2 Kings 10:5

So he that was over the house, and he that was over the city, and the elders, and the foster-parents sent unto Jehu, saying—Thy servants, we are! and, all that thou shalt say unto us, will we do,—we will make no man king, whatsoever is good in thine own eyes, do!

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And he that was over the house, and he that was over the city, the elders also, and the bringers up of the children, sent to Jehu, saying, We are thy servants, and will do all that thou shalt bid us; we will not make any king: do thou that which is good in thine eyes.

In Context

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

6Then wrote he unto them a second letter, saying—If, mine, ye are, and, unto my voice, ye intend to hearken, take ye the heads of the men who are sons of your lord, and come in unto me about this time to-morrow, in Jezreel. Now, the sons of the king, seventy persons, were with the great men of the city, who had been bringing them up.

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Cross References

Joshua 9:11So our elders and all the inhabitants of our land spake unto us, saying—Take ye, in your hand, provision for the journey, and go your way to meet them,—then shall ye say unto them, Your servants, we are. Now, therefore, solemnise with us a covenant.

Joshua 9:25Now, therefore, here we are, in thy hand,—as may be good and right in thine eyes, to do unto us, do.

1 Kings 20:32So they girded sackcloth upon their loins, and [put] ropes about their heads, and came in unto the king of Israel, and said, Thy servant, Ben-hadad, saith,—Let my soul live, I pray thee. And he said,—Is he yet alive? My brother, he is.

Jeremiah 27:7Therefore shall all the nations serve him, and his son, and his son’s son,—until the time even of his own land, itself arrive, when many nations and great kings, shall use him as a slave.

John 12:26If, with me, anyone be ministering, with me, let him be following; and, where, I, am, there, my minister also, shall be. If anyone, with me, be ministering, the Father, will honour him.

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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