Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation There were seventy descendants of King Ahab living in the city of Samaria. Jehu wrote a letter and sent copies to the rulers of the city, to the leading citizens, and to the guardians of Ahab's descendants. The letter read: New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And Achab had seventy sons in Samaria: so Jehu wrote letters, and sent to Samaria, to the chief men of the city, and to the ancients, and to them that brought up Achab's children, saying: seventy sons Judges 8:30 And he had seventy sons, who came out of his thigh, for he had many wives. Judges 10:4 Having thirty sons, that rode on thirty ass colts, and were princes of thirty cities, which from his name were called Havoth Jair, that is, the towns of Jair, until this present day, in the land of Galaad. Judges 12:14 And he had forty sons, and of them thirty grandsons, mounted upon seventy ass colts, and he judged Israel eight years: in Samaria 2 Kings 5:3 And she said to her mistress: I wish my master had been with the prophet that is in Samaria: he would certainly have healed him of the leprosy which he hath. 1 Kings 13:32 For assuredly the word shall come to pass which he hath foretold in the word of the Lord, against the altar that is in Bethel: and against all the temples of the high places, that are in the cities of Samaria. 1 Kings 16:28 And Amri slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria, and Achab, his son, reigned in his stead. 2 Chronicles 22:9 And he sought for Ochozias himself, and took him lying hid in Samaria: and when he was brought to him, he killed him, and they buried him: because he was the son of Josaphat, who had sought the Lord with all his heart. And there was no more hope that any one should reign of the race of Ochozias. the rulers Deuteronomy 16:18 Thou shalt appoint judges and magistrates in all thy gates, which the Lord thy God shall give thee, in all thy tribes: that they may judge the people with just judgment, 1 Kings 21:8-14 So she wrote letters in Achab's name, and sealed them with his ring, and sent them to the ancients, and the chief men that were in his city, and that dwelt with Naboth. . . . them [heb] nourishers Context Jehu Slaughters Ahab's Family1And Achab had seventy sons in Samaria: so Jehu wrote letters, and sent to Samaria, to the chief men of the city, and to the ancients, and to them that brought up Achab's children, saying:2As soon as you receive these letters, ye that have your master's sons, and chariots, and horses, and fenced cities, and armour,… Cross References Numbers 11:12 Have I conceived all this multitude, or begotten them, that thou shouldst say to me: Carry them in thy bosom as the nurse is wont to carry the little infant, and bear them into the land, for which thou hast sworn to their fathers? Joshua 15:56 Jezrael and Jucadam and Zanoe, 1 Kings 16:24 And he bought the hill of Samaria of Semer, for two talents of silver: and he built upon it, and he called the city which he built Samaria, after the name of Semer, the owner of the hill. Jump to Previous Ahab Ahab's Children City Elders Guardians House Jehu Jezreel Jizreel Letters Officials Princes Responsible Rulers Samaria Sama'ria Seventy Supporters Writeth WroteJump to Next Ahab Ahab's Children City Elders Guardians House Jehu Jezreel Jizreel Letters Officials Princes Responsible Rulers Samaria Sama'ria Seventy Supporters Writeth WroteLinks 2 Kings 10:1 NIV2 Kings 10:1 NLT 2 Kings 10:1 ESV 2 Kings 10:1 NASB 2 Kings 10:1 Bible Apps 2 Kings 10:1 Biblia Paralela 2 Kings 10:1 Chinese Bible 2 Kings 10:1 French Bible 2 Kings 10:1 German Bible Alphabetical: Ahab Ahab's and children elders guardians had He house in Jehu Jezreel letters Now of officials rulers said Samaria saying sent seventy So sons the them there to were wrote OT History: 2 Kings 10:1 Now Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |