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So Jehu wrote letters and sent them to Samaria: to the officials of Jezreel, to the elders and to the guardians of Ahab&#8217s children. He said, <a href="/nlt/2_kings/10.htm">New Living Translation</a> Ahab had seventy sons living in the city of Samaria. So Jehu wrote letters and sent them to Samaria, to the elders and officials of the city, and to the guardians of King Ahab’s sons. He said, <a href="/esv/2_kings/10.htm">English Standard Version</a> Now Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. So Jehu wrote letters and sent them to Samaria, to the rulers of the city, to the elders, and to the guardians of the sons of Ahab, saying, <a href="/bsb/2_kings/10.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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: <a href="/kjv/2_kings/10.htm">King James Bible</a> 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, <a href="/nkjv/2_kings/10.htm">New King James Version</a> Now Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. And Jehu wrote and sent letters to Samaria, to the rulers of Jezreel, to the elders, and to those who reared Ahab’s sons, saying: <a href="/nasb_/2_kings/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Now Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. And Jehu wrote letters and sent them to Samaria, to the officials of Jezreel, the elders, and to the guardians of the children of Ahab, saying, <a href="/nasb/2_kings/10.htm">NASB 1995</a> Now Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. And Jehu wrote letters and sent them to Samaria, to the rulers of Jezreel, the elders, and to the guardians of the children of Ahab, saying, <a href="/nasb77/2_kings/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Now Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. And Jehu wrote letters and sent them to Samaria, to the rulers of Jezreel, the elders, and to the guardians of the children of Ahab, saying, <a href="/lsb/2_kings/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Now Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. And Jehu wrote letters and sent them to Samaria, to the rulers of Jezreel, the elders, and to the guardians of the children of Ahab, saying, <a href="/amp/2_kings/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Ahab had seventy sons [and grandsons] in Samaria. So Jehu wrote letters and sent them to Samaria, to the rulers of Jezreel, to the elders, and to the guardians of the children of Ahab, saying, <a href="/csb/2_kings/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Since Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria, Jehu wrote letters and sent them to Samaria to the rulers of Jezreel, to the elders, and to the guardians of Ahab’s sons, saying: <a href="/hcsb/2_kings/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Since Ahab had 70 sons in Samaria, Jehu wrote letters and sent them to Samaria to the rulers of Jezreel, to the elders, and to the guardians of Ahab&#8217s sons, saying: <a href="/asv/2_kings/10.htm">American Standard Version</a> Now Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. And Jehu wrote letters, and sent to Samaria, unto the rulers of Jezreel, even the elders, and unto them that brought up the sons of Ahab, saying, <a href="/cev/2_kings/10.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Ahab still had 70 descendants living in Samaria. So Jehu wrote a letter to each of the important leaders and officials of the town, and to those who supported Ahab. In the letters he wrote: <a href="/erv/2_kings/10.htm">English Revised Version</a> Now Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. And Jehu wrote letters, and sent to Samaria, unto the rulers of Jezreel, even the elders, and unto them that brought up the sons of Ahab, saying, <a href="/gwt/2_kings/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Ahab had 70 male heirs in Samaria. So Jehu wrote letters to the officials of Jezreel, the respected leaders, and the guardians of Ahab's descendants in Samaria. The letters read, <a href="/gnt/2_kings/10.htm">Good News Translation</a> There were seventy descendants of King Ahab living in the city of Samaria. Jehu wrote a letter and sent copies to the rulers of the city, to the leading citizens, and to the guardians of Ahab's descendants. The letter read: <a href="/isv/2_kings/10.htm">International Standard Version</a> Meanwhile, Ahab had 70 sons who lived in Samaria. So Jehu wrote letters and sent them to Samaria—to the rulers of Jezreel, the elders, and the guardians of Ahab's children. He told them, <a href="/msb/2_kings/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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: <a href="/net/2_kings/10.htm">NET Bible</a> Ahab had seventy sons living in Samaria. So Jehu wrote letters and sent them to Samaria to the leading officials of Jezreel and to the guardians of Ahab's dynasty. This is what the letters said, <a href="/nheb/2_kings/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Now Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. Jehu wrote letters, and