Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

Then Jehu gathered all the people and said to them, “Ahab served Baal a little; Jehu will serve him much.

King James Version

And Jehu gathered all the people together, and said unto them, Ahab served Baal a little; but Jehu shall serve him much.

Holman Bible

Then Jehu brought all the people together and said to them, “Ahab served Baal a little, but Jehu will serve him a lot.

International Standard Version

Then Jehu assembled all the people and announced to them, "Ahab served Baal a little, but Jehu will serve him a lot!

A Conservative Version

And Jehu gathered all the people together, and said to them, Ahab served Baal a little, but Jehu will serve him much.

American Standard Version

And Jehu gathered all the people together, and said unto them, Ahab served Baal a little; but Jehu will serve him much.

Amplified

Jehu assembled all the people and said [in pretense] to them, “Ahab served Baal a little; Jehu will serve him much [more].

Bible in Basic English

Then Jehu got all the people together and said to them, Ahab was Baal's servant in a small way, but Jehu will be his servant on a great scale.

Darby Translation

And Jehu gathered all the people together, and said to them, Ahab served Baal a little: Jehu will serve him much.

Julia Smith Translation

And Jehu will gather together all the people, and say to them, Ahab served Baal a little; Jehu will serve him much.

King James 2000

And Jehu gathered all the people together, and said unto them, Ahab served Baal a little; but Jehu shall serve him much.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Then Jehu assembled all of the people and said to them, "Ahab served Baal a little, but Jehu will worship him greatly.

Modern King James verseion

And Jehu gathered all the people together, and said to them, Ahab served Baal a little, but Jehu shall serve him much.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

After that, Jehu gathered all the people together and said to them, "Ahab served Baal a little: but Jehu shall serve him a good.

NET Bible

Jehu assembled all the people and said to them, "Ahab worshiped Baal a little; Jehu will worship him with great devotion.

New Heart English Bible

Jehu gathered all the people together, and said to them, "Ahab served Baal a little; but Jehu will serve him much.

The Emphasized Bible

Then Jehu gathered together all the people, and said unto them, - Ahab, served Baal, a little, - Jehu, will serve him, much.

Webster

And Jehu convened all the people, and said to them, Ahab served Baal a little; but Jehu shall serve him much.

World English Bible

Jehu gathered all the people together, and said to them, "Ahab served Baal a little; but Jehu will serve him much.

Youngs Literal Translation

And Jehu gathereth the whole of the people, and saith unto them, 'Ahab served Baal a little -- Jehu doth serve him much:

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
יהוּא 
Yehuw' 
Usage: 58

קבץ 
Qabats 
Usage: 127

all the people
עם 
`am 
Usage: 1867

קבץ 
Qabats 
Usage: 127

and said

Usage: 0

אחב אחאב 
'Ach'ab 
Usage: 93

עבד 
`abad 
Usage: 288

בּעל 
Ba`al 
Usage: 81

a little
מעט מעט 
M@`at 
Usage: 101

but Jehu
יהוּא 
Yehuw' 
Usage: 58

עבד 
`abad 
Usage: 288

References

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Easton

Fausets

Hastings

Morish

Watsons

Context Readings

Jehu Purges The Baal Worshipers

17 And when he came to Samaria, he struck down all who remained to Ahab in Samaria, till he had wiped them out, according to the word of the LORD that he spoke to Elijah. 18 Then Jehu gathered all the people and said to them, “Ahab served Baal a little; Jehu will serve him much. 19 Now therefore call to me all the prophets of Baal, all his worshipers and all his priests. Let none be missing, for I have a great sacrifice to offer to Baal. Whoever is missing shall not live." But Jehu did it with cunning in order to destroy the worshipers of Baal.

Cross References

1 Kings 16:31-32

And as if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, he took for his wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and went and served Baal and worshiped him.

1 Kings 18:19

Now therefore send and gather all Israel to me at Mount Carmel, and the prophets of Baal and the 400 prophets of Asherah, who eat at Jezebel's table."

1 Kings 18:22

Then Elijah said to the people, "I, even I only, am left a prophet of the LORD, but Baal's prophets are men.

1 Kings 18:40

And Elijah said to them, "Seize the prophets of Baal; let not one of them escape." And they seized them. And Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon and slaughtered them there.

2 Kings 3:2

He did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, though not like his father and mother, for he put away the pillar of Baal that his father had made.

Job 13:7

Will you speak falsely for God and speak deceitfully for him?

Romans 3:8

And why not do evil that good may come?--as some people slanderously charge us with saying. Their condemnation is just.

Philippians 4:8

Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.

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