2 Kings Chapter 10
Ahab had 70 offspring hangin' in Samaria, and Jehu was like, "Let me send some letters to the crew in Jezreel and the elders, plus those who raised Ahab’s kids."
And Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. And Jehu wrote letters, and sent to Samaria, unto the rulers of Jezreel, to the elders, and to them that brought up Ahab's {children}, saying, {them...: Heb. nourishers}
So when this letter comes your way, know your master’s kids are chillin’ with you, and you've got chariots, horses, and a locked-down city, for real.
Now as soon as this letter cometh to you, seeing your master's sons {are} with you, and {there are} with you chariots and horses, a fenced city also, and armour;
Find the top kid of your master, seat him on the throne, and represent for your master’s squad.
Look even out the best and meetest of your master's sons, and set {him} on his father's throne, and fight for your master's house.
But they were mega shook and were like, "If two kings couldn’t handle him, how are we supposed to step up?"
But they were exceedingly afraid, and said, Behold, two kings stood not before him: how then shall we stand?
The dude in charge of the crib, city leaders, and those raisin’ the kids hit up Jehu and said, "We’re ride or dies, just tell us what to do; we ain’t crowning anyone. You do you, fam."
And he that {was} over the house, and he that {was} over the city, the elders also, and the bringers up {of the children}, sent to Jehu, saying, We {are} thy servants, and will do all that thou shalt bid us; we will not make any king: do thou {that which is} good in thine eyes.
Then he dropped another letter, saying, "If you’re with me and peep my vibe, grab the heads of your master’s kids and roll up to Jezreel by tomorrow. The king’s sons are 70 deep with the city’s big shots."
Then he wrote a letter the second time to them, saying, If ye {be} mine, and {if} ye will hearken unto my voice, take ye the heads of the men your master's sons, and come to me to Jezreel by to morrow this time. Now the king's sons, {being} seventy persons, {were} with the great men of the city, which brought them up. {mine: Heb. for me}
When they got the letter, they took out the king’s kids, offing 70 of them and tossing their heads in baskets, sending them to Jezreel.
And it came to pass, when the letter came to them, that they took the king's sons, and slew seventy persons, and put their heads in baskets, and sent him {them} to Jezreel.
A messenger popped up and told him, "They brought the heads of the king’s kids." He said, "Stack them in two piles at the gate till morning."
And there came a messenger, and told him, saying, They have brought the heads of the king's sons. And he said, Lay ye them in two heaps at the entering in of the gate until the morning.
The next morning, he rolled out, stood before everyone, and said, "You all righteous: I plotted against my master and took him out, but who dealt with all these?"
And it came to pass in the morning, that he went out, and stood, and said to all the people, Ye {be} righteous: behold, I conspired against my master, and slew him: but who slew all these?
Just know that nothing from the word of the Lord concerning Ahab’s house is gonna drop; the Lord did what He said through His dude Elijah.
Know now that there shall fall unto the earth nothing of the word of the LORD, which the LORD spake concerning the house of Ahab: for the LORD hath done {that} which he spake by his servant Elijah. {by: Heb. by the hand of}
So Jehu wiped out everyone still linked to Ahab's crew in Jezreel, all his homies and fam, for real, he left no one breathing.
So Jehu slew all that remained of the house of Ahab in Jezreel, and all his great men, and his kinsfolks, and his priests, until he left him none remaining. {kinsfolks: or, acquaintance}
Then he bounced and cruised to Samaria. On the way at the shearing house,
And he arose and departed, and came to Samaria. {And} as he {was} at the shearing house in the way, {shearing...: Heb. house of shepherds binding sheep}
Jehu ran into Ahaziah's fam from Judah and asked, "Who are you guys?" They replied, "We’re Ahaziah's crew, just here to check on the king's kids and the queen's kids."
Jehu met with the brethren of Ahaziah king of Judah, and said, Who {are} ye? And they answered, We {are} the brethren of Ahaziah; and we go down to salute the children of the king and the children of the queen. {met with: Heb. found} {to salute...: Heb. to the peace of, etc}
He said, "Take them alive." So they took them alive and offed 42 dudes at the shearing house pit; he didn’t leave any of them.
And he said, Take them alive. And they took them alive, and slew them at the pit of the shearing house, {even} two and forty men; neither left he any of them.
Later, he met up with Jehonadab, son of Rechab, who was coming to greet him. He asked, "Is your heart down with mine?" Jehonadab said, "For sure." Jehu replied, "Bet, give me your hand." So he took his hand and pulled him into the chariot.
And when he was departed thence, he lighted on Jehonadab the son of Rechab {coming} to meet him: and he saluted him, and said to him, Is thine heart right, as my heart {is} with thy heart? And Jehonadab answered, It is. If it be, give {me} thine hand. And he gave {him} his hand; and he took him up to him into the chariot. {lighted on: Heb. found} {saluted: Heb. blessed}
Jehu said, "Roll with me and peep my hype for the Lord." So they had him ride in his chariot.
And he said, Come with me, and see my zeal for the LORD. So they made him ride in his chariot.
When he got to Samaria, he wiped out everyone connected to Ahab there, just like the Lord told Elijah.
And when he came to Samaria, he slew all that remained unto Ahab in Samaria, till he had destroyed him, according to the saying of the LORD, which he spake to Elijah.
