2 Kings 10:1
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:
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Judges 8:30Gideon had seventy sons of his own, since he had many wives.
Judges 12:14He had forty sons and thirty grandsons, who rode on seventy donkeys. And he judged Israel eight years.
1 Kings 16:24He bought the hill of Samaria from Shemer for two talents of silver and built a city there, calling it Samaria after the name of Shemer, who had owned the hill.
1 Kings 21:8Then Jezebel wrote letters in Ahab’s name, sealed them with his seal, and sent them to the elders and nobles who lived with Naboth in his city.
2 Kings 5:3She said to her mistress, “If only my master would go to the prophet who is in Samaria, he would cure him of his leprosy.”
Hosea 1:4Then 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.
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 →