2 Kings 10:1-3

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

Massacre of Ahab’s Descendants

10 Now Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. So Jehu wrote letters and sent them to Samaria, to the rulers of Jezreel,^[a] to the elders, and to the guardians of the sons of^[b] Ahab, saying, ² “Since your master’s sons are with you and you have at your disposal chariots and horses, a fortified city, and weapons, ³ select the son of your master who is the best qualified, set him on his father’s throne, and fight for your master’s house.”