When he came to Samaria, he killed all who were left to Ahab in Samaria, until he had wiped them out according to the word of the Lord that he spoke to Elijah.
2 Kings 9:8 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 For the whole house of Ahab shall perish; I will cut off from Ahab every male, bond or free, in Israel. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For the whole house of Ahab shall perish: and I will cut off from Ahab him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For the whole house of Ahab shall perish, and I will cut off from Ahab every male, bond or free, in Israel. American Standard Version (1901) For the whole house of Ahab shall perish; and I will cut off from Ahab every man-child, and him that is shut up and him that is left at large in Israel. Common English Bible Ahab’s whole family will die. I will eliminate from Ahab everyone who urinates on a wall, whether slave or free, in Israel. Catholic Public Domain Version And I will destroy the entire house of Ahab. And I will cause to pass away from Ahab, whatever urinates against a wall, and whatever is lame, and whatever is least in Israel. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And I will destroy all the house of Achab, and I will cut off from Achab him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up, and the meanest in Israel. |
When he came to Samaria, he killed all who were left to Ahab in Samaria, until he had wiped them out according to the word of the Lord that he spoke to Elijah.
For the Lord saw that the distress of Israel was very bitter; there was no one left, bond or free, and no one to help Israel.
Truly, O Lord, the kings of Assyria have laid waste the nations and their lands
I will stretch over Jerusalem the measuring line for Samaria and the plummet for the house of Ahab; I will wipe Jerusalem as one wipes a dish, wiping it and turning it upside down.
Indeed, the Lord will vindicate his people, have compassion on his servants, when he sees that their power is gone, neither bond nor free remaining.
God do so to David and more also if by morning I leave so much as one male of all who belong to him.”