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The Second Book of Kings 10

10 And to Ahab belonged 70 sons in Samaria. And Jehu wrote letters, and he sent to Samaria, to the captains of Jezreel, the elders, and to the guardians of Ahab, saying, 2 “And now, when this letter comes to you, and with you are the sons of your lords, and with you are chariot and horses and fortified city and weapon, 3 and you will see the best and the most upright from the sons of your lords, and you will set him on the throne of his father. And fight on behalf of the house of your lords.” 4 And they were very, very afraid, and they said, “Look—the two kings did not stand to his face. And how will we stand ourselves?” 5 And he sent the one who was over the house and the one who was over the city and the elders and the guardian to Jehu, saying, “We are your servants, and all that you say to us we will do. We will not make a person 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 lords and come to me at the time tomorrow to Jezreel.” And the sons of the king were 70 men, with the great ones of the city who were raising them. 7 And it happened, when the letter came to them, and they took the sons of the king, and they slaughtered 70 men. And they put their heads in baskets, and they sent them to him, to Jezreel. 8 And the messenger came, and he informed 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 the morning.” 9 And it happened in the morning, and he went out, and he stood, and he said to all the people, “You are righteous. Look—I myself conspired against my lord, and I killed him. But who struck all these? 10 Know then that a word does not fall from the word of Yahweh to the ground that Yahweh has spoken concerning the house of Ahab. And Yahweh has done that which he spoke through the hand of his servant, Elijah.” 11 And Jehu struck down all who remained of the house of Ahab in Jezreel and all his great ones and those who were known by him and his priests without leaving for him a survivor.

12 And he got up, and he came, and he went to Samaria. He was in Beth-Eked of the shepherds in 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 came 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 near the pit of Beth-Eked—42 men, and he did not leave over a person 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 there with your heart what is upright, just as my heart is with your heart?” And Jehonadab said, “It is.” “And it is, give your hand.” And he gave his hand, and he lifted him to himself into the chariot. 16 And he said, “Come with me and see my zeal for Yahweh.” And they had him ride in his chariot. 17 And he came to Samaria, and he struck all the people who remained of Ahab in Samaria, until he exterminated him, according to the word of Yahweh that he spoke to Elijah.

18 And Jehu gathered all the people, and he said to them, “Ahab served Baal a little, Jehu will serve him much. 19 And now, call to me all the prophets of the Baal—all his servants and all his priests. Do not let a person be missing, for a great sacrifice belongs to me for the Baal. All those who are missing will not live.” However Jehu acted with cunning, in order to destroy the servants of the Baal. 20 And Jehu said, “Consecrate a festive assembly for the Baal.” And they called. 21 And Jehu sent in all Israel, and all the servants of the Baal came, and a person was not left over who had not come. And they entered the house of the Baal, and the house of the Baal was filled mouth to mouth. 22 And he said to the person who was over the wardrobe, “Bring out clothing for all the servants of the Baal.” And he brought out to them the robe. 23 And Jehu and Jehonadab the son of Recab entered the house of the Baal, and he said to the servants of the Baal, “Search and see, lest there be here with you some of the servants of Yahweh, except the servants of the Baal by themselves.” 24 And they entered to make sacrifices and burnt offerings. And Jehu set for himself 80 men outside, and he said, “The man who escapes from the men who I am bringing into your hands—his life in the place of his life.”

25 And it happened, when he finished making the burnt offering, and Jehu said to the runners and to the third officers, “Go! Strike them! Do not let a man go out.” And they struck them to the mouth of the sword, and the runners and the third officers threw them, and they went up to the city of the house of the Baal. 26 And they brought out the pillars of the house of the Baal, and they burned it. 27 And they broke down the pillar of the Baal, and they broke down the house of the Baal, and they put it as a bathroom, until this day. 28 And Jehu exterminated the Baal from Israel.

29 Only the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat which caused Israel to sin—Jehu did not turn aside 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 good by doing what is upright in my eyes, according to all that is 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 did not take care to walk in the law of Yahweh the God of Israel with all his heart. He did not turn aside away from the sins of Jeroboam, which 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 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 But the rest of the words of Jehu, and all that he did, and all his might—are they not written on the scroll of the words of the days of the kings of Israel? 35 And Jehu slept with his fathers, and they buried him in Samaria. And Jehoahaz his son was king in his place. 36 And the days that Jehu was king over Israel were 28 years in Samaria.

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