Now when Jehoram was risen up to the kingdom of his father, he strengthened himself, and killed all his brothers with the sword, and various also of the princes of Israel.
But have walked in the way of the kings of Israel, and have made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to go a whoring, like the whoredoms of the house of Ahab, and also have slain your brothers of your father’s house, which were better than yourself:
And they came up into Judah, and broke into it, and carried away all the goods that were found in the king’s house, and his sons also, and his wives; so that there was not a son left him, except Jehoahaz, the youngest of his sons.
And it came to pass, that, when Jehu was executing judgment upon the house of Ahab, and found the princes of Judah, and the sons of the brothers of Ahaziah, that ministered to Ahaziah, he slew them.
Not like Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And why did he slay him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother’s righteous.
And he went to his father’s house at Ophrah, and slew his brothers the sons of Jerubbaal, being seventy persons, upon one stone: nevertheless Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was still left; for he hid himself.