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  10:1 ¶
Now Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. And Jehu wrote letters, and sent to Samaria, unto the rulers of Jezreel, even the elders, and unto them that brought up [the sons of] Ahab, saying, |
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10:1 ¶
And Ahabº
had seventyº
sonsº
in Samaria.º
And Jehuº
wroteºº
letters,º
and sentºº
to Samaria,º
untoº
the rulersº
of Jezreel,º
to the elders,º
and toº
them that brought upºº
Ahab'sº
[children], saying,ºº |
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10:2
And 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 fortified city also, and armor; |
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10:2
Nowº
as soon as thisº
letterº
comethºº
toº
you, seeing your master'sº
sonsº
[are] withº
you, and [there are] withº
you chariotsº
and horses,º
a fencedº
cityº
also, and armour;º |
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10:3
look ye 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. |
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10:3
Look even outºº
the bestº
and meetestº
of your master'sº
sons,ººº
and setºº
[him] onº
his father'sº
throne,º
and fightºº
forº
your master'sº
house.º |
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10:4
But they were exceedingly afraid, and said, Behold, the two kings stood not before him: how then shall we stand? |
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10:4
But they were exceedinglyº
afraid,ºº
and said,ºº
Behold,º
twoº
kingsº
stoodºº
notº
beforeº
him: howº
then shall weº
stand?ºº |
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10:5
And he that was over the household, and he that was over the city, the elders also, and they that brought up [the children], sent to Jehu, saying, We are thy servants, and will do all that thou shalt bid us; we will not make any man king: do thou that which is good in thine eyes. |
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10:5
And he thatº
[was] overº
the house,º
and he thatº
[was] overº
the city,º
the eldersº
also, and the bringers upºº
[of the children], sentºº
toº
Jehu,º
saying,ºº
Weº
[are] thy servants,º
and will doºº
allº
thatº
thou shalt bidººº
us; we will notº
make anyº
king:ººº
doºº
thou [that which is] goodº
in thine eyes.º |
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10:6
Then he wrote a letter the second time to them, saying, If ye be on my side, 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, who brought them up. |
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10:6
Then he wroteºº
a letterº
the second timeº
toº
them, saying,ºº
Ifº
yeº
[be] mine, and [if] yeº
will hearkenºº
unto my voice,º
takeºº
yeº
the headsº
of the menºº
your master'sº
sons,º
and comeºº
toº
me to Jezreelº
by to morrowº
this time.º
Now the king'sº
sons,º
[being] seventyº
persons,º
[were] withº
the great menº
of the city,º
which brought them up.ººº |
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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 persons, and put their heads in baskets, and sent them unto him to Jezreel. |
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10:7
And it came to pass,º
when the letterº
cameºº
toº
them, that they tookººº
the king'sº
sons,º
and slewºº
seventyº
persons,º
and putººº
their headsº
in baskets,º
and sentººº
him [them] to Jezreel.º |
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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 entrance of the gate until the morning. |
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10:8 ¶
And there cameºº
a messenger,º
and toldºº
him, saying,ºº
They have broughtºº
the headsº
of the king'sº
sons.º
And he said,ºº
Layºº
ye them in twoº
heapsº
at the entering inº
of the gateº
untilº
the morning.º |
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10:9
And it came to pass in the morning, that he went out, and stood, and said to all the people, Ye are righteous: behold, I conspired against my master, and slew him; but who smote all these? |
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10:9
And it came to passº
in the morning,º
that he went out,ºº
and stood,ºº
and saidºº
toº
allº
the people,º
Yeº
[be] righteous:º
behold,º
Iº
conspiredºº
againstº
my master,º
and slewºº
him: but whoº
slewººº
allº
these?º |
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10:10
Know now that there shall fall unto the earth nothing of the word of Jehovah, which Jehovah spake concerning the house of Ahab: for Jehovah hath done that which he spake by his servant Elijah. |
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10:10
Knowºº
nowº
thatº
there shall fallºº
unto the earthº
nothingº
of the wordºº
of the LORD,º
whichº
the LORDº
spakeºº
concerningº
the houseº
of Ahab:º
for the LORDº
hath doneººº
[that] whichº
he spakeºº
byº
his servantº
Elijah.º |
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10:11
So Jehu smote all that remained of the house of Ahab in Jezreel, and all his great men, and his familiar friends, and his priests, until he left him none remaining. |
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10:11
So Jehuº
slewººº
allº
that remainedºº
of the houseº
of Ahabº
in Jezreel,º
and allº
his great men,º
and his kinsfolks,ºº
and his priests,º
untilº
he leftºº
him noneº
remaining.º |
