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Jehu’s Slaughter of Judah’s Royal Family at Beth-Eked (2 Kings 10:13–14): A Closer Look
- Author(s):
- Cat Quine (see profile)
- Date:
- 2019
- Group(s):
- Biblical Studies, Hebrew Bible / Old Testament
- Item Type:
- Article
- Tag(s):
- Omride-Judahite Alliance, Book of Kings, Omride Israel, Jehu's Revolt, Ancient Israel and Judea
- Permanent URL:
- http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/1gg4-h728
- Abstract:
- Why were the brothers of king Ahaziah at Beth-Eked in Israel, following the deaths of king Ahaziah and his northern ally, king Joram? This paper takes a closer look at the events of Beth-Eked in 2Kgs 10:13–14 and proposes that the brothers of Ahaziah represent a Judahite delegation seeking to maintain שׁלום with the Omrides in response to Jehu’s coup. If so, then Olyan’s observation of the ironic use of שׁלום in 2Kgs 9 should be extended to 2Kgs 10. In addition, it suggests that Jehu’s slaughter of the Judahites at Beth-Eked was the major turning point in the breaking of the Omride-Judahite alliance, rather than the initial deaths of the two kings.
- Metadata:
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- Published as:
- Journal article Show details
- Pub. DOI:
- 10.1515/zaw-2019-4001
- Publisher:
- Walter de Gruyter GmbH
- Pub. Date:
- 2019-11-27
- Journal:
- Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft
- Volume:
- 131
- Issue:
- 4
- Page Range:
- 537 - 548
- ISSN:
- 1613-0103,0044-2526
- Status:
- Published
- Last Updated:
- 4 years ago
- License:
- All Rights Reserved
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Jehu’s Slaughter of Judah’s Royal Family at Beth-Eked (2 Kings 10:13–14): A Closer Look