sent to Samaria, to the rulers of the city, even the elders, and to the guardians of the sons of Ahab, saying, <a href="/wbt/2_kings/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. And Jehu wrote letters, and sent to Samaria, to the rulers of Jezreel, to the elders, and to them that brought up Ahab's children, saying, <a href="/web/2_kings/10.htm">World English Bible</a> Now Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. Jehu wrote letters and sent them to Samaria, to the rulers of Jezreel, even the elders, and to those who brought up Ahab’s sons, saying, <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_kings/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And Ahab has seventy sons in Samaria, and Jehu writes letters, and sends [them] to Samaria, to the heads of Jezreel, the elderly, and to those supporting Ahab, saying, <a href="/ylt/2_kings/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 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, <a href="/slt/2_kings/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And to Ahab seventy sons in Shomeron. And Jehu will write letters and send to Shomeron to the chiefs of Jezreel, the old men, and to Ahab's nourishers, saying,<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_kings/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And Achab had seventy sons in Samaria: so Jehu wrote letters, and sent to Samaria, to the chief men of the city, and to the ancients, and to them that brought up Achab's children, saying: <a href="/cpdv/2_kings/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Now Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. And so Jehu wrote letters, and he sent to Samaria, to the nobles of the city, and to those greater by birth, and to those who had raised Ahab’s sons, saying: <a href="/nabre/2_kings/10.htm">New American Bible</a> Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. Jehu wrote letters and sent them to Samaria, to the elders who were rulers of Jezreel and to Ahab’s guardians. Jehu wrote: <a href="/nrsvce/2_kings/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Now Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. So Jehu wrote letters and sent them to Samaria, to the rulers of Jezreel, to the elders, and to the guardians of the sons of Ahab, saying,<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_kings/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> AND Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. And they were brought up by the nobles of the city. And Jehu wrote a letter and sent it to Samaria, to the princes of Jezreel, to the elders, and to those who brought up Ahab's children, saying, <a href="/hpbt/2_kings/10.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And Akhab had seventy sons in Samaria, and the Princes of the city had raised them. And Yahu wrote a letter and he sent it to Samaria, to the Princes and to the Elders and to the Tutors of Akhab, saying.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/2_kings/10.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Now Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. And Jehu wrote letters, and sent to Samaria, unto the rulers of Jezreel, even the elders, and unto them that brought up [the sons of] Ahab, saying: <a href="/sep/2_kings/10.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And Achaab had seventy sons in Samaria. And Ju wrote a letter, and sent it into Samaria to the rulers of Samaria, and to the elders, and to the guardians of the children of Achaab, saying. <a href="/parallel/2_kings/10-1.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FiLs3w_mMFQ?start=3324" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/2_kings/10.htm">Jehu Slaughters Ahab's Family</a> 1<a href="/hebrew/256.htm" title="256: ū·lə·’aḥ·’āḇ (Conj-w, Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- Once oechab; from 'ach and 'ab; brother of father; Achab, the name of a king of Israel and of a prophet at Babylon.">Now Ahab</a> <a href="/hebrew/7657.htm" title="7657: šiḇ·‘îm (Number-cp) -- Seventy (a card. number). Multiple of sheba'; seventy.">had seventy</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bā·nîm (N-mp) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">sons</a> <a href="/hebrew/8111.htm" title="8111: bə·šō·mə·rō·wn (Prep-b:: N-proper-fs) -- Capital of N. kingdom of Isr. From the active participle of shamar; watch-station; Shomeron, a place in Palestine.">in Samaria.