10:1 And Achaab [had] seventy sons in
Samaria. And Ju wrote a letter, and sent it into Samaria to the rulers of
Samaria, and to the elders, and to the guardians of [the children of] Achaab,
saying.
10:2 Now then, as soon as this letter shall have reached you, whereas [there
are] with you the sons of your master, and with you chariots and horses, and
strong cities, and arms,
10:3 do ye accordingly look out the best and fittest among your master's
sons, and set him on the throne of his father, and fight for the house of
your master.
10:4 And they feared greatly, and said, Behold, two kings stood not before
him: and how shall we stand?
10:5 So they that were over the house, and they that were over the city, and
the elders and the guardians, sent to Ju, saying, We also [are] thy
servants, and whatsoever thou shalt say to us we will do; we will not make
[any] man king: we will do that which is right in thine eyes.
10:6 And Ju wrote them a second letter, saying, If ye [are] for me, and
hearken to my voice, take the heads of the men your master's sons, and bring
[them] to me at this time to-morrow in Jezrael. Now the sons of the king
were seventy men; these great men of the city brought them up.
10:7 And it came to pass, when the letter came to them, that they took the
king's sons, and slew them, [even] seventy men, and put their heads in
baskets, and sent them to him at Jezrael.
10:8 And a messenger came and told [him], saying, They have brought the
heads of the king's sons. And he said, Lay them [in] two heaps by the door
of the gate until the morning.
10:9 And the morning came, and he went forth, and stood, and said to all the
people, Ye are righteous: behold, I conspired against my master, and slew
him: but who slew all these?
10:10 See now that there shall not fall to the ground anything of the word
of Yehovah which Yehovah spoke against the house of Achaab: for Yehovah
has performed all that he spoke of by the hand of his servant Eliu.
10:11 And Ju smote all that were left of the house of Achaab in Jezrael, and
all his great men, and his acquaintance, and his priests, so as not to leave
him [any] remnant.
10:12 And he arose and went to Samaria, [and] he [was] in the house of
sheep-shearing in the way.
10:13 And Ju found the brethren of Ochozias king of Judah, and said, Who
[are] ye? And they said, We [are] the brethren of Ochozias, and we have come
down to salute the sons of the king, and the sons of the queen.
10:14 And he said, Take them alive. And they slew them at the
shearing-house, forty and two men: he left not a man of them.
10:15 And he went thence and found Jonadab the son of Rechab [coming] to
meet him; and he saluted him, and Ju said to him, Is thy heart right with my
heart, as my heart [is] with thy heart? And Jonadab said, It is. And Ju
said, If it is then, give me thy hand. And he gave him his hand, and he took
him up to him into the chariot.
10:16 And he said to him, Come with me, and see me zealous for Yehovah. And
he caused him to sit in his chariot.
10:17 And he entered into Samaria, and smote all that were left of Achaab in
Samaria, until he had utterly destroyed him, according to the word of the
Lord, which he spoke to Eliu.
10:18 And Ju gathered all the people, and said to them, Achaab served Baal a
little; Ju shall serve him much.
10:19 Now then do all [ye] the prophets of Baal call all his servants and
his priests to me; let not a man be wanting: for I have a great sacrifice
[to offer] to Baal; every one who shall be missing shall die. But Ju did it
in subtilty, that he might destroy the servants of Baal.
10:20 And Ju said, Sanctify a solemn festival to Baal, and they made a
proclamation.
10:21 And Ju sent throughout all Israel, saying, Now then let all [Baal's]
servants, and all his priests, and all his prophets [come], let none be
lacking: for I am going to offer a great sacrifice; whosoever shall be
missing, shall not live. So all the servants of Baal came, and all his
priests, and all his prophets: there was not one left who came not. And they
entered into the house of Baal; and the house of Baal was filled from one
end to the other.
10:22 And he said to the man who was over the house of the wardrobe, Bring
forth a robe for all the servants of Baal. And the keeper of the robes
brought forth to them.
10:23 And Ju and Jonadab the son of Rechab entered into the house of Baal,
and said to the servants of Baal, Search, and see whether there is among you
any of the servants of Yehovah, or only the servants of Baal, by
themselves.
10:24 And he went in to offer sacrifices and whole-burnt-offerings; and Ju
set for himself eighty men without, and said, Every man who shall escape of
the men whom I bring into your hand, the life of him [that spares him] shall
go for his life.
10:25 And it came to pass, when he had finished offering the
whole-burnt-offering, that Ju said to the footmen and to the officers, Go ye
in and slay them; let not a man of them escape. So they smote them with the
edge of the sword, and the footmen and the officers cast [the bodies] forth,
and went to the city of the house of Baal.
10:26 And they brought out the pillar of Baal, and burnt it.
10:27 And they tore down the pillars of Baal, and made his house a
draught-house until this day.
10:28 So Ju abolished Baal out of Israel.
10:29 Nevertheless Ju departed not from following the sins of Jeroboam the
son of Nabat, who led Israel to sin: [these were] the golden heifers in
Baethel and in Dan.
10:30 And Yehovah said to Ju, Because of all thy deeds wherein thou hast
acted well in doing that which was right in my eyes, according to all things
which thou hast done to the house of Achaab [as they were] in my heart, thy
sons to the fourth generation shall sit upon the throne of Israel.
10:31 But Ju took no heed to walk in the law of Yehovah Elohim of Israel with
all his heart: he departed not from following the sins of Jeroboam, who made
Israel to sin.
