2Kings:10:1-17

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* Now Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria . And Jehu wrote letters , and sent to Samaria , to the princes of Jizreel , to the elders , and to Ahab 's guardians , saying , * And now , when this letter comes to you , seeing your master 's sons are with you , and there are with you chariots , and horses , and a fortified city , and armour , * look out the best and worthiest of your master 's sons , and set him on his father 's throne , and fight for your master 's house . * And they were exceedingly afraid , and said , Behold , the two kings stood not before him ; and how shall we stand ? * And he that was over the house , and he that was over the city , and the elders , and the guardians sent to Jehu , saying , We are thy servants , and will do all that thou shalt bid us ; we will not make any one king ; do what is good in thy sight . * And he wrote a letter the second time to them saying , If ye are mine , and will hearken to my voice , take the heads of the men your master 's sons , and come to me to Jizreel to-morrow at this time . Now the king 's sons , seventy persons , were with the great men of the city , who brought them up . * And it came to pass when the letter came to them , that they took the king 's sons , and slaughtered seventy persons , and put their heads in baskets , and sent them to him to Jizreel . * And a messenger came and told him saying , They have brought the heads of the king 's sons . And he said , Lay them in two heaps at the entrance of the gate until the morning . * And it came to pass in the morning that he went out ; and he stood , and said to all the people , Ye are righteous ! behold , I conspired against my master and killed him ; but who smote all these ? * Know now that nothing shall fall to the earth of the word of Jehovah , which Jehovah spoke concerning the house of Ahab ; for Jehovah has done that which he said through his servant Elijah . * And Jehu slew all that remained of the house of Ahab in Jizreel , and all his great men , and his acquaintances , and his priests , until he left him none remaining . * And he rose up and departed , and came to Samaria . And as he was at the shepherds ' meeting-place on the way , * Jehu found the brethren of Ahaziah king of Judah , and said , Who are ye ? And they said , We are the brethren of Ahaziah ; and have come down to salute the children of the king , and the children of the queen . * And he said , Take them alive ! And they took them alive , and slew them at the well of the meeting-place , forty-two men ; and he left not one of them remaining . * And he departed thence , and found Jehonadab the son of Rechab [coming ] to meet him ; and he greeted him , and said to him , Is thy heart right , as my heart is with thy heart ? And Jehonadab said , It is . -- If it be , give [me ] thy hand . -- And he gave [him ] his hand ; and [Jehu ] took him up to him into the chariot , * and said , Come with me , and see my zeal for Jehovah . So they made him ride in his chariot . * And he came to Samaria , and smote all that remained to Ahab in Samaria , until he had destroyed him , according to the word of Jehovah which he spoke to Elijah .

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