And he said, Whether they be come out for peace, take them alive; or whether they be come out for war, take them alive.
2 Kings 10:14 - King James Version - American Edition And he said, Take them alive. And they took them alive, and slew them at the pit of the shearing house, even two and forty men; neither left he any of them. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he said, Take them alive. And they took them alive, and slew them at the pit of the shearing house, even two and forty men; neither left he any of them. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition He said, Take them alive. And they did so and slew them at the cistern of the shearing house, forty-two men; he left none of them. American Standard Version (1901) And he said, Take them alive. And they took them alive, and slew them at the pit of the shearing-house, even two and forty men; neither left he any of them. Common English Bible Jehu then commanded, “Take them alive!” His soldiers took them alive, then slaughtered them at the well of Beth-eked. There were forty-two of them, but not one was left. Catholic Public Domain Version And he said, "Take them alive." And when they had taken them alive, they cut their throats at the cistern beside the cabin, forty-two men. And he did not leave any of them behind. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he said: Take them alive. And they took them alive, and killed them at the pit by the cabin, two and forty men: and he left not any of them. |
And he said, Whether they be come out for peace, take them alive; or whether they be come out for war, take them alive.
And he arose and departed, and came to Samaria. And as he was at the shearing house in the way,
Jehu met with the brethren of Ahazi´ah king of Judah, and said, Who are ye? And they answered, We are the brethren of Ahazi´ah; and we go down to salute the children of the king and the children of the queen.
And when he was departed thence, he lighted on Jehon´adab the son of Rechab coming to meet him: and he saluted him, and said to him, Is thine heart right, as my heart is with thy heart? And Jehon´adab answered, It is. If it be, give me thine hand. And he gave him his hand; and he took him up to him into the chariot.
Then he wrote a letter the second time to them, saying, If ye be mine, and if ye will hearken unto my voice, take ye the heads of the men your master's sons, and come to me to Jezreel by tomorrow this time. Now the king's sons, being seventy persons, were with the great men of the city, which brought them up.
And when Athali´ah the mother of Ahazi´ah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal.
And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did the house of Ahab; for the daughter of Ahab was his wife: and he did evil in the sight of the Lord.
But when Athali´ah the mother of Ahazi´ah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal of the house of Judah.
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 brethren of Ahazi´ah, that ministered to Ahazi´ah, he slew them.
that there came certain from Shechem, from Shiloh, and from Samaria, even fourscore men, having their beards shaven, and their clothes rent, and having cut themselves, with offerings and incense in their hand, to bring them to the house of the Lord.