And when they went in to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings, Jehu appointed fourscore men without, and said, If any of the men whom I have brought into your hands escape, he that letteth him go, his life shall be for the life of him.
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Verse 24 is found in chapter 10 of 2 Kings. Jehu continues his campaign by eliminating relatives and associates connected with Ahab’s house and then focuses his attention on the worship of Baal. He organizes a false religious gathering to assemble Baal worshipers and then orders their destruction. The temple of Baal is demolished and turned into a refuse site. The scene culminates a systematic elimination of the official structure of that worship in Israel. Yet the chapter immediately shows that Jehu’s reform has limits: destroying Baal is not equivalent to fully restoring obedience to the God of Israel.
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Und da sie hineinkamen Opfer und Brandopfer zu tun, bestellte sich Jehu außen achtzig Mann und sprach: Wenn der Männer jemand entrinnt, die ich unter eure Hände gebe, so soll für seine Seele dessen Seele sein.
Y como ellos entraron para hacer sacrificios y holocaustos, Jehú puso fuera ochenta hombres, y díjoles: Cualquiera que dejare vivo alguno de aquellos hombres que yo he puesto en vuestras manos, su vida será por la del otro.
Entraron para ofrecer sacrificios y holocaustos. Jehú había puesto afuera a ochenta hombres y les había dicho: «Si escapa alguno de los hombres que pongo en sus manos, quien lo deje escapar pagará con su vida».
Et ils entrèrent pour offrir des sacrifices et des holocaustes. Jéhu avait placé dehors quatre-vingts hommes, en leur disant: Celui qui laissera échapper quelqu'un des hommes que je remets entre vos mains, sa vie répondra de la sienne.
Essi adunque entrarono per far sacrificii e olocausti. Or Iehu avea posti ottanta uomini di fuori; a’ quali disse: Se alcun di costoro, che io vi metto nelle mani, scampa, la vita di colui che l’avrà lasciato scampare, sarà per la vita di esso.
E, entrando eles a fazerem sacrifícios e holocaustos, Jeú preparou da parte de fora oitenta homens, e disse-lhes: Se escapar algum dos homens que eu entregar em vossas mãos, a vossa vida será pela vida dele.
他們進去,獻上祭物和燔祭. 耶戶 先安排八十人在廟外,說:「我把這些人交在你們手中,誰放走其中一人,誰就要以命償命!」
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