II Kings 10:6
The Scripture
(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.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
Jehu had the seventy sons of Ahab beheaded and their heads brought to Jezreel in baskets, then killed all of Ahab's remaining supporters and relatives to fulfill the LORD's word against Ahab's house. Jehu also deceitfully gathered the worshippers of Baal into their temple and had them all slaughtered, destroying Baal worship out of Israel.
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