2 Kings 10:1
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Ahab’s Seventy Sons Killed
10 Now Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. And Jehu wrote and sent letters to Samaria, to the rulers of [a]Jezreel, to the elders, and to [b]those who reared Ahab’s sons, saying:
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- 2 Kings 10:1 So with MT, Syr., Tg.; LXX Samaria; Vg. city
- 2 Kings 10:1 the guardians of
2 Kings 10:1
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Ahab’s Family Killed
10 Now there were in Samaria(A) seventy sons(B) of the house of Ahab. So Jehu wrote letters and sent them to Samaria: to the officials of Jezreel,[a](C) to the elders and to the guardians(D) of Ahab’s children. He said,
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- 2 Kings 10:1 Hebrew; some Septuagint manuscripts and Vulgate of the city
1 Kings 13:32
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32 (A)For the [a]saying which he cried out by the word of the Lord against the altar in Bethel, and against all the [b]shrines on the high places which are in the cities of (B)Samaria, will surely come to pass.”
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- 1 Kings 13:32 Lit. word
- 1 Kings 13:32 Lit. houses
1 Kings 13:32
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32 For the message he declared by the word of the Lord against the altar in Bethel and against all the shrines on the high places(A) in the towns of Samaria(B) will certainly come true.”(C)
Judges 8:30
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30 Gideon had (A)seventy sons who were his own offspring, for he had many wives.
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Judges 8:30
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30 He had seventy sons(A) of his own, for he had many wives.
2 Chronicles 22:9
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9 (A)Then he searched for Ahaziah; and they caught him (he was hiding in Samaria), and brought him to Jehu. When they had killed him, they buried him, “because,” they said, “he is the son of (B)Jehoshaphat, who (C)sought the Lord with all his heart.”
So the house of Ahaziah had no one to assume power over the kingdom.
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2 Chronicles 22:9
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9 He then went in search of Ahaziah, and his men captured him while he was hiding(A) in Samaria. He was brought to Jehu and put to death. They buried him, for they said, “He was a son of Jehoshaphat, who sought(B) the Lord with all his heart.” So there was no one in the house of Ahaziah powerful enough to retain the kingdom.
2 Kings 5:3
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3 Then she said to her mistress, “If only my master were with the prophet who is in Samaria! For he would heal him of his leprosy.”
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2 Kings 5:3
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3 She said to her mistress, “If only my master would see the prophet(A) who is in Samaria! He would cure him of his leprosy.”
1 Kings 21:8-14
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8 And she wrote letters in Ahab’s name, sealed them with his seal, and sent the letters to the elders and the nobles who were dwelling in the city with Naboth. 9 She wrote in the letters, saying,
Proclaim a fast, and seat Naboth [a]with high honor among the people; 10 and seat two men, scoundrels, before him to bear witness against him, saying, “You have (A)blasphemed God and the king.” Then take him out, and (B)stone him, that he may die.
11 So the men of his city, the elders and nobles who were inhabitants of his city, did as Jezebel had sent to them, as it was written in the letters which she had sent to them. 12 (C)They proclaimed a fast, and seated Naboth with high honor among the people. 13 And two men, scoundrels, came in and sat before him; and the scoundrels (D)witnessed against him, against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, “Naboth has blasphemed God and the king!” (E)Then they took him outside the city and stoned him with stones, so that he died. 14 Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, “Naboth has been stoned and is dead.”
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- 1 Kings 21:9 Lit. at the head
1 Kings 21:8-14
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8 So she wrote letters(A) in Ahab’s name, placed his seal(B) on them, and sent them to the elders and nobles who lived in Naboth’s city with him. 9 In those letters she wrote:
“Proclaim a day of fasting and seat Naboth in a prominent place among the people. 10 But seat two scoundrels(C) opposite him and have them bring charges that he has cursed(D) both God and the king. Then take him out and stone him to death.”
11 So the elders and nobles who lived in Naboth’s city did as Jezebel directed in the letters she had written to them. 12 They proclaimed a fast(E) and seated Naboth in a prominent place among the people. 13 Then two scoundrels came and sat opposite him and brought charges against Naboth before the people, saying, “Naboth has cursed both God and the king.” So they took him outside the city and stoned him to death.(F) 14 Then they sent word to Jezebel: “Naboth has been stoned to death.”
1 Kings 16:28
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28 So Omri rested with his fathers and was buried in Samaria. Then Ahab his son reigned in his place.
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1 Kings 16:28
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28 Omri rested with his ancestors and was buried in Samaria.(A) And Ahab his son succeeded him as king.
1 Kings 16:24
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24 And he bought the hill of Samaria from Shemer for two talents of silver; then he built on the hill, and called the name of the city which he built, (A)Samaria,[a] after the name of Shemer, owner of the hill.
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- 1 Kings 16:24 Heb. Shomeron
1 Kings 16:24
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24 He bought the hill of Samaria from Shemer for two talents[a] of silver and built a city on the hill, calling it Samaria,(A) after Shemer, the name of the former owner of the hill.
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- 1 Kings 16:24 That is, about 150 pounds or about 68 kilograms
Judges 12:14
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14 He had forty sons and thirty grandsons, who (A)rode on seventy young donkeys. He judged Israel eight years.
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Judges 12:14
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14 He had forty sons and thirty grandsons,(A) who rode on seventy donkeys.(B) He led Israel eight years.
Judges 10:4
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4 Now he had thirty sons who (A)rode on thirty donkeys; they also had thirty towns, (B)which are called [a]“Havoth Jair” to this day, which are in the land of Gilead.
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- Judges 10:4 Lit. Towns of Jair, Num. 32:41; Deut. 3:14
Judges 10:4
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4 He had thirty sons, who rode thirty donkeys.(A) They controlled thirty towns in Gilead, which to this day are called Havvoth Jair.[a](B)
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- Judges 10:4 Or called the settlements of Jair
Deuteronomy 16:18
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Justice Must Be Administered
18 “You shall appoint (A)judges and officers in all your [a]gates, which the Lord your God gives you, according to your tribes, and they shall judge the people with just judgment.
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- Deuteronomy 16:18 towns
Deuteronomy 16:18
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Judges
18 Appoint judges(A) and officials for each of your tribes in every town the Lord your God is giving you, and they shall judge the people fairly.(B)
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