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Now
Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. Jehu wrote letters, and sent to Samaria, to
the rulers of Jezreel, even
the elders, and to those
who
brought up [the
sons
of]
Ahab
, saying,
And
Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. And
Jehu wrote letters, and sent to Samaria, unto
the rulers of Jezreel, to
the elders, and to them
that
brought up Ahab's
children
, saying,
Now as soon as this letter comes
to you, seeing your master's sons are with you, and there are with you chariots and horses, a fortified
city also, and armor;
Now as soon as this letter cometh
to you, seeing your master's sons are with you, and there are with you chariots and horses, a fenced
city also, and armor;
look you
out the best and meet
of your master's sons, and set him on his father's throne, and fight for your master's house.
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.
But they were exceedingly afraid, and said, Behold, the
two kings didn't
stand
before him: how then shall we stand?
But they were exceedingly afraid, and said, Behold, two kings stood
not
before him: how then shall we stand?
He who
was over the household
, and he who
was over the city, the elders also, and those
who
brought
up [
the children ]
, sent to Jehu, saying, We are your
servants, and will do all that you
shall
bid us; we will not make any man
king: you
do that which is good in your
eyes.
And
he that
was over the house
, and he that
was over the city, the elders also, and the
bringers
up of
the children, sent to Jehu, saying, We are thy
servants, and will do all that thou
shalt
bid us; we will not make any king: do thou
that which is good in thine
eyes.
Then he wrote a letter the second time to them, saying, If you
be on
my
side
, and if you
will listen
to
my voice, take the heads of the men your master's sons, and come to me to Jezreel by tomorrow
this time. Now the king's sons, being seventy persons, were with the great men of the city, who
brought them up.
Then he wrote a letter the second time to them, saying, If ye
be mine
, and if ye
will hearken
unto
my voice, take ye
the heads of the men your master's sons, and come to me to Jezreel by to
morrow
this time. Now the king's sons, being seventy persons, were with the great men of the city, which
brought them up.
It happened
, when the letter came to them, that they took the king's sons, and killed
them,
even
seventy persons, and put their heads in baskets, and sent them
to
him to Jezreel.
And
it came
to
pass
, when the letter came to them, that they took the king's sons, and slew
seventy persons, and put their heads in baskets, and sent him them
to Jezreel.
There came a messenger, and told him, saying, They have brought the heads of the king's sons. He said, Lay you
them in two heaps at the entrance
of the gate until the morning.
And
there came a messenger, and told him, saying, They have brought the heads of the king's sons. And
he said, Lay ye
them in two heaps at the entering
in
of the gate until the morning.
It happened
in the morning, that he went out, and stood, and said to all the people, You
are
righteous: behold, I conspired against my master, and killed
him ;
but who struck
all these?
And
it came
to
pass
in the morning, that he went out, and stood, and said to all the people, Ye
be
righteous: behold, I conspired against my master, and slew
him :
but who slew
all these?
Know now that there shall fall to
the earth nothing of the word of Yahweh
, which Yahweh
spoke
concerning the house of Ahab: for Yahweh
has
done that which he spoke
by his servant Elijah.
Know now that there shall fall unto
the earth nothing of the word of the
LORD
, which the
LORD
spake
concerning the house of Ahab: for the
LORD
hath
done that which he spake
by his servant Elijah.
So Jehu struck
all that remained of the house of Ahab in Jezreel, and all his great men, and his familiar
friends
, and his priests, until he left him none remaining.
So Jehu slew
all that remained of the house of Ahab in Jezreel, and all his great men, and his kinsfolk
, and his priests, until he left him none remaining.
He arose and departed, and went
to Samaria. As he was at the shearing -
house of
the
shepherds
in the way,
And
he arose and departed, and came
to Samaria. And
as he was at the shearing house in the way,
Jehu met with the brothers
of Ahaziah king of Judah, and said, Who are you
? They answered, We are the brothers
of Ahaziah :
and we go down to Greet
the children of the king and the children of the queen.
Jehu met with the brethren
of Ahaziah king of Judah, and said, Who are ye
? And
they answered, We are the brethren
of Ahaziah ;
and we go down to salute
the children of the king and the children of the queen.
He said, Take them alive. They took them alive, and killed
them at the pit of the shearing -
house, even two and forty men; neither left he any of them.
And
he said, Take them alive. And
they took them alive, and slew
them at the pit of the shearing house, even two and forty men; neither left he any of them.
When he was departed there
, he lighted on 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? Jehonadab answered, It is. If it be, give me your
hand. He gave him his hand; and he took him up to him into the chariot.
And
when he was departed thence
, he lighted on Jehonadab the son of Rechab coming to meet him :
and he saluted
him, and said to him, Is thine
heart right, as my heart is with thy
heart? And
Jehonadab answered, It is. If it be, give me thine
hand. And
he gave him his hand; and he took him up to him into the chariot.
He said, Come with me, and see my zeal for Yahweh
. So they made him ride in his chariot.
And
he said, Come with me, and see my zeal for the
LORD
. So they made him ride in his chariot.
When he came to Samaria, he struck
all who
remained to
Ahab in Samaria, until
he had destroyed him, according to the word
of Yahweh
, which he spoke
to Elijah.
