Verse
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
KJV
King James Version
And Ahab hath
seventy sons in Samaria ,
and Jehu writeth
letters, and sendeth
to Samaria, unto the heads
of Jezreel, the elders, and unto
the
supporters
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,
`And
now ,
at
the
coming
in
of
this letter unto
you, and
with you `are'
sons
of
your
lord
, and with you `are'
the
chariots and the
horses, and
a fenced city, and the
armour,
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;
and
ye
have
seen
the best and the
uprightest
of
the
sons
of your lord
, and have
set `
him '
on the
throne
of
his father
, and fight ye
for the
house
of
your lord
. '
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
.
And
they fear
very
greatly
, and say
, `Lo
, the
two kings have
not
stood before him ,
and
how do
we stand --
we
? '
But
they were
exceedingly
afraid
, and said
, Behold
, two kings stood not
before him :
how then
shall
we stand?
And he who
`is'
over the house, and he who
`is'
over the city, and
the elders, and the supporters
, send
unto
Jehu, saying, `Thy
servants
we `
are '
, and all that thou sayest
unto
us we
do
; we do
not make any one
king --
that which `
is '
good in thine eyes do
. '
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.
And
he writeth
unto
them
a letter a
second time, saying, `
If ye `are'
for
me
, and to
my voice are
hearkening
, take the heads of the men --
the
sons
of
your lord
, and come unto
me
about
this
time
to -morrow,
to Jezreel ;'
and
the sons of
the
king
`are'
seventy men
, with the great ones
of the city those
bringing
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.
And it cometh
to pass, at
the
coming
in
of
the letter unto
them, that they take
the sons of
the
king
, and slaughter
seventy men
, and put their heads in baskets, and send
unto
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 .
and the
messenger cometh
in
, and declareth
to
him, saying, `
They have brought in
the heads of the sons of
the
king,'
and he saith
, `Make
them two heaps at the opening
of the gate till
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.
And it cometh
to pass in the morning, that he goeth
out, and standeth
, and saith
unto
all the people, `Righteous
are
ye ;
lo
, I have
conspired against my lord
, and slay
him --
and
who smote
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 ye
now ,
that nothing
doth
fall of the word of Jehovah
to
the earth
that
Jehovah
spake against
the house of Ahab ,
and
Jehovah
hath done that which He spake by the
hand
of
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.
And
Jehu smiteth
all those
left
to
the house of Ahab in Jezreel, and all his great men, and his acquaintances
, and his priests, till
he hath
not
left to
him a
remnant
.
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
.
And he riseth,
and cometh
in
and goeth
to Samaria ;
he `is'
at the shepherds'
shearing -
house in the way,
And he arose
and departed,
and came
to Samaria .
And
as
he was
at the shearing house in the way,
and
Jehu hath
found
the brethren of Ahaziah king of Judah, and saith
, `
Who `
are '
ye? '
and they say
, `
Brethren of Ahaziah we
`are',
and we go down to salute the sons
of the king ,
and the sons
of the mistress
. '
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
.
And he saith
, `Catch
them alive ;'
and they catch
them alive, and slaughter
them at the pit of the shearing -
house, forty
and
two men,
and he
hath
not
left a
man
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.
And he goeth
thence, and
findeth
Jehonadab son of Rechab --
to meet him ,
and blesseth
him, and saith
unto
him, `
Is thy
heart right, as my heart `
is '
with thy heart? '
and Jehonadab saith
, `
It is ;'
--
`Then
it is;
give thy
hand ;'
and he giveth
his hand ,
and he causeth
him to
come
up into
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 .
and saith
, `
Come with me, and look
on
my zeal for Jehovah;'
and
they cause
him to
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.
And he cometh
in
to Samaria, and
smiteth
all those
left
to
Ahab in Samaria, till his
destroying
him, according to the word
of Jehovah
that
He spake unto
Elisha
.
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
.
