1 And Ahab 256 had seventy 7657 sons 1121 in Samaria 8111. And Jehu 3058 wrote 3789 letters 5612, and sent 7971 to Samaria 8111, unto the rulers 8269 of Jezreel 3157, to the elders 2205, and to them that brought up 539 Ahab's 256 children, saying 559,
2 Now as soon as this letter 5612 cometh 935 to you, seeing your master's 113 sons 1121 are with you, and there are with you chariots 7393 and horses 5483, a fenced 4013 city 5892 also, and armour 5402;
3 Look even out 7200 the best 2896 and meetest 3477 of your master's 113 sons 1121, and set 7760 him on his father's 1 throne 3678, and fight 3898 for your master's 113 house 1004.
4 But they were exceedingly 3966 3966 afraid 3372, and said 559, Behold, two 8147 kings 4428 stood 5975 not before 6440 him: how then shall we stand 5975?
5 And he that was over the house 1004, and he that was over the city 5892, the elders 2205 also, and the bringers up 539 of the children, sent 7971 to Jehu 3058, saying 559, We are thy servants 5650, and will do 6213 all that thou shalt bid 559 us; we will not make any 376 king 4427: do 6213 thou that which is good 2896 in thine eyes 5869.
6 Then he wrote 3789 a letter 5612 the second time 8145 to them, saying 559, If ye be mine, and if ye will hearken 8085 unto my voice 6963, take 3947 ye the heads 7218 of the men 582 your master's 113 sons 1121, and come 935 to me to Jezreel 3157 by to morrow 4279 this time 6256. Now the king's 4428 sons 1121, being seventy 7657 persons 376, were with the great men 1419 of the city 5892, which brought them up 1431.
7 And it came to pass, when the letter 5612 came 935 to them, that they took 3947 the king's 4428 sons 1121, and slew 7819 seventy 7657 persons 376, and put 7760 their heads 7218 in baskets 1731, and sent 7971 him them to Jezreel 3157.
8 And there came 935 a messenger 4397, and told 5046 him, saying 559, They have brought 935 the heads 7218 of the king's 4428 sons 1121. And he said 559, Lay 7760 ye them in two 8147 heaps 6652 at the entering in 6607 of the gate 8179 until the morning 1242.
9 And it came to pass in the morning 1242, that he went out 3318, and stood 5975, and said 559 to all the people 5971, Ye be righteous 6662: behold, I conspired 7194 against my master 113, and slew 2026 him: but who slew 5221 all these?
10 Know 3045 now 645 that there shall fall 5307 unto the earth 776 nothing of the word 1697 of the LORD 3068, which the LORD 3068 spake 1696 concerning the house 1004 of Ahab 256: for the LORD 3068 hath done 6213 that which he spake 1696 by 3027 his servant 5650 Elijah 452.
11 So Jehu 3058 slew 5221 all that remained 7604 of the house 1004 of Ahab 256 in Jezreel 3157, and all his great men 1419, and his kinsfolks 3045, and his priests 3548, until he left 7604 him none remaining 8300.
12 And he arose 6965 and departed 935, and came 3212 to Samaria 8111. And as he was at the shearing 7462 house 1004 1044 in the way 1870,
13 Jehu 3058 met 4672 with the brethren 251 of Ahaziah 274 king 4428 of Judah 3063, and said 559, Who are ye? And they answered 559, We are the brethren 251 of Ahaziah 274; and we go down 3381 to salute 7965 the children 1121 of the king 4428 and the children 1121 of the queen 1377.
14 And he said 559, Take 8610 them alive 2416. And they took 8610 them alive 2416, and slew 7819 them at the pit 953 of the shearing house 1044, even two 8147 and forty 705 men 376; neither left 7604 he any 376 of them.
15 And when he was departed 3212 thence, he lighted 4672 on Jehonadab 3082 the son 1121 of Rechab 7394 coming to meet 7125 him: and he saluted 1288 him, and said 559 to him, Is 3426 thine heart 3824 right 3477, as my heart 3824 is with thy heart 3824? And Jehonadab 3082 answered 559, It is 3426. If it be, give 5414 me thine hand 3027. And he gave 5414 him his hand 3027; and he took him up 5927 to him into the chariot 4818.
16 And he said 559, Come 3212 with me, and see 7200 my zeal 7068 for the LORD 3068. So they made him ride 7392 in his chariot 7393.
17 And when he came 935 to Samaria 8111, he slew 5221 all that remained 7604 unto Ahab 256 in Samaria 8111, till he had destroyed 8045 him, according to the saying 1697 of the LORD 3068, which he spake 1696 to Elijah 452.
