shearing-house Summary and Overview
Bible Dictionaries at a Glance
shearing-house in Easton's Bible Dictionary
(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.
shearing-house in Schaff's Bible Dictionary
SHEARING-HOUSE , a spot between Jezreel and Samaria where Jehu slew forty-two of the royal family of Judah. 2 Kgs 10:12, 2 Kgs 10:14. According to Eusebius, it is in the plain of Jezreel, 15 Roman miles from Legio (Lejun), and Conder suggests Akadah as the site, on the western side of the great plain.