Beth-eked

A location between Jezreel and Samaria where Jehu's men killed the relatives of Ahazaiah.

About Beth-eked

The place between Jezreel and Samaria where Jehu killed Ahaziah’s family at a pit or cistern (2 Kings 10:12, 14, King James Version translates it “shearing house”).

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Key References

2 Kings 10:14

Then Jehu ordered, “Take them alive.” So his men took them alive, then slaughtered them at the well of Beth-eked—forty-two men. He spared none of them.

2 Kings 10:12

Then Jehu set out toward Samaria. At Beth-eked of the Shepherds,

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2 Kings 10:12

Then Jehu set out toward Samaria. At Beth-eked of the Shepherds,

2 Kings 10:14

Then Jehu ordered, “Take them alive.” So his men took them alive, then slaughtered them at the well of Beth-eked—forty-two men. He spared none of them.