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 king's sons, seventy in all, were being brought up by the leading men of the city. Cross References 2 Kings 10:5So 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." 2 Kings 10:7 And when the letter arrived, they took the king's sons and slaughtered all seventy of them, put their heads in baskets, and sent them to Jehu at Jezreel. 2 Kings 10:9 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? Chapter Outline 1. Jehu, by his letters, causes seventy of Ahab's sons to be beheaded8. He excuses the fact by the prophecy of Elijah 12. At the shearing house he slays forty-two of Ahaziah's brothers 15. He takes Jehonadab into his company 18. By subtilty he destroys all the worshippers of Baal 29. Jehu follows Jeroboam's sins 32. Hazael oppresses Israel 34. Jehoahaz succeeds Jehu Jump to Previous City Great Heads Hearken Jezreel King's Letter Master's Morrow Persons Second Seventy Side Time Tomorrow To-Morrow Voice WroteJump to Next City Great Heads Hearken Jezreel King's Letter Master's Morrow Persons Second Seventy Side Time Tomorrow To-Morrow Voice Wrote |
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge If ye be mine [heb] if ye be for me 2 Kings 9:32 Matthew 12:30 Luke 9:50 take ye Numbers 25:4 1 Kings 21:8-11 your master's sons Deuteronomy 5:9 Joshua 7:24, 25 Job 21:19 Isaiah 14:21, 22 Revelation 2:20-23 which brought them up. Links 2 Kings 10:6 NIV2 Kings 10:6 NLT 2 Kings 10:6 ESV 2 Kings 10:6 NASB 2 Kings 10:6 KJV 2 Kings 10:6 Bible Apps 2 Kings 10:6 Parallel 2 Kings 10:6 Biblia Paralela 2 Kings 10:6 Chinese Bible 2 Kings 10:6 French Bible 2 Kings 10:6 German Bible 2 Kings 10:6 Commentaries Bible Hub |