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rulers_of Jezreel, to the elders, and to|B.C.al xsthem_that brought_up a dren, saying,
2 “Now as_soon_as xthis letter cometh to you, seeing your /=master’s sons are with you, and there are with you chariots and xhorses, a fenced city also, and xarmour ;
3 «Look even out the best and xmeet- est of your / master’s sons, and «set him on his father’s throne, and fight for your /=master’s house.”
4 But they were exceedingly afraid and said, “Behold, two xkings sto not before him: how then shall we stand?”
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, “@ile are thy servants, and will_do all that thou shalt_bid us; we will not make any king: do thou that which is xgood in thine eyes.”
6 Then he wrote a letter the second_ time to them, saying, “If pe be / mine, and 7f pe +will_hearken unto my voice, ‘take ye ~the_heads_of the_« men your}; l=master’s sons, and come to me to| shim.
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.
7 And it came_to_ when the let-}7. ter came to them, that they took the} 2 king’s -sons, and slew seventy ¢ persons, | é. ish. and put their “heads in xbaskets, and sent him them to Jezreel.
8 And there came @ xmessenger, and told him, saying, “They -have_brought the_heads_of the king’s sons,” And he said, “-Lay ye them in_two heen at the_entering_in_of the gate until the morning.” :
8 And it came_to_pass in the morn- ing, that he went_out, and stood, and said to all the people, “He be righteous: behold, £ conspired against my !-mas- ter, and slew him: but who slew these ? "
10 -Know now that there shall_fall unto the earth nothing of the-word_of 1 the Lord, which ‘the Lorp spake con- cerning the_house_of Ahab: for 4 the Lorp shath_done that -which He spake by His servant Elijah.”
11 So Jehu slew «all that remained of the_house_of Ahab in Jezreel, and all his great_men, and his «kinsfolks, and | a.
his priests, until he left him none re-} nce maining. 12 And he arose and departed, and} THE
came to Samaria. And as he was at the »st shearing house in the way, A 13 Jehu met with -the_brethren_of| § Ahaziah king_of Judah, and said, “Who are pe?” And they answered, “@ile are the_brethren_of Ahaziah ; and we}|*- go_down to salute the_s children_of the]; king and the_s.children_of the queen.” 1¢ And he said, “Take them alive.” Hl And they took them alive, and slew] p: them at the_pit_of the shearing house, |15. See. even two and forty ‘men; neither left| 35.124
he any of them. es 15 And when he was_departed thence,| yah’ fn
he lighted_on j -Jehonadab the_son_of| gaye.
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3.C. 884. | Rechab coming to meet him: and he
saluted him, and said to him, “Is thine rheart right, «as my heart 7s with thy heart?” And Jehonadab answered, “Tt_is.” “If it_be, give me thine chand.” And he gave him his hand; and he took_him_up to him into the chariot.
16 And he said, “-Come with me, and *see my zeal for the Lorp.” So they made him ride in his chariot.
17 And when he came to Samaria, he slew rall that remained unto Ahab in Samaria, till he had_destroyed him,
“|according_to the_saying_of / the Lorp,
which He spake to Elijah.
18 And Jehu gathered -all the people together, and said unto them, “Ahab served *Baal a little; but Jehu shall_
|serve him xmuch.
19 Now therefore -call unto me all the_prophets_of Baal, all his servants, and all his priests; tlet none be_want- ing: for I have a great sacrifice to do to xBaal; whosoever shall_be_wanting, he shall not live.” But Jehu did i¢ in subtilty, to the_intent that he might_ destroy -the_s worshippers_of xBaal.
20 And Jehu said, “se-Proclaim a
~ |solemn_assembly for xBaal.” And they
proclaimed it.
21 And Jehu sent through all Israél: and all the_sworshippers_of Baal came, so that there was not a ‘man left that came not. And they came into the_house_of xBaal: and the_ house_of xBaal was full from ™ one end to another.
2 And he said unto him that was over the wvestry, “-Bring_forth vest- ments for all the _s worshippers _ of xBaal.” And he brought them forth xyestments.
3 And Jehu went, and Jehonadab the_son_of Rechab, into the_house_of xBaal, and said unto the_s worshippers_ of xBaal, “-Search, and -look that there_ be here with you none of the_servants_ of Jthe Lorp, but the_s worshippers_of xBaal only.”
24 And when they went_in to p offer sacrifices and «burnt_offerings, Jehu appointed fourscore ‘men without, and said, “Jf any of the «men whom £ shaye_brought into your hands escape, he that letteth him go, his solife shall be for the_se life_of him.”
> And it came_to_pass, as_soon_as
-|he had_made_an_end of p offering the
aburnt_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 xBaal.
26 And they brought_forth stimages_out_of the_house_of ~Baal, and burned them.
=7 And they brake_down -the_s‘image_ of xBaal, and brake_down -the_house_ of xBaal, and made it a draught_house unto this day.
33 aes Jehu destroyed *Baal out_of sraéL
2% Howbeit from the_sins_of Jero- boam the_son_of Nebat, who made -Is-