2nd Kings Chapter 10 verse 20 Holy Bible
And Jehu said, Sanctify a solemn assembly for Baal. And they proclaimed it.
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And Jehu said, Let there be a special holy meeting for the worship of Baal. So a public statement was made.
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And Jehu said, Hallow a solemn assembly for Baal. And they proclaimed [it].
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And Jehu said, Proclaim a solemn assembly for Baal. And they proclaimed it.
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And Jehu said, Proclaim a solemn assembly for Baal. And they proclaimed it.
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Jehu said, Sanctify a solemn assembly for Baal. They proclaimed it.
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And Jehu saith, `Sanctify a restraint for Baal;' and they proclaim `it'.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 20. - And Jehu said, Proclaim a solemn assembly for Baal. The word translated "solemn assembly" is the same which is applied to the great feasts of Jehovah among the Israelites in Leviticus 23:36; Numbers 29:35; Deuteronomy 16:8; 2 Chronicles 7:9; Nehemiah 8:18; Isaiah 1:13; Joel 1:14; Joel 2:15; and Amos 5:21. Originally, it signified a time of repression, or abstention from worldly business; but it had probably grown to mean a day when worldly business was suspended for the sake of a religious gathering. Such gatherings had no doubt been held from time to time in honor of Baal; and Jehu's proclamation consequently excited no distrust. And they proclaimed it. No opposition was made to the king's wish. No Jehovist party showed itself. The "solemn assembly" was proclaimed for some day in the near future, when all the people had been apprised of it.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(20) Proclaim a solemn assembly.--Rather, Sanctify a solemn meeting (Isaiah 1:13). Every person who wished to attend would have to "sanctify," or purify, himself in due form.They proclaimed--i.e., gave notice of the festival by criers "through all Israel" (2Kings 10:21).
