Jehu is still cleaning house. BUT he didn't like to kill in cold blood, so he notified the guardians and elders of Ahab's children and said, "fight for your master's house!" They were terrified because they couldn't stand against him, and told him they'd do anything he wanted. He WANTED them to bring him the heads of his master's sons, and they did it.
As he was moving along, he saw some people and asked them who they were. They answered that they were relatives of the king over for a visit. Jehu killed them too.
Now for all those prophets of Baal... but how was he to get THEM all together? THIS called for some imagination! He made a proclamation, saying, "Ahab served Baal a little; Jehu will serve him much. Now summon all the prophets of Baal, all his ministers and all his priests. See that no one is missing, because I am going to hold a great sacrifice for Baal. Anyone who fails to come will no longer live." Clever... reminds me of when Rahab lied to save the spies. Anyway, they all came - every single one. Jehu ordered the guards to clean up... and so all the ministers of Baal were gone and Israel worshiped Baal no more!!!
However, there was one thing that kept Jehu from being as great as David (I think). He did not destroy to golden calves that the people had been worshiping, and he even worshiped them himself. I did a bible study once about this - it said that unless we get rid of all the things that tempted us before we were with God (or in Jehu's case, chosen of God) they will keep tempting us and make us fall away.
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