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II Kings Chapter 10

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II Kings

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The chapter records the continued siege of Jerusalem by the Assyrian king Tiglath‑Pileser III and the capture of many of its inhabitants. It also describes the defection of the king’s son and the scattering of the people, emphasizing the consequences of idolatry and the loss of divine protection.

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(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,
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Judges 8:30Judges 10:4Judges 12:14II Kings 5:3I Kings 13:32I Kings 16:28II Chronicles 22:9Deuteronomy 16:18I Kings 21:8I Kings 21:9I Kings 21:10I Kings 21:11

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I Kings 21:8II Kings 10:17Exodus 18:21Exodus 18:25I Kings 21:1I Kings 16:24

(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;
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II Kings 5:6

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Proverbs 1:27II Samuel 8:4I Chronicles 18:4I Kings 10:26

(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.
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Deuteronomy 17:14Deuteronomy 17:15I Samuel 10:24I Samuel 11:15II Samuel 2:8II Samuel 2:9I Kings 1:24I Kings 1:25I Kings 12:20II Samuel 2:12II Samuel 2:13II Samuel 2:14

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II Samuel 9:10II Samuel 12:8II Kings 6:32Revelation 4:6

(4) But they were exceedingly afraid, and said, Behold, two kings stood not before him: how then shall we stand?
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II Kings 9:24II Kings 9:27Isaiah 27:4Jeremiah 49:19Nahum 1:6Luke 14:31

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Jeremiah 42:11Ezekiel 2:6

(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.
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II Kings 18:14Joshua 9:11Joshua 9:24Joshua 9:25I Kings 20:4I Kings 20:32Jeremiah 27:7Jeremiah 27:8Jeremiah 27:17John 12:26

(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.
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II Kings 9:32Matthew 12:30Luke 9:50Numbers 25:4I Kings 21:8I Kings 21:9I Kings 21:10I Kings 21:11Deuteronomy 5:9Joshua 7:24Joshua 7:25Job 21:19

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II Kings 10:7Esther 8:8Esther 2:14Esther 9:29II Kings 10:1Esther 3:3

(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.
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II Kings 10:9II Kings 11:1Judges 9:5Judges 9:6Judges 9:7Judges 9:8Judges 9:9Judges 9:10Judges 9:11Judges 9:12Judges 9:13Judges 9:14

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II Kings 10:6Esther 8:8Judges 7:25I Kings 1:9Esther 9:16Esther 3:3

(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.
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II Samuel 11:18II Samuel 11:19II Samuel 11:20II Samuel 11:21I Kings 21:14Mark 6:28Deuteronomy 21:23

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Nehemiah 12:39Ezekiel 46:9Esther 2:21Esther 3:3Esther 4:2Esther 8:8

(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?
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I Samuel 12:3Isaiah 5:3II Kings 9:14II Kings 9:15II Kings 9:16II Kings 9:17II Kings 9:18II Kings 9:19II Kings 9:20II Kings 9:21II Kings 9:22II Kings 9:23

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I John 3:12Numbers 31:8Judges 7:25Judges 16:30II Samuel 23:20II Samuel 23:21

(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.
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I Samuel 3:19I Samuel 15:29Jeremiah 44:28Jeremiah 44:29Zechariah 1:6Mark 13:31II Kings 9:7II Kings 9:8II Kings 9:9II Kings 9:10I Kings 21:19I Kings 21:21

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Jeremiah 16:3Jeremiah 27:19I Kings 18:16I Kings 18:17II Kings 8:27

(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.
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Psalms 125:5Proverbs 13:20II Kings 23:20I Kings 18:19I Kings 18:40I Kings 22:6Revelation 19:20Revelation 20:10Joshua 10:30Joshua 11:8I Kings 14:10I Kings 15:29

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II Kings 10:17II Chronicles 22:8II Kings 8:29II Kings 9:15II Kings 10:1II Chronicles 22:6

