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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,
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Verse 1 is found in chapter 10 of 2 Kings. Jehu first confronts Ahab’s descendants and uses a strategy that causes the leaders of the court to surrender the former king’s sons. He then orders their execution and presents their heads as public evidence. The episode forms part of the judgment against the dynasty, but the narrative also shows the harshness of Jehu’s revolution. The text interprets it within the previously announced word against Ahab’s house without turning every method used by Jehu into a general model of conduct. The purge eliminates the family structure supporting the former regime.
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Compare 2 Kings 10:1 in different Bible versions and see how its wording varies between translations. These differences can help you better understand the meaning and context of the passage.
Deutsch · L1912 Ahab aber hatte siebzig Söhne zu Samaria. Und Jehu schrieb Briefe und sandte sie gen Samaria, zu den Obersten der Stadt (Jesreel), zu den Ältesten und Vormündern Ahabs, die lauteten also:
Español · RVR1909 Y tenía Achâb en Samaria setenta hijos; y escribió letras Jehú, y enviolas a Samaria a los principales de Jezreel, a los ancianos y a los ayos de Achâb, diciendo:
Español · NTBT Acab tenía setenta hijos en Samaria. Jehú escribió cartas y las envió a Samaria, a los jefes de Jezreel, a los ancianos y a los tutores de los hijos de Acab, diciendo:
Français · LSG Il y avait dans Samarie soixante-dix fils d'Achab. Jéhu écrivit des lettres qu'il envoya à Samarie aux chefs de Jizreel, aux anciens, et aux gouverneurs des enfants d'Achab. Il y était dit:
Italiano · DIO1885 OR vi erano in Samaria settanta figliuoli di Achab. E Iehu scrisse una lettera, e la mandò in Samaria, agli Anziani principali d’Izreel, ed a’ balii de’ figliuoli di Achab, di tal tenore:
Português · ARC E ACABE tinha setenta filhos em Samaria. Jeú escreveu cartas, e as enviou a Samaria, aos chefes de Jizreel, aos anciãos e aos aios dos filhos de Acabe, dizendo:
中文 · RCUV 亞哈 有七十個兒子在 撒瑪利亞 。 耶戶 寫信送到 撒瑪利亞 ，給 耶斯列 的領袖和長老 ，以及教養 亞哈 眾兒子的人，說：
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