This is the name of the place Beth-eked: Place where Jehu killed the brothers of Ahaziah.
Definition
from H1004 and a derivative of H6123; house of (the) binding (for sheep-shearing); Beth-Eked, a place in Palestine
Traditional renderings: shearing house.
Traditional renderings: shearing house.
Glossary entries
Where it occurs
Occurrences
4 total
- 2 Kings 10:12 (2×)בֵּֽית־; עֵ֥קֶד · At Beth-ekedThen Jehu set out toward Samaria. At Beth-eked of the Shepherds,
- 2 Kings 10:14 (2×)בֵּֽית־; עֵ֗קֶד · of Beth-ekedThen 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.