(12) And he arose and departed, and came to Samaria. And as he was at the shearing house in the way,
(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.
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II Kings 8:24II Kings 8:29II Kings 9:21II Kings 9:22II Kings 9:23II Kings 9:24II Kings 9:25II Kings 9:26II Kings 9:27II Chronicles 21:17II Chronicles 22:1II Chronicles 22:2

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II Chronicles 22:8II Chronicles 22:9II Kings 9:21II Kings 9:23II Kings 11:2II Chronicles 22:1

(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.
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II Kings 10:6II Kings 10:10II Kings 10:11I Kings 20:18II Kings 8:18II Kings 11:1II Chronicles 22:8II Chronicles 22:10

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I Kings 20:18II Samuel 23:20I Chronicles 11:22Daniel 5:19Joshua 14:10Acts 1:3

(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.
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II Kings 10:13II Kings 9:21Jeremiah 35:6Jeremiah 35:8Jeremiah 35:14Jeremiah 35:15Jeremiah 35:16Jeremiah 35:17Jeremiah 35:18Jeremiah 35:19I Chronicles 2:55Genesis 31:55

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Judges 21:24I Samuel 30:21II Kings 5:21Isaiah 21:7II Kings 10:23

(16) And he said, Come with me, and see my zeal for the LORD. So they made him ride in his chariot.
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II Kings 10:31II Kings 9:7II Kings 9:8II Kings 9:9Numbers 23:4Numbers 24:13Numbers 24:14Numbers 24:15Numbers 24:16I Kings 19:10I Kings 19:14I Kings 19:17

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Isaiah 21:7

(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.
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II Kings 10:11II Kings 9:8II Chronicles 22:8Psalms 109:8Psalms 109:9Malachi 4:1II Kings 10:10II Kings 9:25II Kings 9:26I Kings 21:21

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II Kings 15:14II Kings 10:1I Kings 16:24I Kings 16:29I Kings 18:2I Kings 22:37

(18) And Jehu gathered all the people together, and said unto them, Ahab served Baal a little; but Jehu shall serve him much.
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II Kings 3:2I Kings 16:31I Kings 16:32I Kings 18:19I Kings 18:22I Kings 18:40Job 13:7Romans 3:8Philippians 4:8

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II Kings 10:19II Kings 10:21II Kings 10:23Exodus 16:18Joshua 24:15I Kings 19:17

(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.
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II Kings 3:13I Kings 22:6II Kings 10:18Job 13:7Proverbs 29:5II Corinthians 4:2II Corinthians 11:3II Corinthians 11:13II Corinthians 11:14II Corinthians 11:15II Corinthians 12:16II Corinthians 12:17

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II Kings 10:23II Kings 10:21I Kings 16:32I Kings 18:26II Kings 10:27II Kings 11:18

(20) And Jehu said, Proclaim a solemn assembly for Baal. And they proclaimed it.
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I Kings 18:19I Kings 18:20I Kings 21:12Joel 1:14

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II Kings 10:19II Kings 10:21II Kings 10:23II Kings 10:18

(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.
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Joel 3:2Joel 3:11Joel 3:12Joel 3:13Joel 3:14Revelation 16:16I Kings 16:32Judges 16:27

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II Kings 10:23II Kings 10:19I Kings 16:32I Kings 18:26II Kings 10:27II Kings 11:18

(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.
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Exodus 28:2Matthew 22:11Matthew 22:12

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II Kings 10:23II Kings 10:19II Kings 10:21

(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.
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Matthew 13:30Matthew 13:41Matthew 25:32Matthew 25:33

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II Kings 10:19II Kings 10:21I Kings 16:32I Kings 18:26II Kings 10:27II Kings 11:18

(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.
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I Kings 20:30I Kings 20:31I Kings 20:32I Kings 20:33I Kings 20:34I Kings 20:35I Kings 20:36I Kings 20:37I Kings 20:38I Kings 20:39I Kings 20:40I Kings 20:41

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I Kings 8:64Numbers 29:39II Chronicles 29:31II Chronicles 31:3Leviticus 17:5Deuteronomy 12:6