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3058.htm" title="3058: yê·hū (N-proper-ms) -- The LORD is He, the name of several Isr. From Yhovah and huw'; Jehovah He; Jehu, the name of five Israelites.">So Jehu</a> <a href="/hebrew/3789.htm" title="3789: way·yiḵ·tōḇ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To write. A primitive root; to grave, by implication, to write.">wrote</a> <a href="/hebrew/5612.htm" title="5612: sə·p̄ā·rîm (N-mp) -- A missive, document, writing, book. Or ciphrah; from caphar; properly, writing; by implication, a book.">letters</a> <a href="/hebrew/7971.htm" title="7971: way·yiš·laḥ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To send. A primitive root; to send away, for, or out.">and sent them</a> <a href="/hebrew/8111.htm" title="8111: šō·mə·rō·wn (N-proper-fs) -- Capital of N. kingdom of Isr. From the active participle of shamar; watch-station; Shomeron, a place in Palestine.">to Samaria</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/8269.htm" title="8269: śā·rê (N-mpc) -- Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince. From sarar; a head person.">the officials</a> <a href="/hebrew/3157.htm" title="3157: yiz·rə·‘el (N-proper-fs) -- From zara' and 'el; God will sow; Jizreel, the name of two places in Palestine and of two Israelites.">of Jezreel,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2205.htm" title="2205: haz·zə·qê·nîm (Art:: Adj-mp) -- Old. From zaqen; old.">to the elders,</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: wə·’el- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">and to</a> <a href="/hebrew/539.htm" title="539: hā·’ō·mə·nîm (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To confirm, support. ">the guardians of the sons</a> <a href="/hebrew/256.htm" title="256: ’aḥ·’āḇ (N-proper-ms) -- Once oechab; from 'ach and 'ab; brother of father; Achab, the name of a king of Israel and of a prophet at Babylon.">of Ahab,</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: lê·mōr (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">saying:</a> 2“When this letter arrives, since your master’s sons are with you and you have chariots and horses, a fortified city and weaponry,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/1_kings/21-21.htm">1 Kings 21:21-24</a> This is what the LORD says: ‘I will bring calamity on you and consume your descendants; I will cut off from Ahab every male in Israel, both slave and free. / I will make your house like that of Jeroboam son of Nebat and like that of Baasha son of Ahijah, because you have provoked My anger and caused Israel to sin.’ / And the LORD also speaks concerning Jezebel: ‘The dogs will devour Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel.’ ... <a href="/2_kings/9-7.htm">2 Kings 9:7-10</a> And you are to strike down the house of your master Ahab, so that I may avenge the blood of My servants the prophets and the blood of all the servants of the LORD shed by the hand of Jezebel. / The whole house of Ahab will perish, and I will cut off from Ahab every male, both slave and free, in Israel. / I will make the house of Ahab like the houses of Jeroboam son of Nebat and Baasha son of Ahijah. ... <a href="/1_kings/19-16.htm">1 Kings 19:16-17</a> You are also to anoint Jehu son of Nimshi as king over Israel and Elisha son of Shaphat from Abel-meholah to succeed you as prophet. / Then Jehu will put to death whoever escapes the sword of Hazael, and Elisha will put to death whoever escapes the sword of Jehu. <a href="/hosea/1-4.htm">Hosea 1:4</a> Then the LORD said to Hosea, “Name him Jezreel, for soon I will bring the bloodshed of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, and I will put an end to the kingdom of Israel. <a href="/2_kings/9-1.htm">2 Kings 9:1-3</a> Now Elisha the prophet summoned one of the sons of the prophets and said to him, “Tuck your cloak under your belt, take this flask of oil, and go to Ramoth-gilead. / When you arrive, look for Jehu son of Jehoshaphat, the son of Nimshi. Go in, get him away from his companions, and take him to an inner room. / Then take the flask of oil, pour it on his head, and declare, ‘This is what the LORD says: I anoint you king over Israel.’ Then open the door and run. Do not delay!” <a href="/1_kings/21-29.htm">1 Kings 21:29</a> “Have you seen how Ahab has humbled himself before Me? Because he has humbled himself before Me, I will not bring the calamity during his days, but I will bring it upon his house in the days of his son.” <a href="/2_kings/9-30.htm">2 Kings 9:30-37</a> Now when Jehu arrived in Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it. So she painted her eyes, adorned her head, and looked down from a window. / And as Jehu entered the gate, she asked, “Have you come in peace, O Zimri, murderer of your master?” / He looked up at the window and called out, “Who is on my side? Who?” And two or three eunuchs looked down at him. ... <a href="/1_kings/16-11.htm">1 Kings 16:11-12</a> As soon as Zimri began to reign and was seated on the throne, he struck down the entire household of Baasha. He did not leave a single male, whether a kinsman or friend. / So Zimri destroyed the entire household of Baasha, according to the word that the LORD had spoken against Baasha through Jehu the prophet. <a href="/2_kings/9-22.htm">2 Kings 9:22</a> When Joram saw Jehu, he asked, “Have you come in peace, Jehu?” “How can there be peace,” he replied, “as long as the idolatry and witchcraft of your mother Jezebel abound?” <a href="/1_kings/18-4.htm">1 Kings 18:4</a> for when Jezebel had slaughtered the prophets of the LORD, Obadiah had taken a hundred prophets and hidden them, fifty men per cave, providing them with food and water.) <a href="/2_kings/8-12.htm">2 Kings 8:12</a> “Why is my