1	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]
			2	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;
			3	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.
			4	But they were exceedingly# afraid# , and said# , Behold, two kings stood# not before him: how then shall we stand# ?
			5	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.
			6	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]
			7	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.
			8	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.
			9	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?
			10	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]
			11	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]
			12	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]
			13	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]
			14	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.
			15	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]
			16	And he said# , Come# with me, and see# my zeal for the LORD. So they made him ride# in his chariot.
			17	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.
			18	And Jehu gathered# all the people together# , and said# unto them, Ahab served# Baal a little; but Jehu shall serve# him much# .
			19	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.
			20	And Jehu said# , Proclaim# a solemn assembly for Baal. And they proclaimed# it . [Proclaim: Heb. Sanctify]
			21	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]
			22	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.
			23	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.
			24	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.
			25	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]
			26	And they brought forth# the images out of the house of Baal, and burned# them. [images: Heb. statues]
			27	And they brake down# the image of Baal, and brake down# the house of Baal, and made# it a draught house# # unto this day.
			28	Thus Jehu destroyed# Baal out of Israel.
			29	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.
			30	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.
			31	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]
			32	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]
			33	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]
			34	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?
			35	And Jehu slept# with his fathers: and they buried# him in Samaria. And Jehoahaz his son reigned# in his stead.
			36	And the time that Jehu reigned# over Israel in Samaria was twenty and eight years. [the time: Heb. the days were]