(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.
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Exodus 32:27Deuteronomy 13:6Deuteronomy 13:7Deuteronomy 13:8Deuteronomy 13:9Deuteronomy 13:10Deuteronomy 13:11Ezekiel 9:5Ezekiel 9:6Ezekiel 9:7Ezekiel 22:21Ezekiel 22:22

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Deuteronomy 1:15II Kings 11:19I Chronicles 28:1II Kings 10:21I Kings 19:17Joshua 8:24

(26) And they brought forth the images out of the house of Baal, and burned them.
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I Kings 14:23II Kings 19:18II Samuel 5:21

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II Kings 11:18II Chronicles 23:17II Chronicles 34:4II Kings 10:19II Kings 10:21II Kings 10:23

(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.
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II Kings 18:4II Kings 23:7II Kings 23:8II Kings 23:9II Kings 23:10II Kings 23:11II Kings 23:12II Kings 23:13II Kings 23:14Leviticus 26:30Deuteronomy 7:5Deuteronomy 7:25

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II Kings 11:18II Chronicles 23:17II Kings 10:19II Kings 10:21II Kings 10:23II Kings 18:4

(28) Thus Jehu destroyed Baal out of Israel.
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II Kings 10:19II Kings 10:21II Kings 10:23II Kings 10:18

(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.
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II Kings 13:2II Kings 13:11II Kings 14:24II Kings 15:9II Kings 15:18II Kings 15:24II Kings 15:28II Kings 17:22I Kings 12:28I Kings 12:29I Kings 12:30I Kings 13:33

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II Kings 3:3II Kings 10:31II Kings 13:2II Kings 13:11II Kings 14:24II Kings 15:9

(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.
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I Kings 21:29Ezekiel 29:18Ezekiel 29:19Ezekiel 29:20Hosea 1:4I Samuel 15:18I Samuel 15:19I Samuel 15:20I Samuel 15:21I Samuel 15:22I Samuel 15:23I Samuel 15:24

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II Kings 15:12II Kings 4:26Lamentations 5:19Isaiah 47:1Zechariah 6:13Matthew 19:28

(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.
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Deuteronomy 4:15Deuteronomy 4:23I Kings 2:4Psalms 39:1Psalms 119:9Proverbs 4:23Hebrews 2:1Hebrews 12:15Deuteronomy 5:33Deuteronomy 10:12Deuteronomy 10:13II Chronicles 6:16

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II Kings 10:29II Kings 3:3II Kings 13:2II Kings 13:6II Kings 13:11II Kings 14:24

(32) In those days the LORD began to cut Israel short: and Hazael smote them in all the coasts of Israel;
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II Kings 8:12II Kings 13:22I Kings 19:17

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II Kings 15:16

(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.
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Numbers 32:33Numbers 32:34Numbers 32:35Numbers 32:36Numbers 32:37Numbers 32:38Numbers 32:39Numbers 32:40Numbers 32:41Numbers 32:42Deuteronomy 3:12Deuteronomy 3:13

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Deuteronomy 3:12Deuteronomy 3:16Joshua 12:2Deuteronomy 2:36Deuteronomy 4:43Judges 11:29

(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?
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II Kings 12:19II Kings 13:8I Kings 11:41I Kings 14:19I Kings 14:29

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II Chronicles 20:34I Kings 11:41I Kings 14:19I Kings 14:29I Kings 15:7I Kings 15:23

(35) And Jehu slept with his fathers: and they buried him in Samaria. And Jehoahaz his son reigned in his stead.
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II Samuel 7:12I Kings 1:21I Kings 2:10I Kings 14:20I Kings 14:31II Kings 13:1II Kings 13:7II Kings 13:8

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II Kings 13:9I Kings 16:28II Kings 14:16I Kings 11:43I Kings 14:20I Kings 14:31

(36) And the time that Jehu reigned over Israel in Samaria was twenty and eight years.
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II Chronicles 2:10I Kings 6:20I Kings 14:20I Kings 16:29II Kings 14:2II Kings 15:27

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