lord weeping?” asked Hazael. “Because I know the evil you will do to the Israelites,” Elisha replied. “You will set fire to their fortresses, kill their young men with the sword, dash their little ones to pieces, and rip open their pregnant women.” <a href="/1_kings/21-25.htm">1 Kings 21:25-26</a> (Surely there was never one like Ahab, who sold himself to do evil in the sight of the LORD, incited by his wife Jezebel. / He committed the most detestable acts by going after idols, just like the Amorites whom the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.) <a href="/2_kings/9-14.htm">2 Kings 9:14-15</a> Thus Jehu son of Jehoshaphat, the son of Nimshi, conspired against Joram. (Now Joram and all Israel had been defending Ramoth-gilead against Hazael king of Aram, / but King Joram had returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds he had suffered at the hands of the Arameans in the battle against Hazael their king.) So Jehu said, “If you commanders wish to make me king, then do not let anyone escape from the city to go and tell it in Jezreel.” <a href="/1_kings/21-17.htm">1 Kings 21:17-19</a> Then the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying, / “Get up and go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, who is in Samaria. See, he is in the vineyard of Naboth, where he has gone to take possession of it. / Tell him that this is what the LORD says: ‘Have you not murdered a man and seized his land?’ Then tell him that this is also what the LORD says: ‘In the place where the dogs licked up the blood of Naboth, there also the dogs will lick up your blood—yes, yours!’” <a href="/2_kings/9-6.htm">2 Kings 9:6-7</a> So Jehu got up and went into the house, where the young prophet poured the oil on his head and declared, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘I anoint you king over the LORD’s people Israel. / And you are to strike down the house of your master Ahab, so that I may avenge the blood of My servants the prophets and the blood of all the servants of the LORD shed by the hand of Jezebel.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. And Jehu wrote letters, and sent to Samaria, to the rulers of Jezreel, to the elders, and to them that brought up Ahab's children, saying,seventy sons<a href="/judges/8-30.htm">Judges 8:30</a> And Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body begotten: for he had many wives.<a href="/judges/10-4.htm">Judges 10:4</a> And he had thirty sons that rode on thirty ass colts, and they had thirty cities, which are called Havothjair unto this day, which are in the land of Gilead.<a href="/judges/12-14.htm">Judges 12:14</a> And he had forty sons and thirty nephews, that rode on threescore and ten ass colts: and he judged Israel eight years.in Samaria<a href="/2_kings/5-3.htm">2 Kings 5:3</a> And she said unto her mistress, Would God my lord were with the prophet that is in Samaria! for he would recover him of his leprosy.<a href="/1_kings/13-32.htm">1 Kings 13:32</a> For the saying which he cried by the word of the LORD against the altar in Bethel, and against all the houses of the high places which are in the cities of Samaria, shall surely come to pass.<a href="/1_kings/16-28.htm">1 Kings 16:28</a> So Omri slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria: and Ahab his son reigned in his stead.the rulers<a href="/deuteronomy/16-18.htm">Deuteronomy 16:18</a> Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which the LORD thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes: and they shall judge the people with just judgment.<a href="/1_kings/21-8.htm">1 Kings 21:8-14</a> So she wrote letters in Ahab's name, and sealed them with his seal, and sent the letters unto the elders and to the nobles that were in his city, dwelling with Naboth… them [heb] nourishers <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_kings/9-29.htm">Ahab</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-27.htm">Ahab's</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-1.htm">Children</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-28.htm">City</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-32.htm">Elders</a> <a href="/galatians/4-2.htm">Guardians</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-27.htm">House</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-36.htm">Jehu</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-37.htm">Jezreel</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-37.htm">Jizreel</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-11.htm">Letters</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-32.htm">Officials</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-19.htm">Princes</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-11.htm">Responsible</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-19.htm">Rulers</a> <a href="/2_kings/7-18.htm">Samaria</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-25.htm">Sama'ria</a> <a href="/1_kings/5-15.htm">Seventy</a> <a