The whole house of Ahab will perish. I will cut off from Ahab every last male in Israel—slave or free.
When Jehu came to Samaria, he killed all who were left there of Ahab’s family; he destroyed them, according to the word of the Lord spoken to Elijah.
The Lord had seen how bitterly everyone in Israel, whether slave or free, was suffering; there was no one to help them.
“It is true, Lord, that the Assyrian kings have laid waste these nations and their lands.
I will stretch out over Jerusalem the measuring line used against Samaria and the plumb line used against the house of Ahab. I will wipe out Jerusalem as one wipes a dish, wiping it and turning it upside down.
The Lord will vindicate his people and relent concerning his servants when he sees their strength is gone and no one is left, slave or free.
May God deal with David, be it ever so severely, if by morning I leave alive one male of all who belong to him!”