12 Then he set out and went to Samaria. On the way, while he was at Beth-eked of the Shepherds, 13 Jehu met the relatives of King Ahaziah of Judah and asked, “Who are you?”

They answered, “We’re Ahaziah’s(A) relatives. We’ve come down to greet the king’s sons and the queen mother’s(B) sons.”

14 Then Jehu ordered, “Take them alive.” So they took them alive and then slaughtered them at the pit of Beth-eked—forty-two men. He didn’t spare any of them.(C)

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12 Jehu then left there and set out for Samaria.[a] While he was traveling through Beth Eked of the Shepherds, 13 Jehu encountered[b] the relatives[c] of King Ahaziah of Judah. He asked, “Who are you?” They replied, “We are Ahaziah’s relatives. We have come down to see how[d] the king’s sons and the queen mother’s sons are doing.” 14 He said, “Capture them alive!” So they captured them alive and then executed all forty-two of them by the cistern at Beth Eked. He left no survivors.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 10:12 tn Heb “and he arose and went and came to Samaria.”
  2. 2 Kings 10:13 tn Heb “found.”
  3. 2 Kings 10:13 tn Or “brothers.”
  4. 2 Kings 10:13 tn Heb “for the peace of.”