href="/1_kings/16-22.htm">Supporters</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-9.htm">Writeth</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-9.htm">Wrote</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_kings/10-10.htm">Ahab</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-17.htm">Ahab's</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-5.htm">Children</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-2.htm">City</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-5.htm">Elders</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-5.htm">Guardians</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-3.htm">House</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-5.htm">Jehu</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-6.htm">Jezreel</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-7.htm">Jizreel</a> <a href="/2_kings/20-12.htm">Letters</a> <a href="/2_kings/12-20.htm">Officials</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-7.htm">Princes</a> <a href="/2_kings/12-11.htm">Responsible</a> <a href="/2_kings/11-4.htm">Rulers</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-12.htm">Samaria</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-12.htm">Sama'ria</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-6.htm">Seventy</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/11-10.htm">Supporters</a> <a href="/esther/9-20.htm">Writeth</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-6.htm">Wrote</a><div class="vheading2">2 Kings 10</div>1. <a href="/2_kings/10-1.htm">Jehu, by his letters, causes seventy of Ahab's sons to be beheaded</a> 8. <a href="/2_kings/10-8.htm">He excuses the fact by the prophecy of Elijah</a> 12. <a href="/2_kings/10-12.htm">At the shearing house he slays forty-two of Ahaziah's brothers</a> 15. <a href="/2_kings/10-15.htm">He takes Jehonadab into his company</a> 18. <a href="/2_kings/10-18.htm">By subtilty he destroys all the worshippers of Baal</a> 29. <a href="/2_kings/10-29.htm">Jehu follows Jeroboam's sins</a> 32. <a href="/2_kings/10-32.htm">Hazael oppresses Israel</a> 34. <a href="/2_kings/10-34.htm">Jehoahaz succeeds Jehu</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Ahab, a former king of Israel, was known for his idolatry and wickedness, heavily influenced by his wife Jezebel. The mention of "seventy sons" likely includes both direct sons and grandsons, indicating a large royal family. Samaria, the capital of the Northern Kingdom of Israel, was a significant city both politically and religiously. The number seventy often symbolizes completeness or totality in the Bible, suggesting the full extent of Ahab's lineage and influence.So Jehu wrote letters and sent them to Samaria Jehu, anointed king of Israel, was tasked with eradicating the house of Ahab as part of God's judgment. Writing letters was a common means of communication for official and military matters in the ancient Near East. This action demonstrates Jehu's strategic approach to consolidating power and fulfilling his divine mandate. Samaria, as the center of Ahab's power, was a critical target for Jehu's campaign.to the officials of Jezreel, Jezreel was a significant city in the Northern Kingdom, associated with Ahab's dynasty. The officials here were likely those who managed the affairs of the royal family and the city. Jezreel was also the site of Naboth's vineyard, where Ahab and Jezebel committed grave injustice, further highlighting the city's connection to Ahab's sins.to the elders, Elders in ancient Israelite society were respected leaders and decision-makers within the community. Their inclusion in the letter indicates Jehu's intent to involve all levels of leadership in his plan. The elders' role was crucial in maintaining order and implementing decisions, making their support vital for Jehu's success.and to the guardians of the sons of Ahab, Guardians were responsible for the care and education of royal children, ensuring their safety and preparation for future roles. By addressing them, Jehu acknowledges their influence over Ahab's descendants. This move also underscores the thoroughness of Jehu's plan to eliminate any potential claimants to the throne from Ahab's line.saying: The content of Jehu's message would reveal his intentions and strategy. This introduction sets the stage for a decisive moment in Israel's history, where Jehu's actions would fulfill the prophecy against Ahab's house, as foretold by Elijah. Jehu's communication reflects the gravity and urgency of his mission to cleanse Israel from idolatry and restore faithfulness to God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/a/ahab.htm">Ahab</a> Former king of Israel, known for his idolatry and wickedness, particularly in his marriage to Jezebel and the promotion of Baal worship. 2. <a href="/topical/j/jehu.htm">Jehu</a> Anointed king of Israel, tasked with executing judgment on the house of Ahab as part of God's divine justice. 3. <a href="/topical/s/seventy_sons_of_ahab.htm">Seventy Sons of Ahab</a> Descendants of Ahab residing in Samaria, representing the continuation of Ahab's lineage and influence. 4. <a href="/topical/s/samaria.htm">Samaria</a> The capital city of the Northern Kingdom of Israel, a central location for political and religious activities. 