The Meaning of 2 Kings 10:11 Explained

2 Kings 10:11

KJV: So Jehu slew all that remained of the house of Ahab in Jezreel, and all his great men, and his kinsfolks, and his priests, until he left him none remaining.

YLT: And Jehu smiteth all those left to the house of Ahab in Jezreel, and all his great men, and his acquaintances, and his priests, till he hath not left to him a remnant.

Darby: And Jehu slew all that remained of the house of Ahab in Jizreel, and all his great men, and his acquaintances, and his priests, until he left him none remaining.

ASV: So Jehu smote all that remained of the house of Ahab in Jezreel, and all his great men, and his familiar friends, and his priests, until he left him none remaining.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

So Jehu  slew  all that remained  of the house  of Ahab  in Jezreel,  and all his great men,  and his kinsfolks,  and his priests,  until he left  him none remaining. 

What does 2 Kings 10:11 Mean?

Context Summary

2 Kings 10:1-11 - The Doom Of The House Of Ahab
What an iconoclast was this Jehu! Before his strong hand the whole structure of Baal-worship received its death-blow. And as we meet Elijah's name in this chapter, connecting him with these events, we turn back to the story of Horeb, with its solemn words: "And it shall come to pass that him that escapeth from the sword of Hazael shall Jehu slay: and him that escapeth from the sword of Jehu shall Elisha slay." God has many nets, and if the fish escape one set of meshes, they will be caught by another-none shall finally escape. "Everyone shall give an account of himself to God." See 2 Kings 10:10.
It is a searching thought! Because men escape one judgment, they count themselves immune; but it is not so. He that escapes Hazael shall meet Jehu. "As if a man did flee from a lion and a bear met him; or went into the house and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him," Amos 5:19. "There shall fall unto the earth nothing"¦ which the Lord spake," 2 Kings 10:10. "How shall we escape if we neglect so great salvation," and trifle with such a God, whose love is as searching as His chastening wrath? Jeremiah 16:16-17. [source]

Chapter Summary: 2 Kings 10

1  Jehu, by his letters, causes seventy of Ahab's sons to be beheaded
8  He excuses the fact by the prophecy of Elijah
12  At the shearing house he slays forty-two of Ahaziah's brothers
15  He takes Jehonadab into his company
18  By subtilty he destroys all the worshippers of Baal
29  Jehu follows Jeroboam's sins
32  Hazael oppresses Israel
34  Jehoahaz succeeds Jehu

What do the individual words in 2 Kings 10:11 mean?

So killed Jehu - all who remained of the house of Ahab in Jezreel and all his great men and his close acquaintances and his priests until none he left him remaining
וַיַּ֣ךְ יֵה֗וּא אֵ֣ת כָּל־ הַנִּשְׁאָרִ֤ים לְבֵית־ אַחְאָב֙ בְּיִזְרְעֶ֔אל וְכָל־ גְּדֹלָ֖יו וּמְיֻדָּעָ֣יו וְכֹהֲנָ֑יו עַד־ בִּלְתִּ֥י הִשְׁאִֽיר־ ל֖וֹ שָׂרִֽיד

וַיַּ֣ךְ  So  killed 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: נָכָה  
Sense: to strike, smite, hit, beat, slay, kill.
יֵה֗וּא  Jehu 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יֵהוּא  
Sense: the king of the northern kingdom Israel who overthrew the dynasty of Omri.
אֵ֣ת  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
הַנִּשְׁאָרִ֤ים  who  remained 
Parse: Article, Verb, Nifal, Participle, masculine plural
Root: שָׁאַר  
Sense: to remain, be left over, be left behind.
לְבֵית־  of  the  house 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.
אַחְאָב֙  of  Ahab 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אַחְאָב 
Sense: king of Israel, son of Omri, husband of Jezebel.
בְּיִזְרְעֶ֔אל  in  Jezreel 
Parse: Preposition-b, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: יִזְרְעֶאל 
Sense: a descendant of the father or founder of Etam of Judah.
וְכָל־  and  all 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
גְּדֹלָ֖יו  his  great  men 
Parse: Adjective, masculine plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: גָּבֹול 
Sense: great.
וּמְיֻדָּעָ֣יו  and  his  close  acquaintances 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Pual, Participle, masculine plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: דָּעָה 
Sense: to know.
וְכֹהֲנָ֑יו  and  his  priests 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: כֹּהֵן  
Sense: priest, principal officer or chief ruler.
עַד־  until 
Parse: Preposition
Root: עַד  
Sense: as far as, even to, until, up to, while, as far as.
בִּלְתִּ֥י  none 
Parse: Preposition
Root: בִּלְתִּי  
Sense: not, except adv.
הִשְׁאִֽיר־  he  left 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: שָׁאַר  
Sense: to remain, be left over, be left behind.
שָׂרִֽיד  remaining 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: שָׂרִיד  
Sense: survivor, remnant, that which is left.