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2 Kings 10:1
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2 Kings 10:1
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Jehu Slaughters Ahab's Descendants
10 Now Ahab had seventy sons in (A)Samaria. So Jehu wrote letters and sent them to Samaria, to the rulers of the city,[a] to the elders, and to (B)the guardians of the sons[b] of Ahab, saying,
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- 2 Kings 10:1 Septuagint, Vulgate; Hebrew rulers of Jezreel
- 2 Kings 10:1 Hebrew lacks of the sons
2 Kings 10:1
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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 16:28
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1 Kings 16:28
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28 And Omri slept with his fathers and was buried in Samaria, and Ahab his son reigned in his place.
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1 Kings 16:28
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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 13:32
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1 Kings 13:32
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32 (A)For the saying that he called out by the word of the Lord against the altar in Bethel and against (B)all the houses of the high places that are in the cities of (C)Samaria shall surely come to pass.”
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1 Kings 13:32
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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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Judges 8:30
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30 Now Gideon had (A)seventy sons, his own offspring,[a] for he had many wives.
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- Judges 8:30 Hebrew who came from his own loins
Judges 8:30
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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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2 Chronicles 22:9
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9 (A)He searched for Ahaziah, and he was captured while hiding in Samaria, and he was brought to Jehu and put to death. (B)They buried him, for they said, “He is the grandson of Jehoshaphat, (C)who sought the Lord with all his heart.” And the house of Ahaziah had no one able to rule the kingdom.
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2 Chronicles 22:9
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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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2 Kings 5:3
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3 She said to her mistress, “Would that my lord were with the prophet who is in Samaria! He would cure him of his leprosy.”
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2 Kings 5:3
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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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1 Kings 21:8-14
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8 (A)So she wrote letters in Ahab's name and sealed them with his seal, and she sent the letters to (B)the elders and the leaders who lived with Naboth in his city. 9 And she wrote in the letters, “Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth at the head of the people. 10 And set two (C)worthless men opposite him, and let them bring a charge against him, saying, (D)‘You have cursed[a] God and the king.’ Then take him out and stone him to death.” 11 And the men of his city, (E)the elders and the leaders who lived in his city, did as Jezebel had sent word to them. As it was written in the letters that she had sent to them, 12 (F)they proclaimed a fast and set Naboth at the head of the people. 13 And the two worthless men came in and sat opposite him. And the worthless men brought a charge against Naboth in the presence of the people, saying, “Naboth cursed God and the king.” So they took him outside the city and stoned him to death with stones. 14 Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, “Naboth has been stoned; he is dead.”
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- 1 Kings 21:10 Hebrew blessed; also verse 13
1 Kings 21:8-14
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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 16:24
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1 Kings 16:24
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24 He bought the hill of (A)Samaria from Shemer for two talents[a] of silver, and he fortified the hill and called the name of the city that he built (B)Samaria, after the name of Shemer, the owner of the hill.
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- 1 Kings 16:24 A talent was about 75 pounds or 34 kilograms
1 Kings 16:24
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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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Judges 12:14
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14 He had forty (A)sons and thirty grandsons, who (B)rode on seventy donkeys, and he judged Israel eight years.
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Judges 12:14
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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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Judges 10:4
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4 And he had thirty sons who (A)rode on thirty donkeys, and they had thirty cities, called Havvoth-jair to this day, (B)which are in the land of Gilead.
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Judges 10:4
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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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Deuteronomy 16:18
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Justice
18 “You shall appoint (A)judges and officers in all your towns that the Lord your God is giving you, according to your tribes, and they shall judge the people with righteous judgment.
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Deuteronomy 16:18
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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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