H1168A–בַּעַל–ba.al

Then Jehu got all the people together and said to them, Ahab was Baal's servant in a small way, but Jehu will be his servant on a great scale.

הַבַּ֖עַל (בַּ֖עַל) Ba.'al “Baal”

Now send for all the prophets of Baal and all his servants and all his priests, to come to me; let no one keep away: for I have a great offering to make to Baal; anyone who is not present, will be put to death. This Jehu did with deceit, his purpose bein

הַבַּ֡עַל (בַּ֡עַל) Ba.'al “Baal”לַבַּ֔עַל (בַּ֔עַל) Ba.'al “Baal”הַבָּֽעַל׃ (בָּֽעַל) Ba.'al “Baal”

And Jehu said, Let there be a special holy meeting for the worship of Baal. So a public statement was made.

לַבַּ֖עַל (בַּ֖עַל) Ba.'al “Baal”

And Jehu sent out through all Israel; and all the servants of Baal came, not one kept away. And they came into the house of Baal, so that it was full from end to end.

הַבַּ֔עַל (בַּ֔עַל) Ba.'al “Baal”הַבַּ֔עַל (בַּ֔עַל) Ba.'al “Baal”הַבַּ֖עַל (בַּ֖עַל) Ba.'al “Baal”

And Jehu said to him who kept the robes, Get out robes for all the servants of Baal. So he got out robes for them.

הַבָּ֑עַל (בָּ֑עַל) Ba.'al “Baal”

And Jehu, with Jehonadab, the son of Rechab, went into the house of Baal; and he said to the servants of Baal, Make a search with care, to see that no servant of the Lord is with you, but only servants of Baal.

הַבָּ֑עַל (בָּ֑עַל) Ba.'al “Baal”הַבַּ֗עַל (בַּ֗עַל) Ba.'al “Baal”הַבַּ֖עַל (בַּ֖עַל) Ba.'al “Baal”

Then when the burned offering was ended, straight away Jehu said to the armed men and the captains, Go in and put them to death; let not one come out. So they put them to the sword; and, pulling the images to the earth, they went into the holy place of t

הַבָּֽעַל׃ (בָּֽעַל) Ba.'al “Baal”

And they took out the image of Asherah from the house of Baal, and had it burned.

הַבַּ֖עַל (בַּ֖עַל) Ba.'al “Baal”

The altar of Baal was pulled down and the house of Baal was broken up and made an unclean place, as it is to this day.

הַבָּ֑עַל (בָּ֑עַל) Ba.'al “Baal”הַבַּ֔עַל (בַּ֔עַל) Ba.'al “Baal”

So Jehu put an end to the worship of Baal in Israel.

הַבַּ֖עַל (בַּ֖עַל) Ba.'al “Baal”

Then all the people of the land went to the house of Baal and had it pulled down: its altars and images were all broken to bits, and Mattan, the priest of Baal, they put to death before the altars. And the priest put overseers over the Lord's house.

הַבַּ֜עַל (בַּ֜עַל) Ba.'al “Baal”הַבַּ֔עַל (בַּ֔עַל) Ba.'al “Baal”

And turning their backs on all the orders which the Lord had given them, they made for themselves images of metal, and the image of Asherah, worshipping all the stars of heaven and becoming servants to Baal.

הַבָּֽעַל׃ (בָּֽעַל) Ba.'al “Baal”

He put up again the high places which had been pulled down by Hezekiah his father; he made altars for Baal, and an Asherah, as Ahab, king of Israel, had done; he was a worshipper and servant of all the stars of heaven.

לַבַּ֗עַל (בַּ֗עַל) Ba.'al “Baal”

Then the king gave orders to Hilkiah, the chief priest, and to the priests of the second order, and to the keepers of the door, to take out of the house of the Lord all the vessels made for Baal and for the Asherah and for all the stars of heaven; and he

לַבַּ֣עַל (בַּ֣עַל) Ba.'al “Baal”

And he put an end to the false priests, who had been put in their positions by the kings of Judah to see to the burning of offerings in the high places in the towns of Judah and the outskirts of Jerusalem, and all those who made offerings to Baal and to

לַבַּ֗עַל (בַּ֗עַל) Ba.'al “Baal”

And the Lord was with Jehoshaphat, because he went in the early ways of his father, not turning to the Baals,

לַבְּעָלִֽים׃ (בְּעָלִֽים) be.'a.Lim “Baals”

Then all the people went to the house of Baal and had it pulled down, and its altars and images broken up; and Mattan, the priest of Baal, they put to death before the altars.

הַבַּ֙עַל֙ (בַּ֙עַל֙) Ba.'al “Baal”הַבַּ֔עַל (בַּ֔עַל) Ba.'al “Baal”

For the house of the Lord had been broken up by Athaliah, that evil woman, and her sons; and all its holy things they had given to the Baals.

לַבְּעָלִֽים׃ (בְּעָלִֽים) be.'a.Lim “Baals”

But he went in the ways of the kings of Israel and made images of metal for the Baals.

לַבְּעָלִֽים׃ (בְּעָלִֽים) be.'a.Lim “Baals”

For he put up again the high places which had been pulled down by his father Hezekiah; and he made altars for the Baals, and pillars of wood, and was a worshipper and servant of all the stars of heaven;

לַבְּעָלִים֙ (בְּעָלִים֙) be.'a.Lim “Baals”

He had the altars of the Baals broken down, while he himself was present; and the sun-images which were placed on high over them he had cut down; and the pillars of wood and the metal images he had broken up and crushed to dust, dropping the dust over th

הַבְּעָלִ֔ים (בְּעָלִ֔ים) be.'a.Lim “Baals”

The priests did not say, Where is the Lord? and those who were expert in the law had no knowledge of me: and the rulers did evil against me, and the prophets became prophets of the Baal, going after things without value.

בַבַּ֔עַל (בַּ֔עַל) Ba.'al “Baal”

How are you able to say, I am not unclean, I have not gone after the Baals? see your way in the valley, be clear about what you have done: you are a quick-footed camel twisting her way in and out;

הַבְּעָלִים֙ (בְּעָלִים֙) be.'a.Lim “Baals”

Will you take the goods of others, put men to death, and be untrue to your wives, and take false oaths, and have perfumes burned to the Baal, and go after other gods which are strange to you;

לַבָּ֑עַל (בָּ֑עַל) Ba.'al “Baal”

But they have been walking in the pride of their hearts, going after the Baals, as their fathers gave them teaching.

הַבְּעָלִ֔ים (בְּעָלִ֔ים) be.'a.Lim “Baals”