ULT 2 KI Chapter 10

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10 Now to Ahab were 70 sons in Samaria. And Jehu wrote letters, and he sent them to Samaria, to the commanders of Jezreel, the elders, and to the guardians of Ahab, saying, 2 “And now, when this letter comes to you, and the sons of your master are with you, and chariotry and horses and a fortified city and weapon are with you, 3 then you shall look for the good and right one from the sons of your master, and you shall set him on the throne of his father, and you shall fight for the house of your master.” 4 And they were very, very afraid, and they said, “Behold, two kings did not stand to his face, so we, how will we stand?” 5 And he who was over the house and he who was over the city and the elders and the guardians sent to Jehu, saying, “We are your servants, and all that you say to us, we will do. We will not make a man king. Do the good in your eyes.” 6 And he wrote a second letter to them, saying, “If you are for me and you are listening to my voice, take the heads of the men of the sons of your master and come to me at this time tomorrow in Jezreel.” Now the sons of the king were 70 men, with the great ones of the city raising them. 7 And it happened when the letter came to them that they took the sons of the king and slaughtered 70 men. And they put their heads in baskets and sent them to him in Jezreel. 8 And a messenger came and declared to him, saying, “They have brought the heads of the sons of the king.” And he said, “Put them in two piles at the entrance of the gate until morning.” 9 And it happened in the morning that he went out and stood, and he said to all of the people, “You are righteous. Behold, I, I conspired against my master and killed him. But who struck all of these? 10 Know then that nothing from the word of Yahweh that Yahweh spoke about the house of Ahab has fallen to the ground. For Yahweh has done what he spoke by the hand of his servant Elijah.” 11 And Jehu struck everyone remaining to the house of Ahab in Jezreel and all of his great ones and his acquaintances and his priests, until he left to him no survivor.

12 And he arose and came. And he was going to Samaria, he was in Beth Eked of the Shepherds on the way, 13 and Jehu found the brothers of Ahaziah, the king of Judah. And he said, “Who are you?” And they said, “We are the brothers of Ahaziah, and we have come down for the welfare of the sons of the king and the sons of the queen mother.” 14 And he said, “Seize them alive!” And they seized them alive, and they slaughtered them at the pit of Beth Eked, 42 men, and he did not leave a man from them.

15 And he went from there, and he found Jehonadab, the son of Recab, to meet him. And he blessed him, and he said to him, “Is your heart right, just as my heart is with your heart?” And Jehonadab said, “It is.” “If it is, give your hand.” And he gave his hand. Then he lifted him to himself into the chariot. 16 And he said, “Come with me and see my zeal for Yahweh.” And they caused him to ride in his chariot. 17 And he entered Samaria, and he struck everyone remaining to Ahab in Samaria until he destroyed him, according to the word of Yahweh that he spoke to Elijah.

18 And Jehu gathered all of the people, and he said to them, “Ahab served Baal a little. Jehu will serve him much. 19 And now, call to me all of the prophets of Baal, all of his servants, and all of his priests. Let not a man be missing, for a great sacrifice is to me for Baal. Everyone who is missing will not live.” But Jehu was acting with cunning in order to destroy the servants of Baal. 20 And Jehu said, “Consecrate a solemn assembly for Baal.” And they proclaimed. 21 And Jehu sent into all of Israel, and all of the servants of Baal came, and a man was not left who had not come. And they entered the house of Baal, and the house of Baal was filled mouth to mouth. 22 And he said to him who was over the wardrobe, “Bring out clothing for all of the servants of Baal.” And he brought out to them the vestment. 23 And Jehu entered the house of Baal with Jehonadab, the son of Recab, and he said to the servants of Baal, “Search and see that there are not with you here from the servants of Yahweh, but only servants of Baal.” 24 And they came in to make sacrifices and burnt offerings. Now Jehu had stationed for himself 80 men outside, and he had said, “The man who escapes from the men whom I am bringing into your hands, his life in place of his life.”

25 And it happened, when he finished making the burnt offering, that Jehu said to the runners and to the captains, “Go, strike them! Let not a man go out!” And they struck them to the mouth of the sword, and the runners and the captains threw them, and they went to the city of the house of Baal. 26 And they brought out the pillars of the house of Baal, and they burned it. 27 And they broke down the pillar of Baal, and they broke down the house of Baal, and they made it a latrine, to this day. 28 So Jehu destroyed Baal from Israel.

29 Only the sins of Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, who caused Israel to sin, Jehu did not turn away from after them, the calves of gold that were in Bethel and that were in Dan. 30 And Yahweh said to Jehu, “Because you did well by doing right in my eyes, according to all that was in my heart you did to the house of Ahab, sons of the fourth will sit for you on the throne of Israel.” 31 But Jehu was not careful to walk in the law of Yahweh, the God of Israel, with all of his heart. He did not turn away from the sins of Jeroboam, who caused Israel to sin.

32 In those days, Yahweh began to cut off Israel. And Hazael struck them in every border of Israel 33 from the Jordan from the rising of the sun, all of the land of Gilead, the Gadite and the Reubenite and the Manassite, from Aroer, which is near the valley of Arnon, and Gilead and Bashan. 34 Now the rest of the matters of Jehu and all that he did and all of his might, are they not written in the book of the matters of the days of the kings of Israel? 35 And Jehu lay down with his fathers, and they buried him in Samaria. And Jehoahaz his son reigned in his place. 36 And the days that Jehu had reigned over Israel were 28 years in Samaria.

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ULT 2 KI Chapter 10

ULT 2 KI Chapter 10