2 Kings 10:4
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But they were exceedingly afraid, and said: Behold two kings could not stand before him, and how shall we be able to resist?

2 Kings 9:24
But Jehu bent his bow with his hand, and shot Joram between the shoulders: and the arrow went out through his heart, and immediately he fell in his chariot.

2 Kings 9:27
But Ochozias, king of Juda, seeing this, fled by the way of the garden house: and Jehu pursued him, and said: Strike him also in his chariot. And they struck him in the going up to Gaver, which is by Jeblaam: and he fled into Mageddo, and died there.

2 Kings 10:3
Choose the best, and him that shall please you most of your master's sons, and set him on his father's throne, and fight for the house of your master.

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But they were exceedingly afraid, and said: Behold two kings could not stand before him, and how shall we be able to resist?

behold

2 Kings 9:24,27 But Jehu bent his bow with his hand, and shot Joram between the shoulders: and the arrow went out through his heart, and immediately he fell in his chariot. . . .

how then shall

Isaiah 27:4 There is no indignation in me: who shall make me a thorn and a brier in battle: shall I march against it, shall, I set it on fire together?

Jeremiah 49:19 Behold one shall come up as a lion from the swelling of the Jordan, against the strong and beautiful: for I will make him run suddenly upon her: and who shall be the chosen one whom I may appoint over her? for who is like to me? and who shall abide me? and who is that shepherd that can withstand my countenance?

Nahum 1:6 Who can stand before the face of his indignation? and who shall resist in the fierceness of his anger? his indignation is poured out like fire: and the rocks are melted by him.

Luke 14:31 Or, what king, about to go to make war against another king, doth not first sit down and think whether he be able, with ten thousand, to meet him that, with twenty thousand, cometh against him?

Context
Jehu Slaughters Ahab's Family
3Choose the best, and him that shall please you most of your master's sons, and set him on his father's throne, and fight for the house of your master. 4But they were exceedingly afraid, and said: Behold two kings could not stand before him, and how shall we be able to resist?5Therefore they that were over the king's house, and the rulers of the city, and the ancients, and the bringers up of the children, sent to Jehu, saying: We are thy servants: whatsoever thou shalt command us we will do; we will not make us any king: do thou all that pleaseth thee.…
Lexicon
But they were terrified
וַיִּֽרְאוּ֙ (way·yir·’ū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3372: To fear, to revere, caus, to frighten

and reasoned,
וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ (way·yō·mə·rū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say

“If
הִנֵּה֙ (hin·nêh)
Interjection
Strong's Hebrew 2009: Lo! behold!

two
שְׁנֵ֣י (šə·nê)
Number - mdc
Strong's Hebrew 8147: Two (a cardinal number)

kings
הַמְּלָכִ֔ים (ham·mə·lā·ḵîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 4428: A king

could not
לֹ֥א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

stand
עָמְד֖וּ (‘ā·mə·ḏū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 5975: To stand, in various relations

against him,
לְפָנָ֑יו (lə·p̄ā·nāw)
Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6440: The face

how
וְאֵ֖יךְ (wə·’êḵ)
Conjunctive waw | Interjection
Strong's Hebrew 349: How?, how!, where

can we?”
אֲנָֽחְנוּ׃ (’ă·nā·ḥə·nū)
Pronoun - first person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 587: We


Additional Translations
But they were terrified and reasoned, “If two kings could not stand against him, how can we?”But they were exceedingly afraid, and said, Behold, two kings stood not before him: how then shall we stand?

But they were exceedingly afraid, and said, Behold, the two kings stood not before him: how then shall we stand?

And they feared greatly, and said, Behold, two kings stood not before him: and how shall we stand?

And they were exceedingly afraid, and said, Behold, the two kings stood not before him; and how shall we stand?

But they were exceedingly afraid, and said, Behold, the two kings stood not before him: how then shall we stand?

But they were exceedingly afraid, and said, Behold, two kings stood not before him: how then shall we stand?

But they were exceedingly afraid, and said, "Behold, the two kings didn't stand before him! How then shall we stand?"

And they fear very greatly, and say, 'Lo, the two kings have not stood before him, and how do we stand -- we?'
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