2 Kings 10:1-8

2 Kings 10:1-8

[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 your master's  house.  [4] But they were exceedingly  afraid,  and said,  Behold, two  kings  stood  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,  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.  [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  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.  [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.  [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.