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2 Kings 10:1-2
New Catholic Bible
2 Kings 10:1-2
New Catholic Bible
Chapter 10
The Killing of Ahab’s Descendants. 1 Now there were seventy sons of Ahab in Samaria, so Jehu wrote letters that he sent to Samaria, to the officials of Jezreel, to the elders and the guardians of Ahab’s children, saying,[a] 2 “As soon as you receive this letter, for your master’s sons are with you and you have chariots and horses and a fortified city and armor,
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- 2 Kings 10:1 The number seventy signifies the totality of Ahab’s sons (Gen 46:27; Jdg 8:30). In addition, “son” has a broad meaning in Hebrew and may therefore signify all the kinsmen with a right of succession.