2 Kings 10:6 · Clearspring

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WEBBE

Then he wrote a letter the second time to them, saying, “If you are on my side, and if you will listen to my voice, take the heads of the men who are your master’s sons, and come to me to Jezreel by tomorrow this time.” Now the king’s sons, being seventy persons, were with the great men of the city, who brought them up.

BSB

Then Jehu wrote them a second letter and said: “If you are on my side, and if you will obey me, then bring the heads of your master’s sons to me at Jezreel by this time tomorrow.” Now the sons of the king, seventy in all, were being brought up by the leading men of the city.

KJV

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.

ASV

Then he wrote a letter the second time to them, saying, If ye be on my side, 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, who brought them up.

BBE

Then he sent them a second letter, saying, If you are on my side, and if you will do my orders, come to me at Jezreel by this time tomorrow, with the heads of your master's sons. Now the king's seventy sons were with the great men of the town, who had the care of them.

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וַיִּכְתֹּב vai·yikh·to and he wrote H3789 אֲלֵיהֶם 'a·lei·hem to them H413 סֵפֶר se·fer a letter H5612 שֵׁנִית she·nit second H8145 לֵאמֹר le·mor (to) saying H559 אִם־ 'im- if H518 לִי li [belong] to me H9030 אַתֶּם 'a·tem you H859 וּלְקֹלִי u·le·ko·li and to voice my H6963 אַתֶּם 'a·tem you H859 שֹׁמְעִים sho·me·'im [are] listening H8085 קְחוּ ke·chu take H3947 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 רָאשֵׁי ra·shei [the] heads of H7218 אַנְשֵׁי 'an·shei [the] men of H582 בְנֵי־ ve·nei- [the] sons of H1121 אֲדֹנֵיכֶם 'a·do·nei·khem master(s) your H113 וּבֹאוּ u·vo·'u and come H935 אֵלַי 'e·lai to me H413 כָּעֵת ka·'et about (the) this time H6256 מָחָר ma·char tomorrow H4279 יִזְרְעֶאלָה yiz·re·'e·lah Jezreel towards H3157 וּבְנֵי u·ve·nei and [the] sons of H1121 הַמֶּלֶךְ ha·me·lekh the king H4428 שִׁבְעִים shiv·'im seventy H7657 אִישׁ 'ish man H376 אֶת־ 'et- [were] with H854 גְּדֹלֵי ge·do·lei [the] great [people] of H1419 הָעִיר ha·'ir the city H5892 מְגַדְּלִים me·ga·de·lim [who] were bringing up H1431 אוֹתָם 'o·tam (marks the object) them H853

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–14

In the most awful events, though attended by the basest crimes of man, the truth and justice of God are to be noticed; and he never did nor can command any thing unjust or unreasonable. Jehu destroyed all that remained of the house of Ahab; all who had been partners in his wickedness. When we think upon the sufferings and miseries of mankind, when we look forward to the resurrection and last judgment, and think upon the vast number of the wicked waiting their awful sentence of everlasting fire; when the whole sum of death and misery has been considered, the solemn question occurs, Who slew all these? The answer is, SIN. Shall we then harbour sin in our bosoms, and seek for happiness from that which is the cause of all misery?

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