5. <a href="/topical/r/rulers,_elders,_and_guardians.htm">Rulers, Elders, and Guardians</a> Local leaders and caretakers responsible for the welfare and upbringing of Ahab's sons, holding significant influence in Samaria.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/d/divine_justice_and_judgment.htm">Divine Justice and Judgment</a> God's justice is thorough and extends to the fulfillment of His word, as seen in the judgment on Ahab's house. <a href="/topical/l/leadership_and_responsibility.htm">Leadership and Responsibility</a> Leaders are accountable for their actions and the legacy they leave, as demonstrated by the rulers and elders in Samaria. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sin.htm">The Consequences of Sin</a> Sin has far-reaching effects, impacting not only the individual but also their descendants and community. <a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_commands.htm">Obedience to God's Commands</a> Jehu's actions, though violent, were in obedience to God's command, illustrating the importance of following divine directives. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophecy.htm">The Role of Prophecy</a> Prophecies in the Bible often serve as warnings and calls to repentance, emphasizing the need to heed God's word.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_kings_10.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Kings 10</a> <a href="/q/how_does_2_kings_10_1-11_justify_killing.htm">How does 2 Kings 10:1–11 reconcile mass slaughter with the broader biblical prohibition against murder? </a> <a href="/q/how_does_2_kings_10_align_with_mercy.htm">How can the depiction of divine judgment in 2 Kings 10 be reconciled with later passages emphasizing mercy and forgiveness?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_2_chron_10_differ_from_1_kings_12.htm">(2 Chronicles 10) Why do some details in this chapter differ from or omit parts of the parallel account in 1 Kings 12?</a> <a href="/q/could_jair's_30_sons_rule_30_cities.htm">(Judges 10:4) How feasible is it that Jair had thirty sons, all uniquely ruling thirty cities with their own donkeys? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_kings/10.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>X.JEHU MASSACRES THE FAMILY OF AHAB, THE KINSMEN OF AHAZIAH, AND BAAL-WORSHIPPERS.(1) Ahab had seventy sons.--His posterity in general are meant. Ahab had been dead about fourteen years (<a href="/2_kings/3-1.htm" title="Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned twelve years.">2Kings 3:1</a>; <a href="/1_kings/22-51.htm" title="Ahaziah the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned two years over Israel.">1Kings 22:51</a>), and had had two successors on the throne. The name Ahab seems to be used here as equivalent to the house of Ahab. Many of the number might be strictly sons of Ahab, as he no doubt had a considerable harem.Jehu wrote letters, and sent to Samaria.--Jehu was crafty as well as fierce. He could not venture to the capital without first sounding the inclinations of the nobles of the city.Unto the rulers of Jezreel.--"Jezreel" is an ancient error. The LXX. has "unto the rulers of Samaria." So Josephus. Thenius accordingly suggests that the original reading was, "and sent from Jezreel to the princes of Samaria." The Vulg. gives "ad optimates civitatis," which seems preferable. Before "the elders" we must restore "and unto" with some MSS., the LXX., Syriac, and Vulg. The original text would then run: "and sent to the princes of the city and unto the elders," &c. Reuss, on the other hand, reads "Israel" for "Jezreel."Them that brought up Ahab's children.--Literally, them who brought up Ahab (i.e., the house of Ahab). The word occurs in <a href="/numbers/11-12.htm" title="Have I conceived all this people? have I begotten them, that you should say to me, Carry them in your bosom, as a nursing father bears the sucking child, to the land which you swore to their fathers?">Numbers 11:12</a>; <a href="/isaiah/49-23.htm" title="And kings shall be your nursing fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers: they shall bow down to you with their face toward the earth, and lick up the dust of your feet; and you shall know that I am the LORD: for they shall not be ashamed that wait for me.">Isaiah 49:23</a> ("nursing father"). The nobles entrusted with this charge would be responsible for the good behaviour of their wards. Ahab may have dreaded the evils of an education in the harem, and possible disputes about the succession. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/10.