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Now
Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. So
Jehu wrote letters and sent them
to Samaria to
the officials
of Jezreel, to the elders, and to the
guardians
of
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 ,
“When
this letter arrives
, since
your master’s
sons are with you and you have
chariots and horses, a fortified
city and
weaponry
,
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;
select
the best and most
worthy
son
of your master
, 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 terrified
and reasoned
, “If
two kings could
not stand
against
him ,
how can
we? ”
But they were exceedingly
afraid,
and said
, Behold,
two kings stood
not before
him :
how then
shall
we stand
?
So
the palace
administrator
, the
overseer
of
the city, the elders, and the guardians
sent a
message
to Jehu :
“
We are your
servants, and we
will do whatever
you
say.
We will not make anyone
king .
Do whatever
is good in your
sight
. ”
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 Jehu
wrote them
a second
letter and
said:
“
If you
are
on
my
side
, and if you
will obey
me
, then
bring
the heads of your master’s
sons to me at
Jezreel by this time tomorrow
. ”
Now the sons of
the
king
, seventy in
all
, were being
brought
up
by
the leading
men of the city.
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 when the letter arrived
, they took the sons of
the
king
and slaughtered
all
seventy of
them.
They
put their heads in baskets and sent them to Jehu
at
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.
When
the
messenger arrived
, he
told Jehu
, “
They have brought the heads of the sons of
the
king
. ”
And Jehu
ordered
, “Pile
them in two heaps at the entrance
of the gate until 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.
The next
morning, Jehu
went out and stood before
all the people and
said
, “You
are
innocent.
It
was
I who
conspired against my master and killed
him .
But who killed
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 ,
then,
that not
a
word the LORD has
spoken
against
the house of Ahab will
fail,
for the LORD has
done what
He promised
through
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 killed
everyone
in
Jezreel
who
remained of the house of Ahab, as
well
as
all his great men and close
friends
and priests, leaving
him without
a
single
survivor
.
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
.
Then
Jehu
set
out
toward
Samaria. At Beth-eked
of
the Shepherds
,
And
he
arose
and
departed,
and
came
to
Samaria. And
as
he
was
at the shearing
house
in
the
way
,
Jehu met some
relatives
of Ahaziah king of Judah and asked
, “
Who are you
? ”
“
We are relatives
of Ahaziah ,”
they
answered,
“
and we have
come
down to greet
the sons
of the king and of the queen mother
. ”
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.
Then
Jehu
ordered
, “
Take them alive. ”
So
his
men
took them alive, then
slaughtered
them at the well
of Beth-eked—forty-
two men .
He spared
none
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 left
there
, he found
Jehonadab son of Rechab ,
who
was
coming to meet him .
Jehu
greeted
him and asked
, “
Is your
heart as
true
to
mine
as my heart is to
yours
? ”
“
It is !”
Jehonadab
replied
. “
If it is,”
said
Jehu
, “
give me your
hand. ”
So
he gave him his hand ,
and Jehu
helped
him into his
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 .
saying
, “
Come with me and see my zeal for the LORD !”
So he
had
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 Jehu
came to Samaria, he struck
down
everyone
belonging
to
Ahab
who
remained there
, until
he had destroyed them
, according to the word
that
the LORD had
spoken
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.
Then
Jehu brought
all the people together and said, “
Ahab served Baal a little ,
but Jehu will
serve him a
lot
.
And
Jehu gathered
all the people together ,
and said unto
them
, Ahab served Baal a little ;
but Jehu shall
serve him much
.
Now ,
therefore ,
summon
to
me all the prophets of Baal, all his servants, and all his priests .
See
that
no
one
is
missing,
for I have a great sacrifice for
Baal .
Whoever
is
missing
will
not live. ”
But Jehu was
acting
deceptively
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 commanded
, “
Proclaim a solemn assembly for Baal. ”
So
they announced
it.
And Jehu said
, Proclaim a solemn assembly for Baal. And
they proclaimed
it.
Then
Jehu sent word
throughout
Israel ,
and all the servants
of Baal came ;
there was not a man who
failed
to
show
. They entered
the temple
of Baal ,
and it
was filled
from end to end
.
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 Jehu
said to
the
keeper
of
the wardrobe
, “
Bring out
garments
for all the servants
of Baal. ”
So
he brought out
garments
for
them.
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
.
Next,
Jehu and Jehonadab son of Rechab entered
the temple
of Baal, and Jehu
said to
the servants
of Baal, “
Look around
to
see
that there are
no
servants of the LORD here
among
you—only
servants
of Baal. ”
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 went in to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings .
Now
Jehu had
stationed
eighty
men outside
and warned
them
, “
If anyone
allows
one
of the men I am
delivering
into your hands to
escape, he will
forfeit
his life for theirs
. ”
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
.
When
he had finished
making
the burnt offering, Jehu said to the guards
and officers
, “
Go in and kill
them .
Do
not
let anyone
out
. ”
So
the
guards
and officers
put
them to
the sword ,
threw
the bodies
out, and went into
the inner
room
of the temple
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 out
the sacred
pillar
of the temple
of Baal and burned it
.
And
they brought forth
the images
out
of the house
of Baal ,
and burned them
.
They also
demolished
the sacred
pillar
of Baal .
Then
they
tore
down the temple
of Baal and made it into
a latrine,
which
it
is
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 eradicated
Baal from
Israel ,
Thus Jehu destroyed
Baal out
of
Israel .
but
he
did
not
turn
away
from the sins that
Jeroboam son of Nebat had
caused
Israel to commit—the
worship
of
the golden calves at
Bethel and 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.
Nevertheless,
the LORD said to
Jehu, “
Because you
have
done well in carrying
out
what
is right in My
sight
and have
done to
the house of Ahab all that was in My
heart, four
generations
of your
sons
will
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.
Yet
Jehu was
not
careful
to follow
the instruction
of the LORD ,
the
God of Israel ,
with all his heart .
He did
not turn
away
from the sins that
Jeroboam had
caused
Israel to commit
.
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 the LORD began to reduce
the
size
of
Israel .
Hazael defeated
the Israelites
throughout
their
territory
In those days the LORD began to cut
Israel short:
and
Hazael smote
them
in
all
the coasts
of
Israel;
from the
Jordan eastward through
all the land of Gilead (the
region
of
Gad
, Reuben
, and Manasseh)
, and from Aroer by the Arnon Valley
through
Gilead to
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.
As
for
the rest of the acts of Jehu, along
with
all his
accomplishments
and all his might, are they not 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?
And Jehu rested
with his fathers and was
buried in Samaria ,
and his son Jehoahaz
reigned in his place
.
And Jehu slept
with his fathers :
and they
buried him
in Samaria .
And Jehoahaz
his son reigned in his stead
.
So
the duration
of
Jehu’s
reign
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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