10Now Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. And Jehu wrote letters and sent [them] to Samaria, to the rulers of Jezreel, the elders, and to the guardians of [the children of] Ahab, saying,H256H7657H1121H8111H3058H3789H5612H7971H8111H8269H3157H2205H539H256H559 2"And now, when this letter comes to you, since your master's sons are with you, as well as the chariots and horses and a fortified city and the weapons,H5612H935H113H1121H7393H5483H4013H5892H5402 3select the best and fittest of your master's sons, and set [him] on his father's throne, and fight for your master's house. "H7200H2896H3477H113H1121H7760H1H3678H3898H113H1004 4But they feared greatly and said, "Behold, the two kings did not stand before him; how then can we stand?"H3966H3966H3372H559H8147H4428H5975H6440H5975 5And the one who [was] over the household, and he who [was] over the city, the elders, and the guardians of [the children,] sent [word] to Jehu, saying, "We are your servants, all that you say to us we will do, we will not make any man king; do what is good in your sight."H1004H5892H2205H539H7971H3058H559H5650H6213H559H376H4427H6213H2896H5869 6Then he wrote a letter to them a second time saying, "If you are on my side, and you will listen to my voice, take the heads of the men, your master's sons, and come to me at Jezreel tomorrow about this time." Now the king's sons, seventy persons, [were] with the great men of the city, [ who] were rearing them.H3789H5612H8145H559H8085H6963H3947H7218H582H113H1121H935H3157H4279H6256H4428H1121H7657H376H1419H5892H1431 7And it came about when the letter came to them, that they took the king's sons, and slaughtered [them,] seventy persons, and put their heads in baskets, and sent [them] to him at Jezreel.H5612H935H3947H4428H1121H7819H7657H376H7760H7218H1731H7971H3157 8When the messenger came and told him, saying, "They have brought the heads of the king's sons," he said, "Put them in two heaps at the entrance of the gate until morning."H935H4397H5046H559H935H7218H4428H1121H559H7760H8147H6652H6607H8179H1242 9Now it came about in the morning, that he went out and stood, and said to all the people, "You are innocent; behold, I conspired against my master and killed him, but who killed all these?H1242H3318H5975H559H5971H6662H7194H113H2026H5221 10"Know then that there shall fall to the earth nothing of the word of the LORD, which the LORD spoke concerning the house of Ahab, for the LORD has done what He spoke through His servant Elijah."H3045H645H5307H776H1697H3068H3068H1696H1004H256H3068H6213H1696H3027H5650H452 11So Jehu killed all who remained of the house of Ahab in Jezreel, and all his great men and his acquaintances and his priests, until he left him without a survivor.H3058H5221H7604H1004H256H3157H1419H3045H3548H7604H8300 12Then he arose and departed, and went to Samaria. On the way while he was at Beth-eked of the shepherds,H6965H935H3212H8111H7462H1004H1044H1870 13Jehu met the relatives of Ahaziah king of Judah and said, "Who are you?" And they answered, "We are the relatives of Ahaziah; and we have come down to greet the sons of the king and the sons of the queen mother."H3058H4672H251H274H4428H3063H559H559H251H274H3381H7965H1121H4428H1121H1377 14And he said, "Take them alive." So they took them alive, and killed them at the pit of Beth-eked, forty-two men; and he left none of them.H559H8610H2416H8610H2416H7819H953H1044H8147H705H376H7604H376 15Now when he had departed from there, he met Jehonadab the son of Rechab [coming] to meet him; and he greeted him and said to him, "Is your heart right, as my heart is with your heart?" And Jehonadab answered, " It is. "[Jehu said,]" If it is, give [me] your hand. "And he gave him his hand, and he took him up to him into the chariot.H3212H4672H3082H1121H7394H7125H1288H559H3426H3824H3477H3824H3824H3082H559H3426H5414H3027H5414H3027H5927H4818 16And he said, "Come with me and see my zeal for the LORD." So he made him ride in his chariot.H559H3212H7200H7068H3068H7392H7393 17And when he came to Samaria, he killed all who remained to Ahab in Samaria, until he had destroyed him, according to the word of the LORD, which He spoke to Elijah.H935H8111H5221H7604H256H8111H8045H1697H3068H1696H452 18Then Jehu gathered all the people