2 Kings 10:7-9

International Children’s Bible

⁷ The leaders received the letter. Then they took the king’s sons and killed all 70 of them. They put their heads in baskets. And they sent them to Jehu at Jezreel. ⁸ The messenger came to Jehu. He told Jehu, “They have brought the heads of the king’s sons!”

Then Jehu said, “Lay the heads in two piles at the city gate until morning.”

⁹ In the morning, Jehu went out and stood before the people. He said to them, “You are innocent. Look, I made plans against my master. I killed him. But who killed all these?