18 And Jehu 3058 gathered 6908 0 all the people 5971 together 6908, and said 559 unto them, Ahab 256 served 5647 Baal 1168 a little 4592; but Jehu 3058 shall serve 5647 him much 7235.
19 Now therefore call 7121 unto me all the prophets 5030 of Baal 1168, all his servants 5647, and all his priests 3548; let none 376 be wanting 6485: for I have a great 1419 sacrifice 2077 to do to Baal 1168; whosoever shall be wanting 6485, he shall not live 2421. But Jehu 3058 did 6213 it in subtilty 6122, to the intent that he might destroy 6 the worshippers 5647 of Baal 1168.
20 And Jehu 3058 said 559, Proclaim 6942 a solemn assembly 6116 for Baal 1168. And they proclaimed 7121 it.
21 And Jehu 3058 sent 7971 through all Israel 3478: and all the worshippers 5647 of Baal 1168 came 935, so that there was not a man 376 left 7604 that came 935 not. And they came 935 into the house 1004 of Baal 1168; and the house 1004 of Baal 1168 was full 4390 from one end 6310 to another.
22 And he said 559 unto him that was over the vestry 4458, Bring forth 3318 vestments 3830 for all the worshippers 5647 of Baal 1168. And he brought them forth 3318 vestments 4403.
23 And Jehu 3058 went 935, and Jehonadab 3082 the son 1121 of Rechab 7394, into the house 1004 of Baal 1168, and said 559 unto the worshippers 5647 of Baal 1168, Search 2664, and look 7200 that there be 3426 here with you none of the servants 5650 of the LORD 3068, but the worshippers 5647 of Baal 1168 only.
24 And when they went in 935 to offer 6213 sacrifices 2077 and burnt offerings 5930, Jehu 3058 appointed 7760 fourscore 8084 men 376 without 2351, and said 559, If any 376 of the men 582 whom I have brought 935 into your hands 3027 escape 4422, he that letteth him go, his life 5315 shall be for the life 5315 of him.
25 And it came to pass, as soon as he had made an end 3615 of offering 6213 the burnt offering 5930, that Jehu 3058 said 559 to the guard 7323 and to the captains 7991, Go in 935, and slay 5221 them; let none 376 come forth 3318. And they smote 5221 them with the edge 6310 of the sword 2719; and the guard 7323 and the captains 7991 cast them out 7993, and went 3212 to the city 5892 of the house 1004 of Baal 1168.
26 And they brought forth 3318 the images 4676 out of the house 1004 of Baal 1168, and burned 8313 them.
27 And they brake down 5422 the image 4676 of Baal 1168, and brake down 5422 the house 1004 of Baal 1168, and made 7760 it a draught house 4163 4280 unto this day 3117.
28 Thus Jehu 3058 destroyed 8045 Baal 1168 out of Israel 3478.
29 Howbeit from the sins 2399 of Jeroboam 3379 the son 1121 of Nebat 5028, who made Israel 3478 to sin 2398, Jehu 3058 departed 5493 not from after 310 them, to wit, the golden 2091 calves 5695 that were in Bethel 1008, and that were in Dan 1835.
30 And the LORD 3068 said 559 unto Jehu 3058, Because thou hast done well 2895 in executing 6213 that which is right 3477 in mine eyes 5869, and hast done 6213 unto the house 1004 of Ahab 256 according to all that was in mine heart 3824, thy children 1121 of the fourth 7243 generation shall sit 3427 on the throne 3678 of Israel 3478.
31 But Jehu 3058 took no heed 8104 to walk 3212 in the law 8451 of the LORD 3068 God 430 of Israel 3478 with all his heart 3824: for he departed 5493 not from the sins 2403 of Jeroboam 3379, which made Israel 3478 to sin 2398.
32 In those days 3117 the LORD 3068 began 2490 to cut 7096 0 Israel 3478 short 7096: and Hazael 2371 smote 5221 them in all the coasts 1366 of Israel 3478;
33 From Jordan 3383 eastward 4217 8121, all the land 776 of Gilead 1568, the Gadites 1425, and the Reubenites 7206, and the Manassites 4520, from Aroer 6177, which is by the river 5158 Arnon 769, even Gilead 1568 and Bashan 1316.
34 Now the rest 3499 of the acts 1697 of Jehu 3058, and all that he did 6213, and all his might 1369, are they not written 3789 in the book 5612 of the chronicles 1697 3117 of the kings 4428 of Israel 3478?
35 And Jehu 3058 slept 7901 with his fathers 1: and they buried 6912 him in Samaria 8111. And Jehoahaz 3059 his son 1121 reigned 4427 in his stead.
36 And the time 3117 that Jehu 3058 reigned 4427 over Israel 3478 in Samaria 8111 was twenty 6242 and eight 8083 years 8141.