 10:12-14

Summary for 2Kgs 10:12-14: 10:12-14 ^a The precise location of Beth-eked is uncertain, but it was in the area of Jenin.

• The reply of Ahaziah’s relatives to Jehu sealed their fate. Jehu apparently reasoned that their relation to Ahaziah, hence loosely to the house of Ahab through his daughter Athaliah, could give them some claim on the throne of Israel. In this second round of executions, Jehu again exceeded his commission to terminate Ahab’s dynasty.