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Shearing-house

(2 Kings 10:12, 14; marg., “house of shepherds binding sheep.” R.V., “the shearing-house of the shepherds;” marg., “house of gathering”), some place between Samaria and Jezreel, where Jehu slew “two and forty men” of the royal family of Judah. The Heb. word Beth-eked so rendered is supposed by some to be a proper name.

In the Bible

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Verses where Shearing-house is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).

  • 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.

Scripture on Shearing-house

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Sources · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)

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