| Verse | Translation | Text |
| 2Ki 10:3 | King James | Look even out the best and meetest of your master's sons, and set him on his father's throne, and fight for your master's house. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| Jehu, placing his adversaries' advantages before them in the most favorable light, called upon them to decide what they would do. The unscrupulous soldier shows shrewdness as well as courage, a sharp wit as well as a bold heart. |