What Does 2 Kings 10:31 Mean?

“But Jehu”

jehu, the name of five israelites

not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles

“took no heed”

properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e., guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc

to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)

“in the law”

a precept or statute, especially the decalogue or pentateuch

“of the LORD”

(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god

“God”

gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of

“of Israel”

he will rule as god; jisral, a symbolical name of jacob; also (typically) of his posterity

properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)

“with all his heart”

the heart (as the most interior organ)

not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles

“for he departed”

to turn off (literally or figuratively)

above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications

“not from the sins”

an offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness), and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also (concretely) an offender

“of Jeroboam”

jarobam, the name of two israelite kings

who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc

“to sin”

properly, to miss; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, (causatively) lead astray, condemn

properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)

“of Israel”

he will rule as god; jisral, a symbolical name of jacob; also (typically) of his posterity