2 Kings 10:1-3

New Catholic Bible

Chapter 10

The Killing of Ahab’s Descendants. ¹ Now there were seventy sons of Ahab in Samaria, so Jehu wrote letters that he sent to Samaria, to the officials of Jezreel, to the elders and the guardians of Ahab’s children, saying,^{[a] 2} “As soon as you receive this letter, for your master’s sons are with you and you have chariots and horses and a fortified city and armor, ³ choose the best and most worthy of your master’s sons and set him upon his father’s throne, and fight for your master.”