And
when he came to Samaria, he slew
all that
remained unto
Ahab in Samaria, till
he had destroyed him, according to the saying
of the
LORD
, which he spake
to Elijah.
Jehu gathered all the people together, and said to
them, Ahab served Baal a little; but Jehu will
serve him much.
And
Jehu gathered all the people together, and said unto
them, Ahab served Baal a little; but Jehu shall
serve him much.
Now therefore call to
me all the prophets of Baal, all his worshippers
, and all his priests; let none be wanting: for I have a great sacrifice [
to do ]
to Baal; whoever
shall be wanting, he shall not live. But Jehu did it in subtlety
, to the intent that he might destroy the worshippers of Baal.
Now therefore call unto
me all the prophets of Baal, all his servants
, and all his priests; let none be wanting: for I have a great sacrifice to do to Baal; whosoever
shall be wanting, he shall not live. But Jehu did it in subtilty
, to the intent that he might destroy the worshippers of Baal.
Jehu said, Sanctify
a solemn assembly for Baal. They proclaimed it.
And
Jehu said, Proclaim
a solemn assembly for Baal. And
they proclaimed it.
Jehu sent through all Israel: and all the worshippers of Baal came, so that there was not a man left that didn't
come
. They came into the house of Baal; and the house of Baal was filled
from one end to another.
And
Jehu sent through all Israel: and all the worshippers of Baal came, so that there was not a man left that came
not
. And
they came into the house of Baal; and the house of Baal was full
from one end to another.
He said to
him who
was over the vestry, Bring forth vestments for all the worshippers of Baal. He brought them forth vestments.
And
he said unto
him that
was over the vestry, Bring forth vestments for all the worshippers of Baal. And
he brought them forth vestments.
Jehu went, and Jehonadab the son of Rechab, into the house of Baal ;
and he
said to
the worshippers of Baal, Search, and look that there be here with you none of the servants of Yahweh
, but the worshippers of Baal only.
And
Jehu went, and Jehonadab the son of Rechab, into the house of Baal ,
and said unto
the worshippers of Baal, Search, and look that there be here with you none of the servants of the
LORD
, but the worshippers of Baal only.
They went in to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings .
Now
Jehu had
appointed him
eighty
men outside
, and said, If any of the men whom I bring
into your hands escape, [
he who
lets
him go ]
, his life shall be for the life of him.
And
when
they went in to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings ,
Jehu appointed fourscore
men without
, and said, If any of the men whom I have
brought
into your hands escape, he that
letteth
him go, his life shall be for the life of him.
It happened
, as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt offering, that Jehu said to the guard and to the captains, Go in, and kill
them; let none come forth. They struck
them with the edge of the sword; and the guard and the captains cast them out, and went to the city of the house of Baal.
And
it came
to
pass
, as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt offering, that Jehu said to the guard and to the captains, Go in, and slay
them; let none come forth. And
they smote
them with the edge of the sword; and the guard and the captains cast them out, and went to the city of the house of Baal.
They brought forth the pillars
that
were
in
the house of Baal, and burned them.
And
they brought forth the images
out
of
the house of Baal, and burned them.
They broke
down the pillar
of Baal, and broke
down the house of Baal, and made it a latrine,
to
this day.
And
they brake
down the image
of Baal, and brake
down the house of Baal, and made it a draught
house
unto
this day.
Thus Jehu destroyed Baal out of Israel.
Thus Jehu destroyed Baal out of Israel.
However
from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, with
which
he
made Israel to sin, Jehu didn't
depart
from after them, [
to wit ]
, the golden calves that were in Bethel, and that were in Dan.
Howbeit
from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who
made Israel to sin, Jehu departed
not
from after them, to wit, the golden calves that were in Bethel, and that were in Dan.
Yahweh
said to
Jehu, Because you
have
done well in executing that which 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.
And
the
LORD
said unto
Jehu, Because thou
hast
done well in executing that which is right in mine
eyes, and hast
done unto
the house of Ahab according to all that was in mine
heart, thy
children
of the fourth generation shall sit on the throne of Israel.
But Jehu took no heed to walk in the law of Yahweh,
the God of Israel ,
with all his heart: he didn't
depart
from the sins of Jeroboam, with
which he
made Israel to sin.
But Jehu took no heed to walk in the law of the LORD
God of Israel with all his heart: for
he departed
not
from the sins of Jeroboam, which made Israel to sin.
In those days Yahweh
began to cut off
from
Israel: and Hazael struck
them in all the borders
of Israel;
In those days the
LORD
began to cut Israel short
: and Hazael smote
them in all the coasts
of Israel;
from 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.
From Jordan eastward, all the land of Gilead, the Gadites, and the Reubenites, and the Manassites, from Aroer, which is by the river
Arnon, even Gilead and Bashan.
Now the rest of the acts of Jehu, and all that he did, and all his might, aren't
they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
Now 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?
Jehu slept with his fathers ;
and they buried him in Samaria. Jehoahaz his son reigned in his place
.
And
Jehu slept with his fathers :
and they buried him in Samaria. And
Jehoahaz his son reigned in his stead
.
The time that Jehu reigned over Israel in Samaria was twenty -
eight years.
And
the time that Jehu reigned over Israel in Samaria was twenty and
eight years.
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