2 Kings 10:8

New International Reader's Version

When the messenger arrived, he spoke to Jehu. He told him, “The heads of the princes have been brought here.” Then Jehu ordered his men, “Put them in two piles. Stack them up at the entrance of the city gate until morning.”

Cross References

1 Kings 21:14

Then they sent a message to Jezebel. They said, “Naboth is dead. We killed him by throwing stones at him.”

2 Kings 10:7

When Jehu’s letter arrived, the men went and got the princes. They killed all 70 of them. They put their heads in baskets. Then they sent them to Jehu in Jezreel.

2 Kings 10:9

The next morning Jehu went out. He stood in front of all the people. He said, “You aren’t guilty of doing anything wrong. I’m the one who made plans against my master Joram. I killed him. But who killed all these?

Mark 6:28

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

Deuteronomy 21:23

Then you must not leave the body on the pole all night. Make sure you bury it that same day. Everyone who is hung on a pole is under God’s curse. You must not make the land “unclean.” The Lord your God is giving it to you as your own.