2 Kings 10:8

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

The messenger came to Jehu and told him, “They have brought the heads of the king’s sons.” Then Jehu said, “Lay the heads in two piles at the city gate until morning.”

Cross References

Mark 6:28

He brought the head back on a plate and gave it to the girl, and the girl gave it to her mother.

1 Kings 21:14

Then the leaders sent a message to Jezebel that said: “Naboth has been killed.”

Deuteronomy 21:23

You must not let that body stay on the tree overnight. You must be sure to bury this man on the same day, because the one who hangs on a tree is cursed by God, and you must not let the land that the Lord your God is giving you become unclean.

2 Kings 10:7

When the leaders of the city received the letter, they took the king’s sons and killed all 70 of them. Then the leaders put the heads of the king’s sons in baskets and sent the baskets to Jehu at Jezreel.

2 Kings 10:9

In the morning Jehu went out and stood before the people. He said to them, “You are innocent. Look, I made plans against my master. I killed him. But who killed all these sons of Ahab? You killed them.