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 1-11. - The destruction of the seventy seas of Ahab. Verse 1. - And Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. By " sons" we must understand "male descendants. Most of the seventy wore probably his grandsons (see ver. 3); some may have been great-grandsons. They lived in Samaria; since Samaria was the principal residence of the court, Jezreel being simply a country palace - the "Versailles," as it has been called, or "Windsor" of the Israelite kings. And Jehu wrote letters, and sent to Samaria, unto the rulers of Jezreel. "Jezreel" is almost certainly a corrupt reading. The "rulers of Jezreel" would be at Jezreel; and, if Jehu wished to communicate with them, he would not need to "write." Had any chance taken them to Samaria - a very improbable circumstance - they would have had no authority there, and to address them would have been useless. John's letters were, no doubt, addressed to the rulers of Samaria; and so the LXX. expressly state (ἀπέστειλεν ἐν Σαμαρείᾳ πρὸς τοὺς ἄρχοντας Σαμαρείας); but the reading "Jezreel" can scarcely have arisen out of "Samaria" (יזרעאל out of שׁמרון), since the difference of the two words is so great. Most probably the original word was "Israel" (ישׂראל), which is easily corrupted into "Jezreel" (יזרעאל). The rulers of Samaria, the capital, might well be called "the rulers of Israel." To the elders rather, even the elders. Not distinct persons from the "rulers," but the same under another name (see <a href="/1_kings/21-8.htm">1 Kings 21:8, 13</a>; and compare the Revised Version). And to them that brought up Ahab's children - i.e. the tutors, or governors, under whose charge they were placed - saying - <a href="/commentaries/2_kings/10-1.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Now Ahab וּלְאַחְאָ֛ב (ū·lə·’aḥ·’āḇ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_256.htm">Strong's 256: </a> Ahab -- 'father's brother', a king of Israel, also a false prophet had seventy שִׁבְעִ֥ים (šiḇ·‘îm) Number - common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7657.htm">Strong's 7657: </a> Seventy (a cardinal number) sons בָּנִ֖ים (bā·nîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son in Samaria. בְּשֹׁמְר֑וֹן (bə·šō·mə·rō·wn) Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8111.htm">Strong's 8111: </a> Samaria -- capital of northern kingdom of Israel So Jehu יֵה֨וּא (yê·hū) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3058.htm">Strong's 3058: </a> Jehu -- 'the LORD is He', the name of several Israelites wrote וַיִּכְתֹּב֩ (way·yiḵ·tōḇ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3789.htm">Strong's 3789: </a> To grave, to write letters סְפָרִ֜ים (sə·p̄ā·rîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5612.htm">Strong's 5612: </a> A missive, document, writing, book and sent וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח (way·yiš·laḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7971.htm">Strong's 7971: </a> To send away, for, out them to Samaria שֹׁמְר֗וֹן (šō·mə·rō·wn) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8111.htm">Strong's 8111: </a> Samaria -- capital of northern kingdom of Israel to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to the officials שָׂרֵ֤י (śā·rê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8269.htm">Strong's 8269: </a> Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince of Jezreel, יִזְרְעֶאל֙ (yiz·rə·‘el) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3157.htm">Strong's 3157: </a> Jezreel -- 'God sows', two Israelites, also two cities in Israel, also a valley in Northern Israel to the elders, הַזְּקֵנִ֔ים (haz·zə·qê·nîm) Article | Adjective - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2205.htm">Strong's 2205: </a> Old and to וְאֶל־ (wə·’el-) Conjunctive waw | Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to the guardians [of the sons] הָאֹמְנִ֥ים (hā·’ō·mə·nîm) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_539.htm">Strong's 539: </a> To confirm, support of Ahab, אַחְאָ֖ב (’aḥ·’āḇ) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_256.htm">Strong's 256: </a> Ahab -- 'father's brother', a king of Israel, also a false prophet saying: לֵאמֹֽר׃ (lê·mōr) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_kings/10-1.htm">2 Kings 10:1 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/2_kings/10-1.htm">2 Kings 10:1 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/2_kings/10-1.htm">2 Kings 10:1 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/2_kings/10-1.htm">2 Kings 10:1 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/2_kings/10-1.htm">2 Kings 10:1 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_kings/10-1.htm">2 Kings 10:1 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/10-1.htm">2 Kings 10:1 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_kings/10-1.htm">2 Kings 10:1 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/2_kings/10-1.htm">2 Kings 10:1 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/2_kings/10-1.htm">2 Kings 10:1 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-1.htm">OT History: 2 Kings 10:1 Now Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_kings/9-37.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 9:37"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 9:37" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_kings/10-2.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 10:2"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 10:2" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>