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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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Verse 14 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 10:14 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 Er aber sprach: Greifet sie lebendig! Und sie griffen sie lebendig und schlachteten sie bei dem Brunnen am Hirtenhaus, zweiundvierzig Mann, und ließen nicht einen von ihnen übrig.
Español · RVR1909 Entonces él dijo: Prendedlos vivos. Y después que los tomaron vivos, degolláronlos junto al pozo de la casa de esquileo, cuarenta y dos varones, sin dejar ninguno de ellos.
Español · NTBT Él ordenó: «¡Captúrenlos vivos!». Los capturaron vivos y los degollaron junto a la cisterna de Bet-equed: cuarenta y dos hombres. No dejó con vida a ninguno.
Français · LSG Jéhu dit: Saisissez-les vivants. Et ils les saisirent vivants, et les égorgèrent au nombre de quarante-deux, à la citerne de la maison de réunion; Jéhu n'en laissa échapper aucun.
Italiano · DIO1885 Allora Iehu disse a’ suoi: Pigliateli vivi. Ed essi li presero vivi e li ammazzarono presso alla cisterna della mandria. Ed erano quarantadue uomini; e Iehu non ne lasciò scampare alcuno
Português · ARC Então disse ele: Apanhai-os vivos. E eles os apanharam vivos, e os mataram junto ao poço de Bete-Equede, quarenta e dois homens; e a nenhum deles deixou ficar.
中文 · RCUV 耶戶 說：「活捉他們！」人就活捉了他們，把他們殺在 伯．艾克特 的坑邊，共四十二人，一個也沒有留下。
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