Jehu gathered all the peeps and said, "Ahab vibed with Baal a bit, but Jehu's about to go all in."
And Jehu gathered all the people together, and said unto them, Ahab served Baal a little; {but} Jehu shall serve him much.
So now, hit me up with all the Baal prophets, his crew and priests; don’t leave anyone out: I got a big sacrifice for Baal; if anyone’s missing, they won’t make it. Jehu was lowkey sneaky, trying to take out the Baal worshippers.
Now therefore call unto me all the prophets of Baal, all his servants, and all his priests; let none be wanting: for I have a great sacrifice {to do} to Baal; whosoever shall be wanting, he shall not live. But Jehu did {it} in subtilty, to the intent that he might destroy the worshippers of Baal.
Jehu said, "Let’s set up a big assembly for Baal." And they did.
And Jehu said, Proclaim a solemn assembly for Baal. And they proclaimed {it}. {Proclaim: Heb. Sanctify}
Jehu hit up all of Israel, and all the Baal worshippers showed up, no cap. The house of Baal was packed, mad vibes.
And Jehu sent through all Israel: and all the worshippers of Baal came, so that there was not a man left that came not. And they came into the house of Baal; and the house of Baal was full from one end to another. {full...: or, so full that they stood mouth to mouth}
He told the guy in charge of the drip, "Yo, bring out fits for all the Baal worshippers." And dude brought out the fits, no doubt.
And he said unto him that {was} over the vestry, Bring forth vestments for all the worshippers of Baal. And he brought them forth vestments.
Jehu and Jehonadab rolled up to the Baal house and told the worshippers, "Search the place, make sure no Lord's crew is here, only the Baal squad."
And Jehu went, and Jehonadab the son of Rechab, into the house of Baal, and said unto the worshippers of Baal, Search, and look that there be here with you none of the servants of the LORD, but the worshippers of Baal only.
When they went in to offer sacrifices, Jehu set up 80 men outside and said, "If any of the guys I brought escape, your life for his, periodt."
And when they went in to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings, Jehu appointed fourscore men without, and said, {If} any of the men whom I have brought into your hands escape, {he that letteth him go}, his life {shall be} for the life of him.
As soon as he finished the burnt offering, Jehu told the guards and captains, "Go in and take them out; no one gets away." They went in swinging swords, and the guards tossed them out to the Baal house city.
And it came to pass, as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt offering, that Jehu said to the guard and to the captains, Go in, {and} slay them; let none come forth. And they smote them with the edge of the sword; and the guard and the captains cast {them} out, and went to the city of the house of Baal. {the edge: Heb. the mouth}
They pulled out the images from the Baal house and lit them up, straight savage.
And they brought forth the images out of the house of Baal, and burned them. {images: Heb. statues}
They smashed the Baal image, wrecked the Baal house, and turned it into a restroom, for real.
And they brake down the image of Baal, and brake down the house of Baal, and made it a draught house unto this day.
So Jehu wiped out Baal from Israel, no cap.
Thus Jehu destroyed Baal out of Israel.
But Jehu still kept it sus with the sins of Jeroboam, who made Israel trip, sticking to those golden calves in Bethel and Dan.
Howbeit {from} the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin, Jehu departed not from after them, {to wit}, the golden calves that {were} in Bethel, and that {were} in Dan.
The Lord told Jehu, "You did good executing what’s right in my eyes, and handled Ahab's house just as I wanted. Your kids, four generations deep, will chill on Israel's throne."
And the LORD said unto Jehu, Because thou hast done well in executing {that which is} right in mine eyes, {and} hast done unto the house of Ahab according to all that {was} in mine heart, thy children of the fourth {generation} shall sit on the throne of Israel.
But Jehu was sus, not vibing with the Lord's law like, at all. He just kept doing the Jeroboam sins, causing Israel to trip.
But Jehu took no heed to walk in the law of the LORD God of Israel with all his heart: for he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam, which made Israel to sin. {took...: Heb. observed not}
Back then, the Lord was like, "Nah," and started cutting Israel down; Hazael was out here smiting them all over the place.
In those days the LORD began to cut Israel short: and Hazael smote them in all the coasts of Israel; {to cut: Heb. to cut off the ends}
From Jordan to the east, all the Gilead land, the Gadites, Reubenites, and Manassites were all included, from Aroer by the Arnon river to Gilead and Bashan.
From Jordan eastward, all the land of Gilead, the Gadites, and the Reubenites, and the Manassites, from Aroer, which {is} by the river Arnon, even Gilead and Bashan. {eastward: Heb. toward the rising of the sun} {even...: or, even to Gilead and Bashan}
All the other stuff Jehu did and his strength? It's all written down in the kings' chronicles, fr.
Now the rest of the acts of Jehu, and all that he did, and all his might, {are} they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
Jehu passed away and joined his fam; they buried him in Samaria. Then his son Jehoahaz took over, no cap.
And Jehu slept with his fathers: and they buried him in Samaria. And Jehoahaz his son reigned in his stead.
Jehu was king in Samaria for a solid twenty-eight years, pop off.
And the time that Jehu reigned over Israel in Samaria {was} twenty and eight years. {the time: Heb. the days were}