2 Kings 10:3

ye shall look out the goodliest and fittest of the sons of your lord, and set on the throne of his father, and ye shall do battle for the house of your lord.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

Look even out the best and meetest of your master’s sons, and set him on his father’s throne, and fight for your master’s house.

In Context

2Now, therefore, when this letter cometh in unto you, there being, with you, the sons of your lord,—and, with you, the chariots and the homes, and a fortified city, and the armour,

4Then feared they very greatly, and said, Lo! two kings, stood not before him; how then, should, we, stand?

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 17:14When thou shalt enter into the land which Yahweh thy God is giving unto thee, and shalt possess it and dwell therein,—and shalt say—I will set over me a king, like all the nations that are round about me,

1 Samuel 11:15So all the people went to Gilgal, and made Saul king there, before Yahweh, in Gilgal, and offered there sacrifices of peace-offerings before Yahweh,—and Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced there, exceedingly.

2 Samuel 2:12And Abner son of Ner, and the servants of Ish-bosheth, son of Saul, came out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.

1 Kings 12:20And it came to pass, when all Israel heard that Jeroboam had returned, that they sent and called him into the assembly, and made him king over all Israel,—there were none that followed the house of David, saving the tribe of Judah only.

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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