⁸ The whole house^(A) of Ahab will perish. I will cut off from Ahab every last male^(B) in Israel—slave or free.^[a]

²² May God deal with David,^[a] be it ever so severely,^(A) if by morning I leave alive one male^(B) of all who belong to him!”

²⁶ The Lord had seen how bitterly everyone in Israel, whether slave or free,^(A) was suffering;^[a](B) there was no one to help them.^(C)

¹⁷ When Jehu came to Samaria, he killed all who were left there of Ahab’s family;^(A) he destroyed them, according to the word of the Lord spoken to Elijah.

²¹ He says, ‘I am going to bring disaster on you. I will wipe out your descendants and cut off from Ahab every last male^(A) in Israel—slave or free.^{[a](B) 22} I will make your house^(C) like that of Jeroboam son of Nebat and that of Baasha son of Ahijah, because you have aroused my anger and have caused Israel to sin.’^(D)

¹⁰ “‘Because of this, I am going to bring disaster^(A) on the house of Jeroboam. I will cut off from Jeroboam every last male in Israel—slave or free.^[a](B) I will burn up the house of Jeroboam as one burns dung, until it is all gone.^{(C) 11} Dogs^(D) will eat those belonging to Jeroboam who die in the city, and the birds^(E) will feed on those who die in the country. The Lord has spoken!’