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2 Kings 10:26

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial
KJV ORIGINAL
And they brought forth the images out of the house of Baal, and burned them.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE

They brought out all the statues and idols from the temple of Baal and burned them.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

This verse shows the complete destruction of pagan idols as part of removing false worship from Israel.

📚 Historical Context

This occurred during Jehu's violent purge of Baal worship from Israel around 841 BC. Jehu had just killed all the priests and worshipers of Baal who had gathered in the temple, and now was systematically destroying all physical traces of this foreign religion. Baal worship had been promoted by the previous kings Ahab and Jezebel, leading Israel away from worshiping the true God.

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The original manuscript text provided is based on the King James Version (KJV), which is in the public domain. Our modern English simplifications are generated via proprietary philological synthesis, cross-referenced against Strong's Exhaustive Concordance and the Textus Receptus to ensure unwavering theological and etymological precision.

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