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Bidkar, an officer of Jehu, witnessed the LORD's judgment against Ahab and his family.
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Bidkar was an officer who served under Jehu, the future king of Israel who overthrew the dynasty of Ahab (2Ki. 9:25). When Elisha the prophet anointed Jehu as king, he instructed him to carry out the LORD's judgment against the house of Ahab for their wickedness, particularly for the murder of Naboth and the persecution of the prophets (2Ki. 9:6-10). Bidkar was with Jehu when they encountered Jehoram, the son of Ahab, at the plot of ground that had belonged to Naboth. Jehu reminded Bidkar of the prophecy they had heard while serving under Ahab, stating that the LORD would repay Ahab's bloodshed on that very plot of land (2Ki. 9:25-26). Jehu then killed Jehoram and had his body thrown on Naboth's field, fulfilling the prophecy. Bidkar's presence as a witness to these events underscores the significance of God's judgment against the house of Ahab and the role of Jehu in carrying out divine justice.
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(son of stabbing, i.e, one who stabs), Jehu’s “captain,” originally his fellow officer, (2 Kings 9:25) who completed the sentence on Jehoram, son of Ahab.
in compunction, or sharp pain
BID'KAR (son of stabbing, i.e. stabler), a "captain" of Jehu who had ridden in the chariot with Ahab as an upper officer. 2 Kgs 9:25.
BID'KAR (son of stabbing, i.e. stabler), a "captain" of Jehu who had ridden in the chariot with Ahab as an upper officer. 2 Kgs 9:25.
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1 verse in 1 book · English text: BSB (change it from the menu at the top) · Strong’s H0920
And Jehu said to Bidkar his officer, “Pick him up and throw him into the field of Naboth the Jezreelite. For remember that when you and I were riding together behind his father Ahab, the LORD lifted up this burden against him:
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