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10:12 ¶
And he arose and departed, and went to Samaria. And as he was at the shearing-house of the shepherds in the way, |
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10:12 ¶
And he aroseºº
and departed,ºº
and cameººº
to Samaria.º
[And] as heº
[was] at the shearingºº
houseººº
in the way,º |
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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. |
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Jehuº
metºº
withº
the brethrenº
of Ahaziahº
kingº
of Judah,º
and said,ºº
Whoº
[are] ye?º
And they answered,ºº
Weº
[are] the brethrenº
of Ahaziah;º
and we go downºº
to saluteº
the childrenº
of the kingº
and the childrenº
of the queen.º |
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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. |
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10:14
And he said,ºº
Takeºº
them alive.º
And they tookºº
them alive,º
and slewºº
them atº
the pitº
of the shearing house,º
[even] twoº
and fortyº
men;º
neitherº
leftºº
he anyº
ofº
them. |
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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 thy heart right, as my heart is with thy heart? And Jehonadab answered, It is. If it be, give me thy hand. And he gave him his hand; and he took him up to him into the chariot. |
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10:15 ¶
And when he was departedººº
thence,ºº
he lightedºº
onºº
Jehonadabº
the sonº
of Rechabº
[coming] to meetººº
him: and he salutedºº
him, and saidºº
toº
him, Isºº
thine heartº
right,º
asº
my heartº
[is] withº
thy heart?º
And Jehonadabº
answered,ºº
It is.º
If it be,º
giveºº
[me]º
thine hand.º
And he gaveºº
[him] his hand;º
and he took him upºº
toº
him intoº
the chariot.º |
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10:16
And he said, Come with me, and see my zeal for Jehovah. So they made him ride in his chariot. |
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10:16
And he said,ºº
Comeººº
withº
me, and seeºº
my zealº
for the LORD.º
So they made him rideºº
in his chariot.º |
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10:17
And when he came to Samaria, he smote all that remained unto Ahab in Samaria, till he had destroyed him, according to the word of Jehovah, which he spake to Elijah. |
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10:17
And when he cameºº
to Samaria,º
he slewººº
allº
that remainedºº
unto Ahabº
in Samaria,º
tillº
he had destroyedºº
him, according to the sayingº
of the LORD,º
whichº
he spakeºº
toº
Elijah.º |
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10:18 ¶
And Jehu gathered all the people together, and said unto them, Ahab served Baal a little; but Jehu will serve him much. |
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10:18 ¶
And Jehuº
gatheredººº
allº
the peopleº
together,ºº
and saidºº
untoº
them, Ahabº
servedººº
Baalº
a little;º
[but] Jehuº
shall serveºº
him much.ºº |
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10:19
Now therefore call unto me all the prophets of Baal, all his worshippers, 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 subtlety, to the intent that he might destroy the worshippers of Baal. |
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10:19
Nowº
therefore callºº
untoº
me allº
the prophetsº
of Baal,º
allº
his servants,ºº
and allº
his priests;º
let noneºº
be wanting:ºº
forº
I have a greatº
sacrificeº
[to do] to Baal;º
whosoeverºº
shall be wanting,ºº
he shall notº
live.ºº
But Jehuº
didºº
[it] in subtilty,º
to the intentº
that he might destroyººº
the worshippersºº
of Baal.º |
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10:20
And Jehu said, Sanctify a solemn assembly for Baal. And they proclaimed it. |
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10:20
And Jehuº
said,ºº
Proclaimºº
a solemn assemblyº
for Baal.º
And they proclaimedºº
[it]. |
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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 filled from one end to another. |
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10:21
And Jehuº
sentºº
through allº
Israel:º
and allº
the worshippersºº
of Baalº
came,ºº
so that there was notº
a manº
leftºº
thatº
cameºº
not.º
And they cameºº
into the houseº
of Baal;º
and the houseº
of Baalº
was fullºº
from one endº
to another.º |
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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. |
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10:22
And he saidºº
unto him thatº
[was] overº
the vestry,º
Bring forthºº
vestmentsº
for allº
the worshippersºº
of Baal.º
And he brought them forthºº
vestments.º |
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10:23
And Jehu went, and Jehonadab the son of Rechab, into the house of Baal; and he said unto the worshippers of Baal, Search, and look that there be here with you none of the servants of Jehovah, but the worshippers of Baal only. |
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10:23
And Jehuº
went,ºº
and Jehonadabº
the sonº
of Rechab,º
into the houseº
of Baal,º
and saidºº
unto the worshippersºº
of Baal,º
Search,ºº
and lookºº
thatº
there beº
hereº
withº
you none of the servantsºº
of the LORD,º
butºº
the worshippersºº
of Baalº
only.º |
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10:24