10:32 In those days Yehovah began to cut Israel short; and Azael smote them
in every coast of Israel;
10:33 from Jordan eastward all the land of Galaad belonging to the Gadites,
of Gaddi and that of Ruben, and of Manasses, from Aroer, which is on the
brink of the brook of Arnon, and Galaad and Basan.
10:34 And the rest of the acts of Ju, and all that he did, and all his
might, and the wars wherein he engaged, [are] not these things written in
the book of te chronicles of the kings of Israel?
10:35 And Ju slept with his fathers; and they buried him in Samaria: and
Joachaz his son reigned in his stead.
10:36 And the days which Ju reigned over Israel [were] twenty-eight years in
Samaria. |
10:1 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,
10:2 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 armor;
10:3 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.
10:4 But they were exceedingly afraid, and said, Behold, two kings stood not
before him: how then shall we stand?
10:5 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.
10:6 Then he wrote a letter the second time to them, saying, If ye be mine,
and if ye will hearken unto my voice, take ye the heads of the men your
master's sons, and come to me to Jezreel by to morrow this time. Now the
king's sons, being seventy persons, were with the great men of the city,
which brought them up.
10:7 And it came to pass, when the letter came to them, that they took the
king's sons, and slew seventy persons, and put their heads in baskets, and
sent him them to Jezreel.
10:8 And there came a messenger, and told him, saying, They have brought the
heads of the king's sons. And he said, Lay ye them in two heaps at the
entering in of the gate until the morning.
10:9 And it came to pass in the morning, that he went out, and stood, and
said to all the people, Ye be righteous: behold, I conspired against my
master, and slew him: but who slew all these?
10:10 Know now that there shall fall unto the earth nothing of the word of
Yehovah, which Yehovah spake concerning the house of Ahab: for Yehovah
hath done that which he spake by his servant Elijah.
10:11 So Jehu slew all that remained of the house of Ahab in Jezreel, and
all his great men, and his kinsfolk, and his priests, until he left him none
remaining.
10:12 And he arose and departed, and came to Samaria. And as he was at the
shearing house in the way,
10:13 Jehu met with the brethren of Ahaziah king of Judah, and said, Who are
ye? And they answered, We are the brethren of Ahaziah; and we go down to
salute the children of the king and the children of the queen.
10:14 And he said, Take them alive. And they took them alive, and slew them
at the pit of the shearing house, even two and forty men; neither left he
any of them.
10:15 And when he was departed thence, he lighted on Jehonadab the son of
Rechab coming to meet him: and he saluted him, and said to him, Is thine
heart right, as my heart is with thy heart? And Jehonadab answered, It is.
If it be, give me thine hand. And he gave him his hand; and he took him up
to him into the chariot.
10:16 And he said, Come with me, and see my zeal for Yehovah. So they made
him ride in his chariot.
10:17 And when he came to Samaria, he slew all that remained unto Ahab in
Samaria, till he had destroyed him, according to the saying of Yehovah,
which he spake to Elijah.
10:18 And Jehu gathered all the people together, and said unto them, Ahab
served Baal a little; but Jehu shall serve him much.
10:19 Now therefore call unto me all the prophets of Baal, all his servants,
and all his priests; let none be wanting: for I have a great sacrifice to do
to Baal; whosoever shall be wanting, he shall not live. But Jehu did it in
subtilty, to the intent that he might destroy the worshippers of Baal.
10:20 And Jehu said, Proclaim a solemn assembly for Baal. And they
proclaimed it.
10:21 And Jehu sent through all Israel: and all the worshippers of Baal
came, so that there was not a man left that came not. And they came into the
house of Baal; and the house of Baal was full from one end to another.
10:22 And he said unto him that was over the vestry, Bring forth vestments
for all the worshippers of Baal. And he brought them forth vestments.
10:23 And Jehu went, and Jehonadab the son of Rechab, into the house of
Baal, and said unto the worshippers of Baal, Search, and look that there be
here with you none of the servants of Yehovah, but the worshippers of Baal
only.
10:24 And when they went in to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings, Jehu
appointed fourscore men without, and said, If any of the men whom I have
brought into your hands escape, he that letteth him go, his life shall be
for the life of him.
10:25 And it came to pass, as soon as he had made an end of offering the
burnt offering, that Jehu said to the guard and to the captains, Go in, and
slay them; let none come forth. And they smote them with the edge of the
sword; and the guard and the captains cast them out, and went to the city of
the house of Baal.
10:26 And they brought forth the images out of the house of Baal, and burned
them.
10:27 And they brake down the image of Baal, and brake down the house of
Baal, and made it a draught house unto this day.
10:28 Thus Jehu destroyed Baal out of Israel.
10:29 Howbeit from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to
sin, Jehu departed not from after them, to wit, the golden calves that were
in Bethel, and that were in Dan.
10:30 And Yehovah said unto Jehu, Because thou hast done well in executing
that which is right in mine eyes, and hast done unto the house of Ahab
according to all that was in mine heart, thy children of the fourth
generation shall sit on the throne of Israel.
10:31 But Jehu took no heed to walk in the law of Yehovah Elohim of Israel
with all his heart: for he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam, which
made Israel to sin.
10:32 In those days Yehovah began to cut Israel short: and Hazael smote
them in all the coasts of Israel;
10:33 From Jordan eastward, all the land of Gilead, the Gadites, and the
Reubenites, and the Manassites, from Aroer, which is by the river Arnon,
even Gilead and Bashan.
10:34 Now the rest of the acts of Jehu, and all that he did, and all his
might, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of
Israel?
10:35 And Jehu slept with his fathers: and they buried him in Samaria. And
Jehoahaz his son reigned in his stead.
10:36 And the time that Jehu reigned over Israel in Samaria was twenty and
eight years. |