Draught-House
LocationsGeographical Setting
A specific structure within the temple complex of Baal in Samaria that was repurposed as a public latrine during the religious reforms of Jehu.
What is the meaning of Draught-House in the Bible?
A draught-house refers to a public latrine, specifically identified in 2 Kings 10:27 as the former temple of Baal in Samaria that King Jehu converted into a waste disposal site to dismantle the cult's physical presence.
SIGNIFICANCE
Recognizing the term draught-house clarifies the severity of Jehu's religious purge, illustrating how the deliberate transformation of a sacred sanctuary into a place of excrement served as a potent symbol of total divine rejection and the eradication of Baal worship in Israel.
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Source Attribution
Built upon the 1915 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia and Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897). Entries have been modernized, checked for academic truthfulness, and shortened for clarity.