And they went in to offer sacrifices and burnt-offerings. Now Jehu had appointed him fourscore men without, and said, If any of the men whom I bring into your hands escape, [he that letteth him go], his life shall be for the life of him. |
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10:24
And when they went inºº
to offerºº
sacrificesº
and burnt offerings,º
Jehuº
appointedºº
fourscoreº
menº
without,º
and said,ºº
[If] anyº
ofº
the menºº
whomº
Iº
have broughtºº
intoº
your handsº
escape,ºº
[he that letteth him go], his lifeº
[shall be] forº
the lifeº
of him. |
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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. |
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10:25
And it came to pass,º
as soon as he had made an endºº
of offeringºº
the burnt offering,º
that Jehuº
saidºº
to the guardºº
and to the captains,º
Go in,ºº
[and] slayºº
them; let noneºº
come forth.ºº
And they smoteºº
them with the edgeº
of the sword;º
and the guardºº
and the captainsº
cast [them] out,ºº
and wentººº
toº
the cityº
of the houseº
of Baal.º |
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10:26
And they brought forth the pillars that were in the house of Baal, and burned them. |
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10:26
And they brought forthººº
the imagesº
out of the houseº
of Baal,º
and burnedºº
them. |
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10:27
And they brake down the pillar of Baal, and brake down the house of Baal, and made it a draught-house, unto this day. |
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10:27
And they brake downººº
the imageº
of Baal,º
and brake downººº
the houseº
of Baal,º
and madeºº
it a draught houseººº
untoº
this day.º |
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10:28
Thus Jehu destroyed Baal out of Israel. |
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10:28
Thus Jehuº
destroyedººº
Baalº
out of Israel.ºº |
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10:29 ¶
Howbeit from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, wherewith he made Israel to sin, Jehu departed not from after them, [to wit], the golden calves that were in Beth-el, and that were in Dan. |
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10:29 ¶
Howbeitº
[from] the sinsº
of Jeroboamº
the sonº
of Nebat,º
whoº
madeº
Israelº
to sin,ºº
Jehuº
departedºº
notº
from afterºº
them, [to wit], the goldenº
calvesº
thatº
[were] in Bethel,º
and thatº
[were] in Dan.º |
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10:30
And Jehovah 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 my heart, thy sons of the fourth generation shall sit on the throne of Israel. |
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10:30
And the LORDº
saidºº
untoº
Jehu,º
Becauseºº
thou hast done wellºº
in executingºº
[that which is] rightº
in mine eyes,º
[and] hast doneºº
unto the houseº
of Ahabº
according to allº
thatº
[was] in mine heart,º
thy childrenº
of the fourthº
[generation] shall sitºº
onº
the throneº
of Israel.º |
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10:31
But Jehu took no heed to walk in the law of Jehovah, the God of Israel, with all his heart: he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam, wherewith he made Israel to sin. |
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10:31
But Jehuº
took no heedººº
to walkººº
in the lawº
of the LORDº
Godº
of Israelº
with allº
his heart:º
for he departedºº
notº
fromºº
the sinsº
of Jeroboam,º
whichº
madeº
Israelº
to sin.ºº |
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10:32 ¶
In those days Jehovah began to cut off from Israel: and Hazael smote them in all the borders of Israel; |
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10:32 ¶
In thoseº
daysº
the LORDº
beganºº
to cutºº
Israelº
short:ººº
and Hazaelº
smoteºº
them in allº
the coastsº
of Israel;º |
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10:33
from the Jordan eastward, all the land of Gilead, the Gadites, and the Reubenites, and the Manassites, from Aroer, which is by the valley of the Arnon, even Gilead and Bashan. |
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10:33
Fromº
Jordanº
eastward,ººº
allº
the landº
of Gilead,º
the Gadites,º
and the Reubenites,º
and the Manassites,º
from Aroer,ºº
whichº
[is] byº
the riverº
Arnon,º
even Gileadº
and Bashan.º |
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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? |
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10:34
Now the restº
of the actsº
of Jehu,º
and allº
thatº
he did,ºº
and allº
his might,º
[are] theyº
notº
writtenºº
inº
the bookº
of the chroniclesºº
of the kingsº
of Israel?º |
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10:35
And Jehu slept with his fathers; and they buried him in Samaria. And Jehoahaz his son reigned in his stead. |
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10:35
And Jehuº
sleptºº
withº
his fathers:º
and they buriedºº
him in Samaria.º
And Jehoahazº
his sonº
reignedºº
in his stead.º |
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10:36
And the time that Jehu reigned over Israel in Samaria was twenty and eight years. |
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10:36
And the timeº
thatº
Jehuº
reignedºº
overº
Israelº
in Samariaº
[was] twentyº
and eightº
years.º |
