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2 Kings 10:4

But when they got those letters from Jehu and read them, they became very afraid. They said, “King Joram and King Ahaziah could not resist him; ◄how can we resist him?/we cannot possibly resist him!►” [RHQ]

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

But they were exceedingly afraid, and said, Behold, two kings stood not before him: how then shall we stand?

In Context

3choose one of the king’s sons, the one who is the best qualified, and appoint him to be your king. Then prepare to fight to defend him.”

5So the officer who was in charge of the palace and the mayor of the city sent a message to Jehu saying, “We want to serve you, and we are ready to do whatever you tell us to do. We will not appoint anyone to become our king. You do whatever you think is best.”

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Cross References

2 Kings 9:24But Jehu drew his bow mightily and shot an arrow that pierced Joram between his shoulder blades. The arrow went through his body and pierced his heart, and he slumped down dead in his chariot.

Job 41:8If you grab one of them with your hands, it will fight you in a way that you will never forget, and you will never try to do it again!

Jeremiah 49:19I will come to Edom suddenly like [SIM] a lion comes out of the jungle and leaps on the sheep that are eating in the good pastureland. I will quickly chase the people of Edom from their land. And then I will appoint for them a leader whom I will choose; I can do that because there is no one [RHQ] like me who can object to what I do. No ruler can oppose me.

Luke 14:31Or, if a king decided to send his army to war against another king, ◄he would surely first sit down with those who advised him./would he not first sit down with those who advised him?► [RHQ] They would determine whether his army, which had only 10,000 soldiers, could defeat the other army, which had 20,000 soldiers, and was about to attack his army.

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 10:2-15

Death of Ahab's Sons; the Death of Ahaziah's Brethren. ( b. c. 884.) 1 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, 2 Now as soon as this letter cometh to you, seeing your master's sons are with you, and there are with you chariots and horses, a fenced city also, and armour; 3 Look even out the best and meetest of your master's sons, and set him on his father's throne, and fight for… Read the whole commentary →

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