2 Kings 10:1
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:
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Judges 8:30And he had seventy sons, who came out of his thigh, for he had many wives.
Judges 12:14And he had forty sons, and of them thirty grandsons, mounted upon seventy ass colts, and he judged Israel eight years:
1 Kings 16:24And he bought the hill of Samaria of Semer for two talents of silver: and he built upon it, and he called the city which he built Samaria, after the name of Semer the owner of the hill.
1 Kings 21:8So she wrote letter's in Achab's name, and sealed them with his ring, and sent them to the ancients, and the chief men that were in his city, and that dwelt with Naboth.
2 Kings 5:3And she said to her mistress: I wish my master had been with the prophet, that is in Samaria: he would certainly have healed him of the leprosy which he hath.
Hosea 1:4And the Lord said to him: Call his name Jezrahel: for yet a little while, and I will visit the blood of Jezrahel upon the house of Jehu, and I will cause to cease the kingdom of the house 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 →