to Ahab were sons in Samaria. And Jehu wrote a scroll, and sent it unto Samaria, to the rulers of Samaria, and to the elders, and to the wet-nurses of the sons of Ahab, saying,
now, whenever to you, and with you are sons of your master, and with you the chariots and the horses, and and weapons,
you shall look for the good, and the upright one among the sons of your master. And you shall place him upon the throne of his father, and you shall wage war for the house of your master.
they feared exceedingly, and said, Behold, the two kings did not stand against his face, and how shall we stand?
they sent the ones over the household, and the ones over the city, and the elders, and the wet-nurses to Jehu, saying, and all as much as you should say to us we shall do. We will not give The thing good in your eyes we will do.
saying, If you are and take the of the of the sons of your master, and bring them to me at this hour tomorrow in Jezreel! And the sons of the king were seventy men, whom the stout men of the city nourished them.
it came to pass as to them, that they took the sons of the king, and they slew them — seventy men. And they put their heads in baskets, and they sent to him in Jezreel.
and reported to him, saying, They brought the heads of the sons of the king. And he said, Place them in two hills by the door of the gate until morning.
it became morning, and he came forth and stood. And he said to all the people, You are just. Behold, I confederated against my master, and I killed him; but who struck all of these?
that there shall not fall of the saying of the unto the ground, of which the against the house of Ahab. And the did as much as he spoke by the of his servant Elijah.
Jehu struck all the ones being left among the house of Ahab in Jezreel, and all his stout men and his well and his priests, unto a vestige.
he rose up and went into Samaria. He was in Beth-Akad of the shepherds in the way.
Jehu found the brothers of Ahaziah king of Judah, and he said, Who are you? And they said, and we came down in peace of the sons of the king, and the sons of the woman being in power.
he said, Seize them alive! And they seized them, and slew them in Beth-akad — forty and two men. And he did not leave a man of them.
he went from there, and he found Jehonadab son of Rechab in the way for meeting him. And he blessed him, and Is with my heart, as my heart is your heart? And Jehonadab said, It is. And Jehu said, Then if it is, give your hand! And he gave his hand. And he hauled him to himself upon the chariot.
he said to him, Come with me, and see in my zealousness to the lord And he sat by him in his chariot.
he entered into Samaria, and he struck all the ones left of Ahab in Samaria, unto obliterating him according to the saying of the which he spoke to Elijah.
Jehu gathered together all the people. And said to them, Ahab served to Baal a little, Jehu shall serve to him much.
now call to me all the prophets of Baal, and his priests, and all his servants! Let not a man be overlooked! for to Baal. All who ever overlooked shall not live. And Jehu did it by trickery, that he might destroy the servants of Baal.
Jehu said, Sanctify a service to Baal! And they proclaimed it
Jehu sent in all Israel. And there was left behind a man who did not come. And they entered into the house of Baal, and mouth unto mouth .
Jehu told to the one over the house wardrobe to bring out garments for all the servants of Baal. And
Jehu entered, and Jehonadab son of Rechab, into the house of Baal. And he said to the servants of Baal, Search and see if there is with you servants of the for there is to be only the servants of Baal alone.
they entered to offer the sacrifices and the whole burnt-offerings. And Jehu stationed for himself outside eighty men. And he said, A man who ever should preserve anyone of the men whom I bring in unto your hands, his life will be for his life.
it came to pass as he completed offering the whole burnt-offering, that Jehu said to the bodyguards and to the tribunes, In entering, strike them! Let not come forth from them a man! And by the of the and they tossed the bodies and went unto the of the of Baal.
they brought forth the monument of Baal, and burnt it.
they tore down the monuments of Baal, and they demolished his house. And the house of Baal they established for a bathhouse until this day.
Jehu removed Baal from Israel.
from the of Jeroboam son of Nebat, who led Israel into sin from following them — the heifers of gold in Bethel and in Dan.
the to Jehu, Because you did good to do the upright thing in my eyes, and you did according to all the things in my heart to the house of Ahab, sons unto the shall sit down for you upon the of Israel.
Jehu did not guard to go in the of the God of Israel with He did not abstain from the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, who led Israel into sin.
those days the to cut down in Israel. And in every border of Israel;
the Jordan according to the of the all the land of Gilead of the Gadites, and of Reuben, and of Manasseh — from Aroer, which is upon the edge of the Arnon, and Gilead and Bashan.
the rest of the words of Jehu, and all as much as he did, and all his dominations, and the associations which he joined, behold are these written upon the of the of the days of the kings of Israel?
Jehu slept with his fathers, and they entombed him in Samaria, and instead of him.
the days which Jehu reigned over Israel were years in Samaria.