KJV ORIGINAL
And Jehu said, Proclaim a solemn assembly for Baal. And they proclaimed it.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
And Jehu said, 'Announce a special religious gathering for Baal.' So they announced it.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Jehu is ordering a public religious ceremony for the false god Baal to be announced.
📚 Historical Context
This occurs during Jehu's reign as king of Israel around 841 BC, when he was carrying out God's judgment against the house of Ahab. Jehu was pretending to be a devoted worshiper of Baal in order to gather all of Baal's priests and worshipers in one place, planning to destroy them and eliminate Baal worship from Israel. This was part of his divinely commissioned mission to purge the land of idolatry.
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