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 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, which brought them up.
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Verse 6 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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Da schrieb er den andern Brief an sie, der lautete also: So ihr mein seid und meiner Stimme gehorcht, so nehmet die Häupter von den Männern, eures Herrn Söhnen, und bringt sie zu mir morgen um diese Zeit gen Jesreel. (Der Söhne aber des Königs waren siebzig Mann, und die Größten der Stadt zogen sie auf.)
Él entonces les escribió la segunda vez diciendo: Si sois míos, y queréis obedecerme, tomad las cabezas de los varones hijos de vuestro señor, y venid mañana a estas horas a mí a Jezreel. Y los hijos del rey, setenta varones, estaban con los principales de la ciudad, que los criaban.
Él les escribió una segunda carta: «Si están de mi parte y me obedecen, tomen las cabezas de los hijos de su señor y vengan a verme a Jezreel mañana a esta hora». Los setenta hijos del rey estaban con los principales de la ciudad, que los criaban.
Jéhu leur écrivit une seconde lettre où il était dit: Si vous êtes à moi et si vous obéissez à ma voix, prenez les têtes de ces hommes, fils de votre maître, et venez auprès de moi demain à cette heure, à Jizreel. Or les soixante-dix fils du roi étaient chez les grands de la ville, qui les élevaient.
Ed egli scrisse loro la seconda volta lettere di tal tenore: Se voi siete de’ miei, e volete ubbidire a’ miei comandamenti, togliete le teste a’ figliuoli del vostro signore, e venite domani a quest’ora a me, in Izreel. Or i figliuoli del re erano settanta, ed erano appresso i principali della città, che li allevavano.
Então segunda vez lhes escreveu outra carta, dizendo: Se fordes meus, e ouvirdes a minha voz, tomai as cabeças dos homens, filhos de vosso senhor, e vinde a mim amanhã, a este tempo, a Jizreel (os filhos do rei, setenta homens, estavam com os grandes da cidade, que os mantinham).
耶戶 寫第二封信給他們,說:「你們若歸順我,聽從我的話,明日這時候,要帶著你們主人眾兒子的首級,來到 耶斯列 我這裏。」那時王的兒子七十人都住在城中教養他們的那些尊貴人家裏。
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