2 Kings 10:1-3 ▼

1 Ahab had seventy sons [and grandsons] in Samaria. So Jehu wrote letters and sent them to Samaria, to the rulers of Jezreel, to the elders, and to the guardians of the children of Ahab, saying,

2 “Now as soon as this letter comes to you, since your master’s sons (male descendants) are with you, as well as chariots and horses and a fortified city and weapons,

3 select the best and most capable of your master’s sons, and set him on his father’s throne, and fight for your master’s [royal] house.”