2 Kings 10:6 - The Scriptures 1998

⁶ And he wrote a second letter to them, saying, If you are for me, and if you obey my voice, take the heads of the men, your master’s sons, and come to me at Yizreʽ

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁶ Then [Jehu] wrote a second letter to them, saying, If you are with me and will obey me, take the heads of your master [Joram's] sons and come to me at Jezreel by tomorrow this time. Now the [dead] king's sons, seventy persons, were with the great men of the city, who were bringing them up.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁶ 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.

Common English Bible

⁶ Jehu wrote them a second letter: “If you are loyal to me and ready to obey me, take the heads of your master’s sons and bring them to me at Jezreel at this time tomorrow.” Now the king’s seventy sons were with the city leaders who were raising them.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁶ Then he again wrote letters to them a second time, saying: "If you are mine, and if you obey me, take the heads of the sons of your lord, and come to me at Jezreel at this same hour tomorrow." Now the sons of the king, being seventy men, were being raised with the nobles of the city.

2 Kings 10:6 Cross References

2 Kings 10:5

And he who was over the house, and he who was over the city, the elders also, and the guardians, sent to Yĕ

2 Kings 10:7

And it came to be, when the letter came to them, that they took the sovereign’s sons and slaughtered them, seventy men, and put their heads in baskets and sent them to him at Yizreʽ

2 Kings 10:9

And it came to be, in the morning, that he went out and stood, and said to all the people, “You are righteous. Look, I conspired against my master and slew him, but who smote all these?

2 Kings 9:32

And he lifted up his face to the window and said, “Who is with me? Who?” And two, three eunuchs looked down to him.

Job 21:19

You say, ‘Eloah stores up one’s wickedness for his children.’ Let Him repay him, so that he knows it.

Numbers 25:4

And יהוה  said to Mosheh, “Take all the leaders of the people and hang them up before יהוה, before the sun, so that the burning displeasure of יהוה  turns away from Yisra’ĕ

Matthew 12:30

“He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters abroad.

Luke 9:50

But יהושע  said to him, “Do not forbid him, for he who is not against us is for us.”

Deuteronomy 5:9

you do not bow down to them nor serve them. For I, יהוה  your Elohim, am a jealous Ě