and said to them, "Ahab served Baal a little; Jehu will serve him much.H3058H6908H5971H6908H559H256H5647H1168H4592H3058H5647H7235 19"And now, summon all the prophets of Baal, all his worshipers and all his priests; let no one be missing, for I have a great sacrifice for Baal; whoever is missing shall not live." But Jehu did it in cunning, in order that he might destroy the worshipers of Baal.H7121H5030H1168H5647H3548H376H6485H1419H2077H1168H6485H2421H3058H6213H6122H6H5647H1168 20And Jehu said, "Sanctify a solemn assembly for Baal." And they proclaimed [it.]H3058H559H6942H6116H1168H7121 21Then Jehu sent throughout Israel and all the worshipers of Baal came, so that there was not a man left who did not come. And when they went into the house of Baal, the house of Baal was filled from one end to the other.H3058H7971H3478H5647H1168H935H376H7604H935H935H1004H1168H1004H1168H4390H6310H6310 22And he said to the one who [was] in charge of the wardrobe, "Bring out garments for all the worshipers of Baal." So he brought out garments for them.H559H4458H3318H3830H5647H1168H3318H4403 23And Jehu went into the house of Baal with Jehonadab the son of Rechab; and he said to the worshipers of Baal, "Search and see that there may be here with you none of the servants of the LORD, but only the worshipers of Baal."H3058H935H3082H1121H7394H1004H1168H559H5647H1168H2664H7200H3426H5650H3068H5647H1168 24Then they went in to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings. Now Jehu had stationed for himself eighty men outside, and he had said, "The one who permits any of the men whom I bring into your hands to escape, shall give up his life in exchange."H935H6213H2077H5930H3058H7760H8084H376H2351H559H376H582H935H3027H4422H5315H5315 25Then it came about, as soon as he had finished offering the burnt offering, that Jehu said to the guard and to the royal officers, "Go in, kill them; let none come out." And they killed them with the edge of the sword; and the guard and the royal officers threw [them] out, and went to the inner room of the house of Baal.H3615H6213H5930H3058H559H7323H7991H935H5221H376H3318H5221H6310H2719H7323H7991H7993H3212H5892H1004H1168 26And they brought out the [sacred] pillars of the house of Baal, and burned them.H3318H4676H1004H1168H8313 27They also broke down the [sacred] pillar of Baal and broke down the house of Baal, and made it a latrine to this day.H5422H4676H1168H5422H1004H1168H7760H4163H4280H3117 28Thus Jehu eradicated Baal out of Israel.H3058H8045H1168H3478 29However, [as for] the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which he made Israel sin, from these Jehu did not depart, [even] the golden calves that [were] at Bethel and that [were] at Dan.H2399H3379H1121H5028H3478H2398H3058H5493H310H2091H5695H1008H1835 30And the LORD said to Jehu, "Because you have done well in executing what is right in My eyes, [and] have done to the house of Ahab according to all that [was] in My heart, your sons of the fourth generation shall sit on the throne of Israel."H3068H559H3058H2895H6213H3477H5869H6213H1004H256H3824H1121H7243H3427H3678H3478 31But Jehu was not careful to walk in the law of the LORD, the God of Israel, with all his heart; he did not depart from the sins of Jeroboam, which he made Israel sin.H3058H8104H3212H8451H3068H430H3478H3824H5493H2403H3379H3478H2398 32In those days the LORD began to cut off [portions] from Israel; and Hazael defeated them throughout the territory of Israel:H3117H3068H2490H7096H3478H7096H2371H5221H1366H3478 33from the Jordan eastward, all the land of Gilead, the Gadites and the Reubenites and the Manassites, from Aroer, which is by the valley of the Arnon, even Gilead and Bashan.H3383H4217H8121H776H1568H1425H7206H4520H6177H5158H769H1568H1316 34Now the rest of the acts of Jehu and all that he did and all his might, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?H3499H1697H3058H6213H1369H3789H5612H1697H3117H4428H3478 35And Jehu slept with his fathers, and they buried him in Samaria. And Jehoahaz his son became king in his place.H3058H7901H1H6912H8111H3059H1121H4427 36Now the time which Jehu reigned over Israel in Samaria [was] twenty-eight years.H3117H3058H4427H3478H8111H6242H8083H8141
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