2 Kings 10:8

Contemporary English Version 1995

When Jehu was told what had happened, he said, “Put the heads in two piles at the city gate, and leave them there until morning.”

Cross References

Mark 6:28

The guard put the head on a serving plate and took it to the girl. Then she gave it to her mother.

1 Kings 21:14

The leaders of Jezreel sent a message back to Jezebel that said, “Naboth is dead.”

Deuteronomy 21:23

you must not leave it there overnight. Bury it the same day, because the dead body of a criminal hanging on a tree will bring God's curse on the land. The Lord your God is giving this land to you, so don't make it unclean by leaving the bodies of executed criminals on display.

2 Kings 10:7

And when these people read Jehu's second letter, they called together all 70 of Ahab's descendants. They killed them, put their heads in baskets, and sent them to Jezreel.

2 Kings 10:9

The next morning, Jehu went out and stood where everyone could hear him, and he said, “You people are not guilty of anything. I'm the one who plotted against Joram and had him killed. But who killed all these men?