Verse 3

2 Kings 10:3

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3 Take the best and most upright of your master's sons, and make him king in his father's place, and put up a fight for your master's family.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וּ/רְאִיתֶ֞ם הַ/טּ֤וֹב וְ/הַ/יָּשָׁר֙ מִ/בְּנֵ֣י אֲדֹנֵי/כֶ֔ם וְ/שַׂמְתֶּ֖ם עַל כִּסֵּ֣א אָבִ֑י/ו וְ/הִֽלָּחֲמ֖וּ עַל בֵּ֥ית אֲדֹנֵי/כֶֽם

English Translation

And you will see the good and the upright from among your masters, and you will set them upon the throne of my father, and they will fight for the house of your masters.

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Chapter 10 Context

1 Now there were in Samaria seventy of Ahab's sons. And Jehu sent letters to Samaria, to the rulers of... Focus ↗

2 Straight away, when you get this letter, seeing that your master's sons are with you, and that you h... Focus ↗

3 Take the best and most upright of your master's sons, and make him king in his father's place, and p...

4 But they were full of fear, and said, The two kings have gone down before him: how may we keep our p... Focus ↗

5 So the controller of the king's house, with the ruler of the town, and the responsible men, and thos... Focus ↗

6 Then he sent them a second letter, saying, If you are on my side, and if you will do my orders, come... Focus ↗

7 And when the letter came to them, they took the king's sons and put them to death, all the seventy,... Focus ↗

8 And a man came and said to him, They have come with the heads of the king's sons. And he said, Put t... Focus ↗

9 And in the morning he went out and, stopping, said to all the people there, You are upright men: it... Focus ↗

10 You may be certain that nothing which the Lord has said about the family of Ahab will be without eff... Focus ↗

11 So Jehu put to death all the rest of the seed of Ahab in Jezreel, and all his relations and his near... Focus ↗

12 Then he got up and came to Samaria. And he was at the meeting-place of the keepers of sheep, by the... Focus ↗

13 When he came across the brothers of Ahaziah, king of Judah, and said, Who are you? And they said, We... Focus ↗

14 And he said, Take them living. So they took them living, and put them to death in the water-hole of... Focus ↗

15 And when he had gone away from there, he came across Jehonadab, the son of Rechab: and he said good-... Focus ↗

16 And he said, Come with me and see how I am on fire for the Lord's cause. So he made him go with him... Focus ↗

17 And when he came to Samaria, he put to death all those of Ahab's family who were still in Samaria, t... Focus ↗

18 Then Jehu got all the people together and said to them, Ahab was Baal's servant in a small way, but... Focus ↗

19 Now send for all the prophets of Baal and all his servants and all his priests, to come to me; let n... Focus ↗

20 And Jehu said, Let there be a special holy meeting for the worship of Baal. So a public statement wa... Focus ↗

21 And Jehu sent out through all Israel; and all the servants of Baal came, not one kept away. And they... Focus ↗

22 And Jehu said to him who kept the robes, Get out robes for all the servants of Baal. So he got out r... Focus ↗

23 And Jehu, with Jehonadab, the son of Rechab, went into the house of Baal; and he said to the servant... Focus ↗

24 Then they went in to make offerings and burned offerings. Now Jehu had put eighty men outside, and s... Focus ↗

25 Then when the burned offering was ended, straight away Jehu said to the armed men and the captains,... Focus ↗

26 And they took out the image of Asherah from the house of Baal, and had it burned. Focus ↗

27 The altar of Baal was pulled down and the house of Baal was broken up and made an unclean place, as... Focus ↗

28 So Jehu put an end to the worship of Baal in Israel. Focus ↗

29 But Jehu did not keep himself from all the sins of Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, and the evil he made... Focus ↗

30 And the Lord said to Jehu, Because you have done well in doing what is right in my eyes and effectin... Focus ↗

31 But Jehu did not take care to keep the law of the Lord with all his heart: he did not keep himself f... Focus ↗

32 In those days the Lord was angry first with Israel; and Hazael made attacks on all the land of Israe... Focus ↗

33 East of Jordan, in all the land of Gilead, the Gadites and the Reubenites and the Manassites, from A... Focus ↗

34 Now the rest of the acts of Jehu, and all he did, and his great power, are they not recorded in the... Focus ↗

35 And Jehu went to rest with his fathers, and was put into the earth in Samaria. And Jehoahaz his son... Focus ↗

36 And the time of Jehu's rule over Israel in Samaria was twenty-eight years. Focus ↗

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Book: 2 Kings
Chapter: Chapter 10 (36 verses)
Version: Bible in Basic English

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