And Jehu gathereth
the
whole
of
the people, and saith
unto them, `
Ahab served Baal a little --
Jehu doth
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 .
and
now ,
all the prophets of Baal, all his servants, and all his priests ,
call
ye
unto
me
; let not
a
man
be lacking,
for a great sacrifice I
have
for
Baal; every
one
who
is
lacking
--
he doth
not live ;'
and
Jehu hath
done
`
it '
in subtilty, in
order
to destroy the servants
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.
And Jehu saith
, `Sanctify
a restraint
for Baal ;'
and they proclaim
`
it '
.
And Jehu said
, Proclaim
a solemn
assembly
for Baal .
And they proclaimed
it.
And Jehu sendeth
into
all Israel ,
and all the servants
of Baal come
in
, and
there hath
not been
left
a man who
hath
not come
in;
and they come
in
to
the house of Baal ,
and the house of Baal is
full --
mouth
to mouth
.
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
.
And he saith
to
him who
`is'
over the wardrobe
, `
Bring out
clothing
to
all servants
of Baal ;'
and he bringeth
out
to
them the
clothing
.
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
.
And Jehu goeth
in
, and Jehonadab son of Rechab, to
the house of Baal, and saith
to
the servants
of Baal, `
Search and
see
, lest
there be here with you of the servants of Jehovah
--
but
, the servants
of Baal by
themselves
. '
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
.
And they come
in to make
sacrifices and burnt -
offerings, and
Jehu hath
set
for
himself
in
an
out-place
eighty
men, and saith
, `The
man
who
letteth
escape
`
any '
of the men whom I am
bringing
in
unto
your hand
--
his soul
for his
soul
. '
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
.
And it cometh
to pass at
his
finishing
to
make
the burnt -
offering, that Jehu saith
to the runners,
and to the captains, `
Go in, smite
them ,
let none come out;'
and they smite
them by
the mouth
of the sword ,
and the runners
and the captains cast `
them '
out ;
and they
go
unto
the city ,
to
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 .
and bring
out
the standing-pillars
of the house of Baal, and burn
them ,
And they
brought
forth
the images
out
of the house of Baal, and burned
them .
and break
down the standing-pillar
of Baal, and break
down the house of Baal, and appoint
it for
a draught -
house unto 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.
And
Jehu destroyeth
Baal out of Israel ,
Thus
Jehu destroyed
Baal out of Israel .
only
--
the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, that
he
caused
Israel to sin, Jehu hath
not turned
aside
from after them --
the calves of
gold
that `are'
at
Beth-El
, and 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.
And Jehovah
saith
unto Jehu, `
Because that
thou hast done well ,
to
do
that which `
is '
right in Mine eyes --
according
to
all
that
`is'
in
My
heart
thou
hast done to
the house of Ahab --
the
sons
of the fourth `
generation '
do
sit for
thee
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.
And
Jehu hath
not
taken
heed to walk in the law of Jehovah,
God of Israel ,
with all his heart ,
he hath
not turned
aside
from the sins of Jeroboam, that
he
caused
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 hath
Jehovah
begun
to cut off
`some'
in
Israel ,
and Hazael smiteth
them in all the border
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 ,
at
the
sun-rising
, the whole
land of Gilead, of
the Gadite
, and the Reubenite
, and the Manassahite
(
from Aroer, that
`
is '
by the brook
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.
And
the rest of the matters
of Jehu, and all that he did, and all his might, are they not written on
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?
And Jehu lieth
with his fathers ,
and they bury
him in Samaria ,
and reign
doth
Jehoahaz his son in his stead.
And Jehu slept
with his fathers :
and they buried
him in Samaria .
And Jehoahaz his son reigned
in his stead.
And the days
that Jehu hath
reigned over Israel `are'
twenty and eight years ,
in
Samaria
.
And the time
that Jehu reigned over Israel in
Samaria
was
twenty and eight years.
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