2 Kings 10:30

“And the Lord said unto Jehu, etc.] By a prophet, he not being one himself; and this is generally supposed, by the Jews f120, to be Jonah the son of Amittai: because thou hast done well in executing that which is right in mine eyes: in rooting out the idolatry of Baal, which was right in the sight of God, and was materially a good work, though it might not be done from a good principle, nor every step taken in doing it justifiable: and hast done unto the house of Ahab according to all that was in mine heart: that he had decreed within himself should be done, and had foretold by his prophets would be done, the doing of which was acceptable and well pleasing to him: thy children of the fourth…”

“And the Lord said unto Jehu - Probably by the mouth of Elisha. To a certain extent Jehu’s measures were acts of obedience, for which God might see fit to assign him a temporal reward. Thy children ... - This was accomplished in the persons of Jehoahaz, Joash, Jeroboam, and Zachariah, the son, grandson, great-grandson, and great-great-grandson of Jehu (compare the marginal references). No other family sat upon the throne of Israel so long. The house of Omri, which furnished four kings, held the crown for three generations only and for less than 50 years - that of Jehu reigned for five generations and for more than 100 years. return to 'Top of Page'”

“Done well - In part, and so far as is here expressed. 4 Kings (2 Kings) 10:31”

“10:30 God fulfilled his promise of a royal line to the fourth generation; four generations of Jehu’s descendants reigned as kings of Israel (Jehoahaz, Jehoash, Jeroboam II, and Zechariah).”

“Because thou hast: Kg1 21:29; Eze 29:18-20; Hos 1:4 according to all that: Sa1 15:18-24; Kg1 20:42, Kg1 21:22 thy children: Kg2 10:35, Kg2 13:1, Kg2 13:10, Kg2 14:23, Kg2 15:8-12 4 Kings (2 Kings) 10:31”

“Jehu is promised the possession of the throne to the fourth generation of his sons for having exterminated the godless royal house of Ahab (vid., Kg2 15:12). The divine sentence, "because thou hast acted well to do right in mine eyes. (because thou) hast done as it was in my heart to the house of Ahab," refers to the deed as such, and not to the subjective motives by which Jehu had been actuated. For it is obvious that it had not sprung from pure zeal for the honour of the Lord, from the limitation added in Kg2 10:31 : "but Jehu did not take heed to walk in the law of Jehovah with all his heart, and did not depart from the sins of Jeroboam." 4 Kings (2 Kings) 10:32”