Now Ahabhad seventysonsin Samaria.And Jehuwrotelettersand sent[them] to Samaria,to the rulersof Jezreel,the elders,and to the guardiansof [the children of] Ahab,saying,
"For the thingshall surelycometo passwhichhe criedby the wordof the LORDagainstthe altarin Betheland againstallthe housesof the highplaceswhichare in the citiesof Samaria."
He boughtthe hillSamariafrom Shemerfor two talentsof silver;and he builton the hill,and namedthe citywhichhe builtSamaria,afterthe nameof Shemer,the ownerof the hill.
So Omrisleptwith his fathersand was buriedin Samaria;and Ahabhis sonbecamekingin his place.
"Do you seehowAhabhas humbledhimself beforeMe? Becausehe has humbledhimself beforeMe, I will not bringthe evilin his days,[but] I will bringthe evilupon his housein his son'sdays."
She saidto her mistress,"I wishthat my masterwere with the prophetwhois in Samaria!Thenhe would curehim of his leprosy."
He also soughtAhaziah,and they caughthim while he was hidingin Samaria;they broughthim to Jehu,puthim to deathand buriedhim. For they said,"He is the sonof Jehoshaphat,whosoughtthe LORDwith allhis heart."So therewas nooneof the houseof Ahaziahto retainthe powerof the kingdom.
And the LORDsaidto him, "Namehim Jezreel;for yeta littlewhile,and I will punishthe houseof Jehufor the bloodshedof Jezreel,and I will putan endto the kingdomof the houseof Israel.
"Was it I who conceivedallthispeople?Was it I who broughtthem forth,that You should sayto me, 'Carrythem in your bosomas a nursecarriesa nursinginfant,to the landwhichYou sworeto their fathers'?
"You shall appointfor yourself judgesand officersin allyour townswhichthe LORDyour Godis givingyou, according to your tribes,and they shall judgethe peoplewith righteousjudgment.
and Jezreeland Jokdeamand Zanoah,
He hadthirtysonswho rodeon thirtydonkeys,and they had thirtycitiesin the landof Gileadthat are calledHavvoth-jairto thisday.
He hadfortysonsand thirtygrandsonswho rodeon seventydonkeys;and he judgedIsraeleightyears.
Now Gideonhadseventysonswho were his directdescendants,for he hadmanywives.
