2 Kings 10:1

Now there were in Samaria seventy of Ahab's sons. And Jehu sent letters to Samaria, to the rulers of the town, and to the responsible men, and to those who had the care of the sons of Ahab, saying,

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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,

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2Straight away, when you get this letter, seeing that your master's sons are with you, and that you have carriages and horses and a walled town and arms;

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Cross References

Judges 8:30Gideon had seventy sons, the offspring of his body; for he had a number of wives.

Judges 12:14He had forty sons and thirty sons' sons who went on seventy young asses; and he was judge of Israel for eight years.

1 Kings 16:24He got the hill Samaria from Shemer for the price of two talents of silver, and he made a town there, building it on the hill and naming it Samaria, after Shemer the owner of the hill.

1 Kings 21:8So she sent a letter in Ahab's name, stamped with his stamp, to the responsible men and the chiefs who were in authority with Naboth.

2 Kings 5:3And she said to her master's wife, If only my lord would go to the prophet in Samaria, he would make him well.

Hosea 1:4And the Lord said to him, Give him the name of Jezreel, for after a little time I will send punishment for the blood of Jezreel on the line of Jehu, and put an end to the kingdom of Israel.

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 10:1

We have in this chapter, I. A further account of Jehu's execution of his commission. He cut off, 1. All Ahab's sons, ver. 1-10 . 2. All Ahab's kindred, ver. 11-14 , 17 . 3. Ahab's idolatry: his zeal against this he took Jonadab to be witness to ( ver. 15, 16 ), summoned all the worshippers of Baal to attend ( ver. 18-23 ) and slew them all ( ver. 24, 25 ), and then abolished that idolatry, ver. 26-28 . II. A short account of the administration of his government. 1. The old idolatry of Israel, the worship of the… Read the whole commentary →

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